Scurvy: The Disease of Discovery
Read an excerpt from Jonathan Lamb’s new book about every sailor’s favorite ailment
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 16, 2016
Sounds Like a Revolution
An interview with Madeleine Thien, plus: catching up with Jessica Love on language
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 16, 2016
The Agnes Martin Retrospective
What to make of all those fussy graphite lines?
By Phillip Lopate Friday, December 16, 2016
Skyping Brazil
On the pleasure of a virtual dissertation defense
By Phillip Lopate Friday, December 9, 2016
Krazy
Read an excerpt from Michael Tisserand’s new biography of George Herriman
By Stephanie Bastek Thursday, December 8, 2016
“The Frog Prince” by Stevie Smith
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday
Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 31, 2025
“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Brahmin and His Imaginary Friend
How a classic paean to the honest virtues of a Maine fisherman obscured several ugly truths
By Janna Malamud Smith Friday, January 24, 2025
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Unionby Richard Carwardine
