“Seth Compton” by Edgar Lee Masters
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, April 18, 2023
That Time of the Month
Kate Clancy takes the mystery out of menstruation
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, April 14, 2023
The World at the End of a Line
The grandson of one of American literature’s Lost Generation novelists reflects on his namesake’s love of the sea
By John Dos Passos Coggin Thursday, April 13, 2023
“A Hand Not Ready for Birds” by Muhammed Ali Chamseddine
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Remembering Alison
A writer who relished the extremes in life and found humor in the darkest regions
By Ann Beattie Monday, April 10, 2023
Twenty Years of War
Ghaith Abdul-Ahad on the invasion of Iraq and the turmoil that followed in his homeland
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, April 7, 2023
The Pain Principle
What if the animal rights movement abandoned its focus on suffering and appealed to a different set of human emotions?
By Matthew Denton-Edmundson Thursday, April 6, 2023
“The Flower-School” by Rabindranath Tagore
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, April 4, 2023
In the Endless Arctic Light
A journey to the far north of Norway means confronting our changing climate
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, February 20, 2025
“Faustina, or, Rock Roses” by Elizabeth Bishop
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Family/History
David Levering Lewis digs into his own origin story
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, February 14, 2025
In the Lions’ Studio
A new dual biography turns the lens on the towering architects of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
By Noah Isenberg Thursday, February 13, 2025
Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equationby Kenneth Turan
“My Mother on an Evening in Late Summer” by Mark Strand
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 11, 2025
