“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Island Royalty
A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary
By Madison Smartt Bell Monday, January 13, 2025
The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe by Marlene L. Daut
The Writer in the Family
The fiction of E. L. Doctorow gave a young man hope of connecting his father and his literary hero
By Jonathan Liebson Wednesday, January 8, 2025
The Weight of a Stone
Searching for stability in an erratic world led Oliver Sacks and other writers to the realms of geology
By Megan Craig Thursday, January 2, 2025
“The Horses” by Edwin Muir
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Things Left Behind
A writer’s one-sided conversation with a ghost
By Charles Trueheart Monday, May 17, 2021
Letters to CamondoEdmund de Waal
The Feminine Arts
A writer explores the elation and difficulty of making art while female
By Sierra Bellows Saturday, May 15, 2021
Art for the Ladylike: An Autobiography Through Other Lives Whitney Otto
“The Haunted Beach” by Mary Robinson
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, May 11, 2021
The Geography of Neglect
A complex tale of belonging
By Allison Blakely Monday, May 10, 2021
African Europeans: An Untold Historyby Olivette Otele
A Verray, Parfit Gentil Knyght
The first biography of Geoffrey Chaucer in a generation explores the places that inspired the English poet
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, May 7, 2021
“The Wind Will Blow Us Away” by Forugh Farrokhzad
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, May 4, 2021
