“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
Swimming the River of Song
How a young scholar demystified the ancient oral tradition
By A. E. Stallings Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Hearing Homer’s Song: The Brief Life and Big Idea of Milman Parryby Robert Kanigel
Surviving the Anthropocene
Can we reverse-engineer our way out of catastrophe?
By Stephen J. Pyne Monday, April 12, 2021
Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth Kolbert
Four Masks and a Funeral
On the loss of freedoms in Hong Kong
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom Saturday, April 10, 2021
Hope Against the Storm
How American communities contend with rising sea levels
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, April 9, 2021
Sojourn in Stone
Traveling through memories from the comfort of home
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, April 8, 2021
TV’s Founding Mothers
The women who turned the small screen into a cultural phenomenon
By Jayne Ross Monday, April 5, 2021
When Women Invented Television: The Untold Story of the Female Powerhouses Who Pioneered the Way We Watch Todayby Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
Experimental Overreach
Why doctors and researchers must ask for consent
By Philip Alcabes Saturday, April 3, 2021
