“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
Jacques Barzun and Friend
What did a distinguished historian, and possibly a great man, see in an unkempt young would-be writer?
By Arthur Krystal Tuesday, March 23, 2021
“Home Burial” by Robert Frost
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Monotony Interrupted
When a snow day is canceled by the pandemic, it’s childhood that’s at stake
By Kelly McMasters Monday, March 22, 2021
Our One-Click World
Online convenience has blinded us to the growth of a tech underclass
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 19, 2021
What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
The celebrated depiction of a miracle is, by its very survival, a miracle in itself
By Meryle Secrest Thursday, March 18, 2021
Plunder: Napoleon’s Theft of Veronese’s Feastby Cynthia Saltzman
Frida and Emily
If you’re dead or fictional, we’re the dating service for you!
By Pamela Petro Thursday, March 18, 2021
Artist of Excess
The man who painted his century’s nightmare
By Sierra Bellows Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Francis Bacon: Revelationsby Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan
“Tarantella” by Hilaire Belloc
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 16, 2021
