Keepers of the Old Ways
Eliot Stein on the people keeping cultural traditions alive
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 17, 2025
“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
“Trouble with Math in a One-Room Country School” by Jane Kenyon
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 17, 2019
A Holiday Reading Roundup
Seven books published by the Scholar’s contributors in 2019
By Our Editors Monday, December 16, 2019
The Global Garage Sale
What happens to all the stuff we downsize, declutter, and discard?
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 13, 2019
An Excerpt from Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Monday, December 9, 2019
Let It Snow
An excerpt from Snow: A Scientific and Cultural Exploration
By Katie Daniels Monday, December 9, 2019
House of Mirrors
Carmen Maria Machado on her meta-memoir of a harrowing relationship
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 6, 2019
