“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
Tramping With Virginia
A seminal essay about walking the streets of London can present challenges in the classrooms of today
By Emily Fox Gordon Thursday, May 9, 2024
American Modernism’s Lost Boy-King
The late, great Paul Auster on Stephen Crane
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, May 3, 2024
The Redoubtable Bull Shark
Reflecting on one of nature’s most dangerous predators