“The Frog Prince” by Stevie Smith
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, February 4, 2025
The Epic Viking Saga of the Everyday
Eleanor Barraclough on the ordinary people of Norse history
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, January 31, 2025
“The White Heart of God” by Jack Gilbert
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The Brahmin and His Imaginary Friend
How a classic paean to the honest virtues of a Maine fisherman obscured several ugly truths
By Janna Malamud Smith Friday, January 24, 2025
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Thursday, January 23, 2025
Righteous Strife: How Warring Religious Nationalists Forged Lincoln’s Union by Richard Carwardine
A Jane Austen Kind of Guy
I get it that women find my affinity for their writer intrusive, but her world has much to offer men, too
By William Deresiewicz Tuesday, September 5, 2017
The Doctor’s Discontents
A harshly critical new biography of the father of psychotherapy
By Mark Edmundson Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Freud: The Making of an Illusion by Frederick Crews
Scientists and Saints
Women’s roles and rituals under the microscope
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, September 1, 2017
Driving Toward the Breach
Woodward Avenue, the Dream Cruise, and the QLine
By Laura Bernstein-Machlay Friday, September 1, 2017
Violence in Charlottesville
What I saw firsthand, and what it meant
By Mark Edmundson Monday, August 28, 2017
The Grand Army of the Republic
Look what’s popping up all over the place
By Laura Bernstein-Machlay Friday, August 25, 2017
