“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
“The Terrorist, He’s Watching” by Wislawa Szymborska
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 21, 2025
A More Mindful Economy
Applying Buddhism to the “dismal science”
By Clair Brown Monday, March 6, 2017
Robocops and Robbers
Criminal justice in the age of digital spying and surveillance
By Jill Leovy Monday, March 6, 2017
Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission by Barry Friedman
On Political Correctness
Power, class, and the new campus religion
By William Deresiewicz Monday, March 6, 2017
One Nation Under God
The contentious role of Christianity in politics
By Dennis Covington Monday, March 6, 2017
The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America by Frances FitzGerald; Simon &
Spheres of Influence
Telling the story of Native American explorers
By Elyse Graham Monday, March 6, 2017
Interstates
How My Italian-American husband ate his way into the good graces of my African-American family
By Emily Bernard Monday, March 6, 2017
The Cloistered Books of Peru
A convent in the Andes is home to a treasure trove of rare, and possibly unique, early volumes
By Helen Hazen Monday, March 6, 2017
“Time to Plant Tears”
An intimate biography of one of the 20th century’s great poets
By Dana Gioia Monday, March 6, 2017
Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast by Megan Marshall
Scenes from a Lost World
Remember when urban life was gritty and bleak, but also poetic?
By Robert Campbell Monday, March 6, 2017
