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
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 Five-Kilometer Race
A note on the seething insanity of running
By Brian Doyle Friday, April 4, 2014
About Using That Word Nazi
Casual comparisons bespeak ignorance
By Josie Glausiusz Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Still Lives
The enduring influence of da Vinci’s anatomical drawings
By Paula Marantz Cohen Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Remembering Matthew Power
Journalist, friend, man of action
By Josie Glausiusz Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Staying Up to Speed
An experienced professor is humbled by his colleague’s knowledge and caring