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
Józef Korzeniowski: A Note
Perhaps the greatest writer ever born in Ukraine …
By Brian Doyle Friday, March 21, 2014
Here, There Be Ambiguity (a Webcomic)
On contrastive reduplication
By Jessica Love Thursday, March 20, 2014
The Death of Marius
Putting a zookeeper’s decision in perspective
By Josie Glausiusz Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Think Like a Bilingual
Is it ever too late to benefit from a second language?
By Jessica Love Thursday, March 13, 2014
