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 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
Repetition, Truth
From our continuing Afghanistan series, “Snapshots of a Fading War”
By Neil Shea Monday, December 31, 2012
Let Us Now Praise Dover Books
The literary legacy of E. F. Bleiler
By Michael Dirda Friday, December 28, 2012
Christmas Day
From our continuing Afghanistan series, “Snapshots of a Fading War”
By Neil Shea Monday, December 24, 2012
Why We Know So Little About High Achievers
Inquiring minds want to know—just not scientists
By Jessica Love Thursday, December 20, 2012
Galileo’s Spyglass
The telescope resulted from his improvements to a mere curiosity
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Christie and Obama’s Romantic Plot
The appeal of enemies who become friends
By Paula Marantz Cohen Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Do Not Kill
The first report in our new Afghanistan series, “Snapshots of a Fading War”
By Neil Shea Monday, December 17, 2012
Start a Blog
What does it mean to be a public intellectual?
By William Deresiewicz Sunday, December 16, 2012
Christmas Reading
A lot more than Dickens can help invoke the Yuletide spirit
By Michael Dirda Friday, December 14, 2012
