“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
“The Horses” by Edwin Muir
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Identity Crisis
Who was the real Tolstoy?
By Marshall Poe Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Tolstoy: A Russian Life By Rosamund Bartlett
Mrs. Simmons, of Australia, Would Like You to Know
An exchange in verse
By Brian Doyle and Pico Iyer Tuesday, November 29, 2011
The Vocation of Teaching and the Penn State Scandal
By Paula Marantz Cohen Tuesday, November 22, 2011
We’ve Occupied This Street Before
Random thoughts (well, not all that random) on wealth and commonwealth
By Patricia O’Toole Monday, November 21, 2011
