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
The Snow Maiden
Our final episode of 2018 is a send-off to the solstice
By Stephanie Bastek Monday, December 30, 2024
Ho Ho Horror
Why not make this Christmas a little darker?
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, December 27, 2024
Words and Music
Two ways of thinking about what our brains can do
By Jennifer Michael Hecht Saturday, September 1, 2007
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human NatureBy Steven Pinker /Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain By Oliver Sacks
The Trojan War
Now even some environmentalists are supporting the use of nuclear power to generate electricity. One man’s story suggests the industry can’t be trusted
By William Nichols Saturday, September 1, 2007
Poetry Stand
How a precocious group of high school poets learned to provide verse on demand
By Diana Goetsch Saturday, September 1, 2007
Louise Glück’s Italy of the Mind
On a classical stage peopled by workers, wives, and lovers
By Langdon Hammer Saturday, September 1, 2007
Lady of the Lake
Writer Brenda Ueland and the story she never shared
By Alice Kaplan Saturday, September 1, 2007
Apologies All Around
Today’s tendency to make amends for the crimes of history raises the question: where do we stop?
By Gorman Beauchamp Saturday, September 1, 2007
Findings: Amateurism
From the Spring 1976 issue of The Scholar