“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
Tristes Tropiques
Remembering the screenwriter of North by Northwest
By William Zinsser Thursday, September 1, 2005
All the Extras
When the Criterion Collection releases a classic on DVD, the movie is only the beginning
By Tim Page Thursday, September 1, 2005
The Latches of Paradise
Charles Wright’s meditations and memories at year’s end
By Langdon Hammer Thursday, September 1, 2005
Custom and Law
After the death of his father, a not-notably observant Jew turns to the mourning rituals of his faith