1968 a Half Century Later
A Year (Until Now?) Like No Other
By Walter Nicklin Tuesday, January 23, 2018
The Virtue of Mastery
Dedication, perseverance, and a rapper’s stellar performance
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Many Monsters or Monstrous Men—A Listicle Duel About Literary Villains
Two SCHOLAR editors clash over what books to read this Halloween season
By Our Editors Thursday, October 26, 2017
Carpe Diem
Don’t assume there will always be more time
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Reading with Patrick
An excerpt from Michelle Kuo’s memoir on the life-changing power of literature
By Charlotte Salley Thursday, September 14, 2017
American Eclipse
David Baron’s illuminating exploration of the nation’s race to catch a Wild West eclipse
By Charlotte Salley Friday, August 18, 2017
Sonic Geographer
The composer whose music bears witness to a planet in peril
By Sudip Bose Monday, October 5, 2020
A Writer by Nature
An excerpt from World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
By Jayne Ross Tuesday, September 29, 2020
The Founder and the Epidemic
Dr. Benjamin Rush, who signed the Declaration of Independence, could not save Philadelphia from yellow fever
By Bruce Kilstein Thursday, June 4, 2020
Feminism’s First Think Tank
The very different women of the Radcliffe Institute’s inaugural class
By Sandra M. Gilbert Wednesday, May 27, 2020
The Equivalents: A Story of Art, Female Friendship, and Liberation in the 1960sMaggie Doherty
Farm to Fable
How a now-forgotten writer changed American agriculture
By Tim Carman Monday, May 11, 2020
The Planter of Modern Life: Louis Bromfield and the Seeds of a Food Revolutionby Stephen Heyman
Revolutionary Chaos
The first-ever English translation of a 20th-century Russian masterpiece
By Gary Saul Morson Friday, January 17, 2020
Why Book Reviewing Isn’t Going Anywhere
A researcher explores the future of a changing practice
By Scott Nover Tuesday, January 14, 2020
