SPOTLIGHT
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
SPOTLIGHT
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
“Remember” by Christina Rossetti
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Laureate of Lisbon
A new biography of one of Europe’s most overlooked modernists
By Peter LaSalle Monday, July 26, 2021
Warrior Eros
How an army of homosexual men became one of the most elite fighting forces of the ancient world
By A. E. Stallings Saturday, July 24, 2021
Positively Sweaty
Why perspiration is the essence of life
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, July 23, 2021
Working “Up North”
Drawn to the Canadian backcountry while measuring Earth’s magnetic field
By Josef Eisinger Thursday, July 22, 2021
“We Wear the Mask” by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Hasani Sahlehe
Sunshine and Rainbows
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, July 19, 2021
Fedora, Trench Coat, Cigarette, and Gun
Humphrey Bogart’s legacy as an unconventional heartthrob
By David Lehman Saturday, July 17, 2021
“The Horses” by Ted Hughes
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 7, 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
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Plus: Samantha Rose Hill follows Thomas Mann to Switzerland, Michael Autrey hunts for porcini, and Megan Craig searches for stability in stone
Plus: Samantha Rose Hill follows Thomas Mann to Switzerland, Michael Autrey hunts for porcini, and Megan Craig searches for stability in stone
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Monday, December 2, 2024
The Fair Fields
Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil
By Rosanna Warren Monday, December 2, 2024
The Art of Tuning In
Celebrating 20 years of poetry in the Scholar
By Langdon Hammer Monday, December 2, 2024
Divided Providence
Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War
By Robert Wilson Monday, December 2, 2024
The Fair Fields
Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil
By Rosanna Warren Monday, December 2, 2024
The Art of Tuning In
Celebrating 20 years of poetry in the Scholar