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
Back to School
A return to reading as a private and a public act
By Seth Lerer Saturday, October 23, 2021
Bite Club
Why the 17th-century vampire still haunts us today
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 22, 2021
A Prophet and a President
Why Black biography matters
By David Levering Lewis Thursday, October 21, 2021
“When You Are Old” by W. B. Yeats
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Poet of the Extreme
A noted novelist considers the life of an American master
By Steven G. Kellman Monday, October 18, 2021
What Squid Game Is Really About
How decades of Korean trauma have spawned a pop culture phenomenon
By Jean Kim Saturday, October 16, 2021
Haunting the Homeland
Germany has all but forgotten the frenzy of witch trials and wonder doctors of the postwar period—but why?
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 15, 2021
Two Poets and a Word
The whole of creation, in just three letters
By Max Byrd Thursday, October 14, 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
By Langdon Hammer Monday, December 2, 2024
