SPOTLIGHT
“In Love You Rise” by Ibrahim Nasrallah
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 10, 2026
SPOTLIGHT
“In Love You Rise” by Ibrahim Nasrallah
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Eulogy for a Yenta
Jordy Rosenberg on his new novel, Night Night Fawn
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, March 6, 2026
An American Prophet of the Natural World
Celebrating the magical mundane
By John Kaag Thursday, March 5, 2026
“After Making Love We Hear Footsteps” by Galway Kinnell
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, March 3, 2026
On the Trail of Jeremiah
Robert Redford, the lure of the West, and the art of getting away
By David Gessner Monday, March 2, 2026
The Minotaur’s Muses
The romantic cruelty of a brilliant artist
By Anne Matthews Friday, February 27, 2026
The Years With Jake
My unlikely friendship with the dean of Washington lawyers
By Bruce Falconer Friday, April 12, 2019
Daughters of War
Writing women back into battle
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, April 12, 2019
“Daffodils” by Ted Hughes
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Friday, April 12, 2019
On the Frontlines
An excerpt from Women Warriors: An Unexpected History by Pamela D. Toler
By Katie Daniels Thursday, April 11, 2019
The Ritual of Renewal
Forget decluttering—I need to be surrounded by my library books
By Christina Thompson Wednesday, April 10, 2019
A Life Off-track
A talented historian’s tragic end
By Thomas Chatterton Williams Wednesday, April 10, 2019
A Conversation With the Novelist
The Scholar‘s online book club meets Alice McDermott
By Katie Daniels Tuesday, April 9, 2019
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Plus: David Gessner meets Robert Redford, Elizabeth D. Samet talks AI and baseball, Adam Hochschild goes to Lviv, and much more
Plus: David Gessner meets Robert Redford, Elizabeth D. Samet talks AI and baseball, Adam Hochschild goes to Lviv, and much more
Who Is Thinking?
The quest to discover the answer to an age-old question
By T. M. Luhrmann Monday, March 2, 2026
‘In the Presence of People No Longer Here’ 
Historians in the Ukrainian city of Lviv are documenting the horrors of the past while living in the shadow of war
By Adam Hochschild Monday, March 2, 2026
First Love, Faded Bloom
Rereading Gone with the Wind on a trip through the South
By Joy Lanzendorfer Monday, March 2, 2026
Your Perspective or Mine?
A brief history of subjectivity
By Arthur Krystal Monday, March 2, 2026
Who Is Thinking?
The quest to discover the answer to an age-old question
By T. M. Luhrmann Monday, March 2, 2026
‘In the Presence of People No Longer Here’
Historians in the Ukrainian city of Lviv are documenting the horrors of the past while living in the shadow of war
By Adam Hochschild Monday, March 2, 2026
First Love, Faded Bloom
Rereading Gone with the Wind on a trip through the South
By Joy Lanzendorfer Monday, March 2, 2026
Your Perspective or Mine?
A brief history of subjectivity
By Arthur Krystal Monday, March 2, 2026
