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
“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
“Justice Denied in Massachusetts” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Allison McIntyre
Wildlife, on camera
By Noelani Kirschner Monday, January 15, 2024
The Creature Eating Its Tail
From progress to death wish
By Randy Rosenthal Monday, January 15, 2024
An Outrage Sacred to the Gods
As Antigone knows all too well, the act of burying a loved one is not always a simple matter
By Greg Afinogenov Thursday, January 11, 2024
“Eurydice” by Linda Gregg
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 9, 2024
It All Begins in Love
An essayist sees glimpses of her parents and the many struggles they endured in a new exhibition of southern photography
By Emily Bernard Friday, January 5, 2024
Bicentennial Beginnings
Learning to write and learning to live, with Richard Wilbur as a guide
By Seth Lerer Thursday, January 4, 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
