SPOTLIGHT
Above the River of Your Longing
Two new prompts
By David Lehman Thursday, January 16, 2025
SPOTLIGHT
Above the River of Your Longing
Two new prompts
By David Lehman Thursday, January 16, 2025
“The Purse-Seine” by Robinson Jeffers
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Island Royalty
A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary
By Madison Smartt Bell Monday, January 13, 2025
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
Facing Death at the Ends of the Earth
The discovery of the world’s oldest rock offers a hefty dose of perspective
By Walter Nicklin Thursday, October 7, 2021
“Abduction” by Saadi Youssef
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Holding the Reigns
Four queens condemned to live in interesting times
By Ingrid Rowland Monday, October 4, 2021
What Masks Signify
Decades ago, the sociologist Erving Goffman had the answer
By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow Saturday, October 2, 2021
The Late, Great, Country House
Dissecting the myth of the deteriorating British estate
By Stephanie Bastek Friday, October 1, 2021
Whatever Happened to Frankie King?
A tale of Brooklyn, basketball, brothers, and madness
By Jay Neugeboren Thursday, September 30, 2021
“The Lightkeeper” by Carolyn Forché
Poems read aloud, beautifully
By Amanda Holmes Tuesday, September 28, 2021
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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
