A history of the City of Light
Q&A with Jeremy Black, MBE, on his recent book “Paris: A Short History.”
All posts tagged: Book Reviews
Love will return
Madeleine L’Engle is a writer I turn to again and again, often during hard times.
Librarian on the run
Stories of the brainy librarian who confounds her handlers while running from a murderous ex.
From the bookshelf: June 2025
It is my intention to read five books each month. See what made the cut in June.
Juneteenth: An American story
“On Juneteenth” is a short but important work, which we do well to consider on this day and every day.
A compass, not a manual
“Continuity of memory tells us we are both descendants and ancestors.”
From the bookshelf: May 2025
It is my intention to read five books each month. See what made the cut in May.
From the bookshelf: April 2025
It is my intention to read five books each month. See what made the cut in April.
Life and death . . . and commas
Ursula K. Le Guin’s deceptively simple handbook on writing well.
Challenging a narrative of rupture between past and present
A conversation with the editors of a new book on the writings and work of Gustavo Giovannoni.
