50 states, 50 baseball stories
Taking the time to look at the unique connections to baseball found throughout all fifty states.
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From the bookshelf: June 2026
Five books. Every month. A variety of topics from different genres. Here is the list from June 2026.
A tale of hope and struggle
Laila Lalami’s debut novel takes us into the hopes and fears of modern Morocco with subtlety and grace.
Reading challenges and independent bookshops: A mid-year update
Less news, more books: A mid-year report.
Consider the lilies
Judith Farr’s intimate study of Emily Dickinson as poet and gardener is, to put it simply, a delight.
When history, myth, and memory clash
An interview with John Garrison Marks on understanding George Washington’s legacy of slavery.
A brilliant and timeless classic that is about so much more than a game
John McPhee wrote one of the great tennis books of all time. It is about so much more than a game.
Possibility and promise have long been contested
Ed Ayers looks at American history to find contested visions, but also hope for our future.
A constant movement into an endless mystery
The essential elements of the Christian life. Remembering Irene Ann Holsey Colando.
Standing in a present that had once been an unimaginable future
Solnit on how the next era comes after the end of the last one. In between comes a lot of falling apart.
MORE TO COME... 