My Utmost by Macy Halford
In her debut book, Macy Halford invites readers, regardless of their religious background, to contemplate how spiritual beliefs impact both public and personal life. While it can be viewed as a form of...
Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel
Abstract Expressionism, a movement that shifted the art world's focus from Paris to New York City, faced initial rejection, with Jackson Pollock even being ridiculed as "Jack the Dripper." Mary Gabriel, known for...
Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion
In a lecture at the University of California, Berkeley in 1976, Joan Didion reminisced about her college days, admitting her struggle to focus on academic topics like "Paradise Lost" and the "Hegelian dialectic."...
The Internet Is For Real by Chris Campanioni
Back in 1996, when I was twelve, my family got our first dial-up service. The Internet was just a novelty back then, something we could switch off and ignore as we went about...
You Must Change Your Life: The Story of Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin...
The self-expansion theory provides an interesting lens through which to view close relationships and their impact on personal growth. It suggests that individuals have a fundamental drive to expand themselves, and forming deep...
Memoirs by Robert Lowell, edited by Steven Gould Axelrod and Grzegorz Kosc
Memoirs, edited by Steven Gould Axelrod and Grzegorz Kosc, is the tenth volume of writings by Robert Lowell released posthumously after his death in 1977. These publications include various works such as translations,...
On Poetry by Glyn Maxwell
Glyn Maxwell delves into the essence of poetry beyond mere syllable count or definitions. In his work On Poetry, he engages in a lively and personal discussion on the art of crafting poetry,...
A Line in the World by Dorthe Nors, translated by Caroline Waight
Danish author Dorthe Nors explores nonfiction in A Line in the World, skillfully translated by Caroline Waight. The collection of fourteen essays chronicles Nors's year-long journeys along Denmark's North Sea shore, delving into...
Republic of Detours by Scott Borchert
During 1935–1943, the U.S. government did something unprecedented by employing thousands of struggling writers and paying them to write. The main focus of the Federal Writers’ Project wasn't just publishing but providing jobs...
On Empson by Michael Wood
Michael Wood challenges the idea of a clear divide between pre- and post-theory worlds in literary criticism, suggesting that theory remains relevant. He explores how literary critics like William Empson resist easy categorization...
