Eleanor Foà’s Poignant Memoir About Her Italian Jewish Family
“To a child growing up in WASP America, with parents who had funny accents, feeling good about being an Italian Jew was a great gift. But [...]
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Poet’s Corner: The Whole of Life
I stand in heaven with my eyes closed; While dancing with the King: Aromatic as the Cherry Tree; With a breath of new-born spring. I’ve [...]
Poet’s Corner: Baby Doll
Although the Violence Against Women Act was passed in 1994 and reauthorized in 2000 and 2005, the act’s 2012 renewal was opposed by [...]
John Grisham’s The Guardians Touches a Nerve
According to the Innocence Project’s estimates, between 2.3 percent and 5 percent of all U.S. prisoners are innocent. Considering that [...]
Two New Mysteries Focus on Family Relationships
Families can be complicated and in the hands of a skilled mystery writer, untangling those bonds can make for a fantastic read. Two that [...]
Poet’s Corner: First Thousand Days
A thousand days as President;A thousand days in power.A thousand days of sorrow;A thousand troubles, by the hour.A thousand dreams are lost [...]
Nicholas Meyer Continues Sherlock Holmes’ Adventures
With conspiracy theories so much in the news these days, Nicholas Meyer’s new Sherlock Holmes’ mystery is particularly well timed. This [...]
Neil deGrasse Tyson in Conversation with Robert Krulwich: Letters from an Astrophysicist
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the Hayden Planetarium, author, host of Cosmos and StarTalk, has spent his career exploring [...]
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