If you’re a reader, then you know the joy of discovering books. You also know that some of those discoveries stand out. Yes, there’s the pleasure of finding... Read more

Emily Dickinson is no ordinary poet. Her intelligent and profound work inspires a fierce attachment in those who love it. I know this first-hand. My wife began reading... Read more

...author of three books, most recently In Praise of Nothing: Essay, Memoir, and Experiments (Emergency Press, 2014). He can be reached at eric@ericlemay.org. https://files.newbooksnetwork.com/literarystudies/044literarystudiesbuchanan.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 46:54 — 42.9MB)... Read more

...author of three books, most recently In Praise of Nothing: Essay, Memoir, and Experiments (Emergency Press, 2014). He can be reached at eric@ericlemay.org. https://files.newbooksnetwork.com/literature/040literatureparsons.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 44:56 — 41.1MB)... Read more

...our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016). As a science writer whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scientific America, and Newsweek, Zaraska has come across information... Read more