Afterglow (a dog memoir)

Eileen Myles—“a kick-ass counter-cultural icon” (New Yorker)—has written an innovative and intimate account of living with a pit bull named Rosie….

Auto da Fay

“All the characteristics of Weldon’s fiction–stinging wit, jaunty prose, memorable bon mots–are present in this kaleidoscope peregrination through six decades of picaresque adventures. . . . [Weldon’s] own life has…

The Answer Is Never

‘sharp and winning. . . . [Weyland] is at his best when he writes about what skating gave him as a kid–what it’s like to awaken to a sense of…

Ruby River

“Classic town gossip, the kind typically served up with strong coffee or sweet iced tea. . . . Pruett is one of those good-natured Southern writers who draw you in…

Essays in Zen Buddhism

So Brave, Young, and Handsome

“So Brave, Young, and Handsome is a sharp and brainy redemption tale, with all the twists and turns and thrills of a dime-store western. . . . [Enger’s] laid claim…

The School on Heart’s Content Road

“Chute is such an extraordinary, vivid, empathetic writer. . . . Like a ferocious bulletin from an alternate universe—tumbling, pell-mell, brilliant and strange—comes this explosive and discomfiting . . ….

Grove at Home: May 2-8

…home terrain of the African elephant. We’re celebrating Levison’s unique career and restless spirit with this clip, shot for the Discovery Channel UK, that finds him on a four-day walk…

Grove at Home: February 7-13

…mayor — seven years and one month ago today. In 2003, in an interview for the African American Review, poet and publisher Kalamu ya Salaam asked Baraka, “For all artists…

Grove at Home: October 18—24

…American should know. “Throughout it all, there was a consistent message: If you don’t vote for us, you won’t be safe. They argued that chaos would reign if African Americans…