Rosalind Rosenberg’s long-delayed biography, Jane Crow: The Life of Pauli Murray, uses the papers of Pauli Murray deposited at Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library to give voice to Murray’s experience in a way Murray couldn’t in her... Read More

Dozens of $50 million-plus superyachts cruise the high seas in the ultimate expression of 21st-century wealth, but the yachting life wasn’t so posh in 1876 when the 175-foot Sunbeam (steam and sail powered) set sail from the Isle of... Read More

"The Chemistry of Tarot" is a curious, arcane volume of spiritual exploration that issues seductive calls. Babette Leeper condenses a lifetime of learning and meditation on the Tarot into a reference work that connects the periodic table... Read More

“War is God’s way of teaching Americans geography,” so Mark Twain is said to have remarked. If so, our own Diogenes on this occasion seemingly overestimated providential prowess. Mention Georgia, and most Americans will blink... Read More

I want to look at a cow without my mind saying cow, haiku’d Jim Harrison. And we should all be so lucky in the presence of a zebra, panda, or peacock. Fresh eyes are required to get an accurate idea of what an animal is doing when it... Read More

Alas, where have all the goddesses gone? No doubt, they’re hiding from male monotheism, because scholars have long known that the primary deities of prehistory were feminine—fertile, life-giving Earth Mothers represented in countless... Read More

Golledge excels at emotional description as she weaves a complex tale of family and loyalty in a strange new world. Authors of novels that combine science fiction and fantasy often create richly layered worlds, but sometimes the nuances... Read More

Many people think it is a good idea to convey their life stories in print. For some, a written record is a document their families might treasure and learn from for years after they have passed on. But to write about one’s life for a... Read More