The song “Over The Rainbow,” written by E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen for 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, is the basis for this lovely visual and sound collaboration. Harburg’s lyrics are the text for a picture book, for which painter... Read More

"Leaving Yesler" encounters seventeen year-old Bobby Vincente in the wake of his older brother’s military death. Faced with the challenge of caring for his aging father, this young man from urban Seattle’s housing projects is forced... Read More

If, as Ted Williams famously said, “Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports,” then the fastball is the most devastating weapon. While hitting a fastball may not have been that difficult for “The Splendid... Read More

Imagine driving a car down a familiar street and seeing a woman wearing long, flowing trousers and tunic in complementary colors, her hair and neck completely covered by cloth. Now, imagine the first thoughts one might have upon seeing... Read More

Introspectives looking for nature writing in the vein of Rachel Carson or Annie Dillard will appreciate "Wild Comfort", not only for its sensual imagery, but also for its informative and encouraging tone. Moore, a professor of philosophy... Read More

"Things Seen" is a slender volume of essays, so slim for a book-length work that it might be mistaken for, at a first glance, a novella or a poet’s chapbook. Though brief, the French writer Annie Ernaux’s most recent book weighs in,... Read More

Writers’ journals have historically provided unique glimpses into historical events, the creative process, and personal joys and turmoils. With the work left by Ralph Waldo Emerson—published by editor Lawrence Rosenwald in two... Read More

Writers’ journals have historically provided unique glimpses into historical events, the creative process, and personal joys and turmoils. With the work left by Ralph Waldo Emerson—published by editor Lawrence Rosenwald in two... Read More