TODAY: In 1687, Samuel Richardson, author of Pamela, one of the first modern English novels, is born.
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“She became fascinated with how human beings—especially those who didn’t have much power—could empower themselves and others and change the world.” What Octavia Butler’s early writings reveal about her trajectory as a literary icon. | Lit Hub Biography
A collection of 17 soulful essays on meeting this moment with clarity, care, and skill from psychotherapist and author of The Wild Edge of Sorrow, Francis Weller.
A memoir, a cultural history, and a call to action, Raymond Antrobus’s The Quiet Ear is a groundbreaking and much-needed examination of deafness in the world, from an award-winning young poet.
“When Richard and I hit the Play button on Kanopy, I didn’t know we were in store for a work of art as tender as it is beautiful.” Laurie Stone rewatches Paper Moon. | The Paris Review
On a spring evening in Montana, Brian Buckbee finds an injured pigeon. Grieving and increasingly isolated by a mysterious illness after a trek through Asia, he names the bird Two-Step—unaware it will transform his life in unexpected ways.
