When people think about trees, most don’t immediately think of New York City. But this richly illustrated book from Benjamin Swett, former writer and photographer for the NYC Parks Department, has both the images and stories to prove their long and enduring relevance to all five boroughs.
What do James Baldwin, Aaron Copeland, Delmore Schwartz, Leonard Bernstein, Philip Roth, Sylvia Plath, Milton Avery, Ned Rorem, Carson McCullers…
I’ve joined the Novel Network, a innovative new venture that connects book groups with authors. On Novel Network, everything…
“Tales from Here and There: On Ugandan Literary Culture,” which appeared in the Millions, was one of my all-time…
