Trigger warning for extreme child abuse and murder. Before it closed in 2011, the Arthur […]
The Facemaker, by Lindsey Fitzharris
During the pandemic, in the months when the faculty and staff were working from home, […]
Cultish, by Amanda Montell
I am endlessly fascinated by language. I am almost equally interested in cults. So when […]
Index, A History of the, by Dennis Duncan
Any scholar or librarian will tell you, once you start to accumulate information, you’re going […]
The City of Incurable Women, by Maud Casey
Maud Casey’s The City of Incurable Women brings me back to an old fascination of […]
The Misinformation Age, by Cailin O’Connor and James Owen Weatherall
Two of my colleagues and I lead a book club for faculty this fall semester […]
Every Day the River Changes, by Jordan Salama
This Thanksgiving weekend, I went to South America…via Every Day the River Changes, by Jordan […]
What They Didn’t Burn, by Mel Laytner
Josef Lajtner rarely spoke of what happened to him between 1940 and 1945. His son, […]
Fuzz, by Mary Roach
Mary Roach’s latest dive into the interesting and odd is Fuzz, in which she pesters […]
How to Examine a Wolverine, by Philipp Schott
The amiable veterinarian Dr. Philipp Schott is back with a second collection of blog posts, […]