Topic: Emily Dickinson

Maurice Sendak with the Wild Things, now (+video)

The beloved children's book author passed away at 83 after suffering a stroke.

NASA's twin moon probes renamed by children: 'Ebb' & 'Flow'

The probes' new names were offered by fourth grade students in Bozeman, Mont., who were chosen as the winners of NASA's naming contest.

Emily Dickinson birthday bash in Tucson

"The Big Read" events include poetry readings, a dance show, and recipes, all inspired by the work of Emily Dickinson.

Introverted talent in America, buried by the 'influence score'

Companies that analyze behavior on social media networks such as Facebook and Twitter, can assign users an 'influence score' that basically rates how extroverted they are. I fear that an employer, looking at a low score, would miss the next Larry Page, the introvert CEO of Google.

4 new mysteries for spring

As April is the cruelest month, it seems like a fine time to check in with some of the mystery genre's most reliable wordsmiths. From forgotten historical figures to lost children, there are enough puzzles and double-crosses here to carry fans through to summer – but not a butler in sight.

No lost hope

A Christian Science perspective: Letting hope, which is inherent to your nature, take the lead will open the way for solutions.

Cairo Time: movie review

‘Cairo Time,’ with Patricia Clarkson, offers a look into a dalliance in Egypt’s scenic capital.

Being Wrong

What makes us err? A journalist examines our stubborn inclination to wrong-headedness.

8 (smart) books for the beach

From the Monitor's summer reading guide: beach reading for smart readers.

National Poetry Month: Why poetry needs warning labels

As National Poetry Month concludes, we should remind readers how powerful poems can be, how transforming, and yet, ultimately, how difficult to contain once they’ve left the page to linger in the mind.

Top book picks for 2010

The experts tell us what they are excited about reading in 2010.

Books + videos = Vooks?

Classic book review: Possession

A.S. Byatt's stunning novel about books and their readers.

A verified 'encounter' with the reclusive Thomas Pynchon

Classic book review: A Summer of Hummingbirds

At the close of the Civil War, a unique moment in US culture.

Classic book review: Possession

This improbably buoyant novel combines Shakespearean romance, suspense, satire, and a pastiche of styles.

Amid rumors about Post book section, their critic wins a prize

Promised Land

Works that reflect America's aims and desires.

Best nonfiction books of 2008

The Monitor’s annual gift guide to the best nonfiction books of 2008.

Winter's coming, ready or not

Cold weather is approaching when it's necessary to don woolen socks and the garden harvest dwindles to almost nothing.

Sidewalk stanzas

A public arts project in St. Paul, Minn., inscribes poems on neighborhood sidewalks.

Poetry beneath their feet: A public display of art and literacy

The Summer of Hummingbirds

White Heat

The deep and distant friendship of Emily Dickinson and Thomas Wentworth Higginson.

A Summer of Hummingbirds