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Flannery O’Connor on Art, Integrity, and the Writer’s Responsibility to Their Talent

Flannery O’Connor on Art, Integrity, and the Writer’s Responsibility to Their Talent

“Art never responds to the wish to make it democratic; it is not for everybody; it is only for those who are willing to undergo the effort needed to understand it.”

Why the Sky Enchants Us: Our Longing for Transcendence and How Myths Elevate Human Life

Why the Sky Enchants Us: Our Longing for Transcendence and How Myths Elevate Human Life

“Human beings have always been mythmakers… We are meaning-seeking creatures.”

Mr. Gauguin’s Heart: The Beautiful and Bittersweet True Story of How Paul Gauguin Became an Artist

Mr. Gauguin’s Heart: The Beautiful and Bittersweet True Story of How Paul Gauguin Became an Artist

What an invisible dog knows about the tenacity of the human spirit and the healing power of art.

How the Clouds Got Their Names and How Goethe Popularized Them with His Science-Inspired Poems

How the Clouds Got Their Names and How Goethe Popularized Them with His Science-Inspired Poems

“Most pioneers are at the mercy of doubt at the beginning, whether of their worth, of their theories, or of the whole enigmatic field in which they labour.”

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