One of my favorite books of all time is “Oranges” by John McPhee. When I tell people this, they ask me what it’s about. “Oranges,” I say. “No, seriously; what’s it about?” “Oranges.” This is when they ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Regional books of interest for September: “Striking Range,” by Margaret Mizushima (Crooked Lane) Striking Range by Margaret Mizushima (Crooked Lane Books) ...

What’s scary? It’s often the little things. The sigh in the night. The stranger falling in step behind you. A creak. A slam. A sudden shiver. As with her last couple of books, Kane is publishing these ...

The cherished objects with which we surround ourselves can reveal much about us. The things we keep and use in the kitchen, especially, can conjure powerful memories: aromatic reminders of nurturing ...

Sometimes a spoon is just a spoon. By Joshua David Stein Joshua David Stein’s children’s books include “Lunch From Home,” “What’s Cooking?” and “Solitary Animals.” The spoon’s best-known role in the ...

THE schoolmaster in the country is just now very much in want of a text-book to guide him in giving that kind of instruction which is variously termed “nature knowledge” or “rural economy”; such ...