"Poetry was declining/ Painting advancing/ we were complaining/ it was '50," recalled poet Frank O'Hara in 1957. Criminal Ingenuity traces a series of linked moments in the history of this transfer of cultural power from the sphere of the word to that of the image. Ellen Levy explores the New York literary and art worlds in the years that bracket O'Hara's lament through close readings of the works and careers of poets Marianne Moore and John Ashbery and assemblage artist Joseph Co...

When E.J. Levy arrived in northern Brazil on a fellowship from Yale at the age of 21, she was hoping to help save the Amazon rain forest; she didn’t realize she would soon have to save herself.Amazons: A Love Story recounts an idealistic young woman’s coming of age against the backdrop of the magnificent rain forest and exotic city of Salvador. This elegant and sharp-eyed memoir explores the interaction of the many forces fueling deforestation—examining the ecological, eco...

Have you ever been fooled? History is littered with tales of cunning imposters, outrageous hoaxes, and people all too willing to believe. Travel back in time with Richard Alfred Davenport's "Sketches of Imposture, Deception, and Credulity." This spellbinding audiobook explores the dark side of human nature, uncovering the tricks of fake prophets, fakers of cures, and those who prey on our deepest desires. Will you be able to separate truth from illusion? Listen now and discover the captiva...