The latest dispatch from Stone Prairie Farm, where nature brings wild nights. Read more →

Some Beacon Press mentions in the media over the past week. Read more →

Kate Clinton congratulates Senator Al Franken on his new job. Read more →

We celebrate Independence Day this weekend, and Nancy Rubin Stuart, author of The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation, honors the often overlooked women of the American Revolution. Read more →

Thoughts on lawn care from Nancy Gift, author of A Weed by Any Other Name: The Virtues of a Messy Lawn, or Learning to Love the Plants We Don't Plant. Read more →