Annie Dillard

September 25, 2026

Books

The Enduring Mystery of Annie Dillard

Diana Saverin

September 23, 2026

A black-and-white photograph of Annie Dillard, smiling against a backdrop of trees while wearing a round felt hat

Newsletters

What Nature’s Silence Said to Annie Dillard

Isabel Fattal

September 16, 2026

A black-and-white photo of Annie Dillard sitting near a window

Book Recommendations

Six Books That Feel Like Watching a Movie

Fran Hoepfner

October 9, 2024

A fantastical picture of clouds in the sky

Ideas

Housekeeping Is Part of the Wild World Too

Camille T. Dungy

January 26, 2023

Poem

Mayakovsky in New York: A Found Poem

Annie Dillard

December 4, 2022

Skyscrapers pasted onto a beige background with red, blue, and black squares

Books Briefing

A New Way to Look at the Natural World

Kate Cray

November 5, 2021

A path through trees illuminated by the sun

Books Briefing

The Books Briefing: The Part of Human Nature That Bends Toward Solitude

Myles Poydras

December 20, 2019

Science

Cows Need Friends to Be Happy

Rebecca Giggs

November 2019 Issue

Books

A Field of Silence

Annie Dillard

February 1978 Issue

Sections

The Print Edition

What Annie Dillard Left Out

The Enduring Mystery of Annie Dillard

What Nature’s Silence Said to Annie Dillard

Six Books That Feel Like Watching a Movie

Housekeeping Is Part of the Wild World Too

Mayakovsky in New York: A Found Poem

A New Way to Look at the Natural World

The Books Briefing: The Part of Human Nature That Bends Toward Solitude

Cows Need Friends to Be Happy

A Field of Silence