This essay presents an unpublished meditation on friendship by Henry Percy (1564–1632), ninth Earl of Northumberland. In contrast to early modern writers who celebrated an idealized vision of perfect ...

Here’s the next installment of our series, “Fast-Told Tales,” short essays (200 words or fewer) about various topics by readers of the Fast Forward newsletter. The April theme was friendship. My twin ...

I would love to meet Laura Lippman’s friend Nancy. Apparently, she is Lippman’s closest friend who has very specific friendship limits — “Nancy simply could not help me commit a crime … [she] won’t ...