NOTED PHYSICIAN, WRITER, AND THOUGHT LEADER DR. EZEKIEL J. EMANUEL BRINGS HIS UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO THE BERKSHIRES COURTESY OF DR. EZEKIEL J. EMANUEL SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S leading writers, artists, and scholars will converge in Lenox for the inaugural field, a new festival to be held from October 23 to 25 that will be devoted to ideas, conversation, learning, and discovery. Among the guests is Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., an oncologist, bioethicist, author, and one of th

Theres so much happening in the world of books and ideas this Fall

A BEST-SELLING BOOK BY JEFF CHANG ON BRUCE LEE’S CULTURAL ECHO By Anastasia Stanmeyer August 2026 Read Berkshire Magazine's August 2026 Issue. Jeff Chang props his phone at eye level on a shelf in his kitchen in Berkeley, California, then goes back to what he was doing: making homemade stock for Hainanese chicken rice. I was quite familiar with the Southeast Asian dish, having lived in Hong Kong and Indonesia, and was happy to keep the conversation going by Zoom as he worked

Ex-CIA Director David Petraeus visits the Berkshire to talk in The Mount's Summer series

The WIT Literary Festival's community connection continues to strengthen and deepen

The WIT Literary Festival returns with a bold call for civic engagement through literature

A PREVIEW OF HIS WIT LITERARY FESTIVAL CONVERSATION THIS SEPTEMBER By Scott Edward Anderson AS THE ANNUAL Author’s Guild WIT (Words, Ideas, and Thinkers) Literary Festival approaches, anticipation builds for a thought-provoking dialogue featuring three distinguished voices: Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of over a dozen books of fiction and nonfiction; Bishop Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., perhaps best known for her bold sermon at

The performance brings together poet Aracelis Girmay, composer Brittany Green, and violist Ashleigh Gordon in a groundbreaking collaboration that pushes the boundaries of their respective art forms.

The WIT Literary Festival has become an integral part of the cultural landscape of the Berkshires.

A PEEK INTO RUTH REICHL’S WORLD OF FOOD FALL 24 By Scott Edward Anderson Photos By Gregory Cherin On a sun-drenched June morning, Ruth...

THE TV HOST, POLITICAL COMMENTATOR, PODCASTER, AND AUTHOR IS COMING TO THE WIT

THE LAUDED AUTHOR, PLAYWRIGHT, AND SCREENWRITER DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY AND MORE.

The Authors Guild Foundation welcomes two new leaders.

On writing, daffodils, and children.

WASHINGTON POST LEGEND MARTY BARON ON A COLLISION OF POWER Spring 24 “While there's no free press without a democracy, there's certainly...

RITA DOVE SEES POETRY AS A MEANS OF CONNECTING PEOPLE AND CREATING COMMUNITY

THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR HAS TIME TO TALK ABOUT HIS WRITING.

THE AUTHOR OF DIRTBAG, MASSACHUSETTS TELLS IT LIKE IT IS August 23 By Dan McCarthy IN ISAAC FITZGERALD’S bestseller Dirtbag,...

THE PULITZER FINALIST SAYS HER FOURTH NOVEL “FELL OUT OF THE SKY” July 23 MARGARET VERBLE’S LATEST NOVEL, Stealing , is a historical...

From the pages of our May/June 2023 Issue JANE SMILEY lives in northern California, in the region where her most recent novel, A...