Henry David Thoreau: Thinking Disobediently

Three Roads Back: How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives

Todd Shy is head of upper division at Avenues The World School in New York City and the author of Teaching Life: Life Lessons for Aspiring (and Inspiring) Teachers (2021).

Todd Shy

To Walden: On Lawrence Buell’s “Henry David Thoreau” and Robert D. Richardson’s “Three Roads Back”

"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them." — Federico García Lorca

Nonfiction

"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette

Literary Criticism

"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn

Biography &amp; Autobiography

The Student: A Short History

The Real Work: On the Mystery of Mastery

Against Coolness: On Two New Books About Being a Student

Education

Todd Shy is head of upper division at Avenues The World School in New York City and the author of Teaching Life: Life Lessons for Aspiring (and Inspiring) Teachers (2021).

Todd Shy

Articles

To Walden: On Lawrence Buell’s “Henry David Thoreau” and Robert D. Richardson’s “Three Roads Back”

Against Coolness: On Two New Books About Being a Student