The University Bookman
Reviewing Books that Build Culture
Watch James Panero of the New Criterion discuss “The Urbanity of Russell Kirk” at the 2025 Gerald Russello Memorial Lecture.
The Life Behind the Dance
James Baresel reviews a new biography of the English novelist Anthony Powell.
What We Once Knew About Global Influence
Francis P. Sempa reviews a book on the effective maritime front of the Cold War.
A Woman Who Reads
Ashlee Cowles welcomes Sarah Clarkson’s invitation to the reading life.
Judging as Realpolitik
“The horror, the horror.” Stephen B. Presser guides us through the scary world behind a new book on judicial tactics.
Supporting Statecraft
Michael J. Ard welcomes a comprehensive new history on the use and misuse of foreign intelligence.
Why Moral Revolutions Matter
Brian A. Smith reviews a book that better explains the reasons people wage war.
The Last Years of Theodore Roosevelt
Carl Rollyson celebrates David Pietrusza’s historical biography of Theodore Roosevelt’s final struggles against Wilsonian idealism.
Casting Extras in The Truman Show
Titus Techera looks back on the prophetic appeal of The Truman Show after twenty years.
The Price of the Peculiar Institution
Casey Chalk reviews a book on the costs of American slavery, its lingering effects, and the role of the North.
The Book Gallery
A collection of conversations with Bookman editor Luke C. Sheahan and writers and authors of imagination and erudition. Click on the icon in the upper right corner of the video to see more episodes in this series or check out our YouTube page.
