The University Bookman
Reviewing Books that Build Culture
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Kirktober 2025: James Panero and Adam Simon on the Haunted House
October 28, 2025
On Tuesday, October 28, at 6:00 PM, you are invited to join University Bookman editor Luke Sheahan, Hollywood screenwriter Adam Simon, and New Criterion executive editor James Panero, as they explore the theme of the haunted house in gothic literature and its relationship to conservative thought and imagination.
Register for this free webinar here.
High School Students Encounter “The Conservative Mind”
David G. Bonagura, Jr. offers an encouraging report from a summer seminar he taught in 2021.
In Praise of Jesuit Humanism
Patrick Callahan celebrates the Latin writings of the Jesuits since the founding of the Collegium Romanum.
On Ian Fleming as Craftsman
Jordan M. Poss surveys the thrillers of Ian Fleming.
Daniel Silva: Thriller Writer of the Soul
Henry George surveys the work of thriller writer Daniel Silva.
Lawyers, Natural Law, and the Problem of Pride
Bruce P. Frohnen reviews Stuart Banner’s The Decline of Natural Law.
The Egotistic Mind
Auguste Meyrat reviews Gad Saad’s The Parasitic Mind
Democracy and Iniquity
Casey Chalk reviews Robert McKenzie’s We the Fallen People.
Transportation Reform and City Renewal
Jason Jewell reviews Chuck Marohn’s Confessions of a Recovering Engineer
Gazing Into the Abyss with Charles Taylor
Jeffrey Wald reviews Charles Taylor’s Avenues of Faith.
The Book Gallery
A collection of conversations with Bookman editor Luke C. Sheahan and writers and authors of imagination and erudition.