The University Bookman
Reviewing Books that Build Culture

Tolkien’s Yuletide Fiction
John Tuttle revisits Tolkien’s Letters from Father Christmas

The Power of Citizens Organized
Daniel James Sundahl reviews T. H. Breen’s The Will of the People.

A Sophist American Framing
Gerard T. Mundy reviews C. Bradley Thompson’s America’s Revolutionary Mind.

The Risks of Levity
Trevor Merrill reassesses Milan Kundera in the age of soft totalitarianism

Why We Want Freedom
John G. Grove reviews Annelien de Dijn’s Freedom: An Unruly History

Encounter with a Real Borges
Jerrod A. Laber reviews Borges and Me: An Encounter by Jay Parini.

The Ancient-Modern Quarrel over Tragedy
Grant Havers reviews Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us by Simon Critchley.

Thebes Gets Its Due
Clayton Trutor welcomes Paul Cartledge’s new book on ancient Thebes.

Salvation Through Compassion?
Paul Krause reviews Roger Scruton’s treatment of Wagner’s Parsifal.
The Book Gallery
A collection of conversations with Bookman editor Luke C. Sheahan and writers and authors of imagination and erudition.