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.
The Clandestine Poet
Alfred Nicol reviews In Code, new poetry by Maryann Corbett.
Delaware’s Civilian Conservation Corps and the Advent of an Artist
In this excerpt from his new book, William F. Meehan III tells the story of painter Jack Lewis and the Depression-era CCC in Delaware.
Burke’s Defense of Natural Rights and the Limits of Political Power
Bruce P. Frohnen looks at Burke’s real support for natural rights.
The Civil Tongue
Dan Rattelle reviews Wonder and Wrath by A. M. Juster.
Why, and How, to Live
Jeffrey Folks reviews Leon Kass’s Leading a Worthy Life.
The Cost of a Global Revolution
Casey Chalk reviews Alexander Mikaberidze’s new history of The Napoleonic Wars.
Can Whimsy Save the Small-Town Novel?
Matt Miller reviews Virgil Wander, the new novel by Lief Enger.
Voting the Bible
Jason Jewell reviews Tremper Longman’s The Bible and the Ballot.
From Shakespeare to Second Life
Daniel Buck argues that conservatives should treat games like BioShock more like literature.
The Book Gallery
A collection of conversations with Bookman editor Luke C. Sheahan and writers and authors of imagination and erudition.
