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.
Nietzsche’s Puritan Warriors
John Ehrett reviews Mark Mitchell’s argument explaning our present political climate.
The Rise of Sexless Moralism?
Titus Techera looks at implications of the shift in home theater from Game of Thrones to The Mandalorian.
Yes It’s Poetry, But Is It Good?
Karl Schaffenburg welcomes Micah Mattix’s new collection of poetry criticism.
An Immense Old People’s Home
Nicholas Meverel invites readers to discover the timely thought of Charles Péguy.
An Imitation of Christ
Joseph Barnas reviews a new historical biography of a twentieth century Polish hero.
Skiing Alta with WFB
Bill Meehan looks at the role of a place and a sport in the life of William F. Buckley Jr.
Fukuyama’s Lopsided Identity
Emina Melonic reviews Fukuyama’s take on identity and identity politics.
Is Big Bad?
Andrew R. Kloster reviews an illuminating—or perhaps revealing—history of American anti-monopoly politics.
How the Land Can Heal
Matt Miller looks at a new book from Australia on the promise of regenerative agriculture for responding to ecological pressures.
The Book Gallery
A collection of conversations with Bookman editor Luke C. Sheahan and writers and authors of imagination and erudition.
