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.
Xenophon’s Science of Political Economy
Pedro L. Gonzalez reflects on a key aspect of the thinking of Xenophon in light of a new edition of his shorter writings.
Roger Scruton, RIP
Richard Cocks offers an appreciation for the life and thought of Sir Roger Scruton (1944–2020).
The Patterns of Living
Gene Callahan reviews a book dedicated to addressing the failures of urban renewal.
The Children Are in Charge
Matthew Stewart reviews a well-done satire of the woke university.
Practice Makes Virtue
Elizabeth Bittner welcomes an honest book on what we can become by engaging with the classics.
That Sacred Canopy
Daniel James Sundahl reviews an essay collection on First Amendment jurisprudence.
Bair, Beauvoir, and the Becketeers
Michial Farmer welcomes the new memoir from biographer Deirdre Bair.
Poets of Brutality and Redemption
Marlo Safi reviews a recent reprint of Wendell Berry’s 1993 essay collection.
Fly-Fishing and the Constitution
Stephen B. Presser reviews Justice Neil Gorsuch’s revealing new book.
The Book Gallery
A collection of conversations with Bookman editor Luke C. Sheahan and writers and authors of imagination and erudition.
