The University Bookman
Reviewing Books that Build Culture

An Historian’s Evolving Vision of Mankind
Jeffrey Folks reviews the ironically radical third book of Yuval Noah Harari.

Unwelcome Information
Fr. James V. Schall, in his final ‘On Letters and Essays’ column for The Bookman, returns to the great Rambler essays of Samuel Johnson.

On Unity and Morale with Charles Martel
Matthew Robare reviews a brief new history of the Battle of Tours in 732.

Through the Lens of Civil Society
Addison Del Mastro reviews Tim Carney’s strong contribution to the “How we got Trump” genre.

Things Strange and Admirable
Timothy D. Lusch welcomes Tom Shippey’s revealing look at the Vikings.

The Time That We Are Given
Ashlee Cowles reviews the final posthumous novel of Sally Wright.

Between Rome and ‘Jerusalem and Athens’
Richard M. Reinsch welcomes a book on Catholic engagement with the political philosopher Leo Strauss.

Moral Reasoning in an Acceptable Time
Matt Miller reviews the new Library of America collection of Madeleine L’Engle’s eight “Kairos” novels.

The Importance of Being Iris
Emina Melonic reviews a book on the thought of philosopher-novelist Iris Murdoch.
The Book Gallery
A collection of conversations with Bookman editor Luke C. Sheahan and writers and authors of imagination and erudition.