Divine Light and Darkness
Dark Gospel: Figure of Descent By Christine Perrin. Eighth Day Books, 2026. Paperback, 91 pages, $22.00. Reviewed by Sarah Reardon. When in my early teenage years I first heard of the Christian doctrine of the “Harrowing of Hell,” I was shocked. The essence of that...
Out of Pathos and into Mathos: All the King’s Men at 80
All the King’s Men By Robert Penn Warren. Harcourt Brace and Company, 1946. Reviewed by Will Fletcher. There is a strong temptation to render Robert Penn Warren’s 1946 masterpiece All the King’s Men in a purely political valence. It all accords upon a first look: a...
“The Truths We Keep Coming Back and Back to”: A Critical Sampling of Gloria Whelan’s Short Fiction
Playing with Shadows By Gloria Whelan. University of Illinois Press, 1988. Paperback, 160 pages, $12.95. Reviewed by James E. Person Jr. “You are undoubtedly the best writer of short stories ever to inhabit Michigan!” wrote Russell Kirk to his friend Gloria Whelan...
Every Line Read Is a Gain
The Unforgivable and Other Writings By Cristina Campo. Translated from the Italian by Alex Andriesse. Introduction by Kathryn Davis. New York Review Books Classics, 2024. Paperback, 288 pages, $18.95. Reviewed by Fr. Joseph Hudson. There is an image near the...
Confronting our Current Digital Malaise
The One and the Ninety-Nine: Forging Identity in the Age of Social Contagion By Luke Burgis. St. Martin’s Press, 2026. Hardcover, 288 pages, $30. Reviewed by Gene Callahan. Luke Burgis has written an interesting book exploring the tension between belonging and...
@BethanyBlankley A prior Wilbur Fellow at @kirkcenter, Bethany is a syndicated journalist covering a wide range of issues in national politics. Join us on 11.19 at @PressClubDC in D.C. to celebrate Bethany’s fellowship award and other recipients including @VolokhC: https://buff.ly/AQdOQuA
And join us for the annual Gerald Russello Memorial Lecture in NYC on December 2