Letters of a Literary Legend

Letters of a Literary Legend

The Man Who Read Everything: The Literary Letters of Harold Bloom Edited by Heather Cass White. Yale University Press, 2026. Hardcover, 248 pages, $30.   Reviewed by Oliver Spivey. Harold Bloom (1930-2019), with his preternaturally expansive intellect, stocked with...
Shakespeare and the Art of Reading

Shakespeare and the Art of Reading

Shakespeare’s Scholars: Three Lessons From the Liberal Arts By Sean Keilen.  Princeton University Press, 2026.   Hardcover, 184 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Jesse Russell. “What we need are places, i.e., a table with some chairs around it, in which we can learn again to...
The Brothers Stuart and the Rise of Protestant England

The Brothers Stuart and the Rise of Protestant England

Charles II  By Hilaire Belloc.  Mysterium Press, 2026. Hardcover, 252 pages, $24.95.  James II  By Hilaire Belloc.  Mysterium Press, 2026. Hardcover, 264 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Thomas Banks. Hilaire Belloc penned an impressive cycle of historical biographies,...
The Fog of the American War for Independence

The Fog of the American War for Independence

War Without Mercy: Liberty or Death in the American Revolution By Mark Edward Lender and James Kirby Martin. Osprey Publishing, 2025. Hardcover, 288 pages, $32.  Reviewed by Gil Barndollar.  Amid tepid national fairs, cinematic slop, and sporting exits, America is...
“To Think Faith” as Educators

“To Think Faith” as Educators

Everyday Christian Teaching: A Guide to Practicing Faith in the Classroom By David I. Smith.  Eerdmans, 2025.  Paperback, 227 pages, $22.99.  Reviewed by Christine Norvell. In my public high school classes, I rarely knew why I was learning what I was. It didn’t occur...