Shakespeare and the Real 

Shakespeare and the Real 

Shakespeare and the Idea of Western Civilization By R. V. Young.  Catholic University of America Press, 2022. Paperback, 280 pages, $34.95.  Reviewed by Michael Yost.  It would be almost a miracle if anyone who has read, understood, and formed opinions around the...
The War for the Second Age

The War for the Second Age

The Fall of Númenor, And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth By J. R. R. Tolkien. William Morrow, 2022. Hardcover, 320 pages, $40.00. Reviewed by Ben Reinhard. From childhood well into middle age, J. R. R. Tolkien was haunted by a recurring nightmare: a...
Psalms for Heaven, Earth, and Everywhere In Between

Psalms for Heaven, Earth, and Everywhere In Between

Christian Poetry In America Since 1940: An Anthology Edited by Micah Mattix and Sally Thomas. Iron Pen/Paraclete Press, 2022. Paperback, 208 pages, $25. Reviewed by Steven Knepper.  Christian Poetry In America Since 1940 begins with a proclamation: “There has been a...
Comics and Kids: A Review of Freiheit!

Comics and Kids: A Review of Freiheit!

Freiheit! The White Rose Graphic Novel By Andrea Grosso Ciponte. Plough Publishing, 2021. Hardcover, 112 pages, $24. Reviewed by Jeffrey and Ezra Wald. Comics are the bane of my parental existence. That is probably too strong of a sentiment, and yet at times I feel...