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!
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...
Take and Read, Lest You Forget: The Enduring Value of Old Books
In honor of Gerald J. Russello. By John Emmet Clarke. Editor’s Note: In celebration of Christmas, The University Bookman presents to you the keynote address delivered by John Emmet Clarke on November 14, 2022, at an event in honor of former Bookman editor Gerald...
The Circumnavigation of Eliot
The Complete Prose of T. S. Eliot: The Critical Edition ‘ 8-Volume Set Edited by Ronald Schuchard et al. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021. Hardcover, 7,148 pages, $700. Reviewed by Ben Lockerd. Acompany of scholars, led by Professor Ronald Schuchard,...
There are metaphorical hills on which I would be willing to die. The Oxford comma is one of them.
So easy to forget that the best way to educate yourself is to read great works of literature and philosophy, then talk about them. Bring back the salon!