Analytical and prescient, Tomáš Halík’s stunning theology book "The Afternoon of Christianity" makes projections about the future of Christian faith in light of the sweeping demographic and cultural changes it faces. Clear and... Read More

Illuminating a dystopian landscape with hope and love, Leif Enger’s magnificent novel "I Cheerfully Refuse" follows a grieving bibliophile’s sailing quest across the Great Lakes. Rainy, a bear of a man born in a climate-changed time,... Read More

About faith, family, and an informal investigation into carcinogenic toxins, Kathleen Dorothy Blackburn’s memoir "Loose of Earth" is wrenching. Blackburn grew up in Texas surrounded by cotton fields. Her family was religious; their... Read More

A kingdom’s fate rests on the shoulders of a princess who deals with dragons in Ellen McGinty’s novel "Saints and Monsters". Meera’s back brace and blue hair draw the unjust denigration of others who consider her cursed. She is... Read More

Polly Atkin’s memoir "Some of Us Just Fall" reveals the concentric circles surrounding chronic illnesses, drawing on history, experience, science, and literature to explore life lived in a liminal space with nuance. From toddlerhood... Read More

Cultural critic David Masciotra’s newest book "Exurbia Now" is a timely appraisal of an American political landscape marked by dangerous isolation. Drawing on trends in demographics, city planning, and social life, Masciotra describes... Read More

Marie Carter’s cultural history text "Mortimer and the Witches" focuses on infamous fortune-tellers and the nineteenth-century New York cityscape they occupied. Mortimer Thomson wrote for a variety of newspapers under the pseudonym... Read More

In Camilla Trinchieri’s intriguing mystery novel "The Road to Murder", a former homicide detective helps the local police solve a murder. In this latest installment of the Tuscan Mystery series, Nico’s tranquil new life in... Read More