John Wilson

Some suggested premises for novels.  Continue Reading »

The best books of 2019.  Continue Reading »

A list of recommended books to look out for in the coming year.  Continue Reading »

What struck me on this encounter with G. K. Chesterton’s The Innocence of Father Brown is how often in these stories “evangelical” is used as a term of scorn. Continue Reading »

A Peter Handke reading list. Continue Reading »

We must acknowledge that consensus about the “common good” is unattainable. Continue Reading »

Before that moment I had understood Marian devotion intellectually . . . but I had never felt it.  Continue Reading »

Jane Tyson Clement's life and poetry are given the attention they deserve in Veery Huleatt's biography. Continue Reading »

We read memoirs to understand, and write them to be understood.  Continue Reading »

John Wilson recommends the writings of Isaac Bashevis Singer.
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