The Summer Reading List
by George WeigelHere is a compilation of engaging titles to keep you company during the summer months. Continue Reading »
2021: Our Year in Books
by VariousWe asked some of our writers to contribute a paragraph or two about the most memorable books they read this year. Continue Reading »
A Year of Reading: 2021
by John WilsonJohn Wilson recaps his year in reading, chronicling the books that stand out the most. Continue Reading »
The 2021 Summer Reading List
by George WeigelWhat should we read this summer? George Weigel weighs in. Continue Reading »
Books for the Summer of Our Discontent
by George WeigelSince plague time began, I’ve found the following books reassuring, challenging, illuminating, and in some cases just plain fun. Continue Reading »
What Should I Read?
by John WilsonA bibliophile makes his picks for essential summer reading. Continue Reading »
The Summer Reading List
by George WeigelGeorge Weigel weighs in on what to read this summer. Continue Reading »
The Bookish Life
by Joseph EpsteinThe village idiot of the shtetl of Frampol was offered the job of waiting at the village gates to greet the arrival of the Messiah. “The pay isn’t great,” he was told, “but the work is steady.” The same might be said about the conditions of the bookish life: low pay but steady . . . . Continue Reading »
Populism
by R. R. RenoT he rise of populism in Europe—and here in the United States by way of Donald Trump—is a rebellion against postmodern weightlessness. Political commentators are right to point out voter concerns about immigration, economic distress caused by globalization, and the technocratic establishment . . . . Continue Reading »
The Summer Reading List
by George WeigelFifty years ago, prior to my freshman year at Baltimore’s St. Paul Latin High School, the late Fr. W. Vincent Bechtel introduced me to The Summer Reading List, upper-case. Fr. Bechtel didn’t fool around: He tossed his teenage charges into the deep end of the English and American literature pool . . . . Continue Reading »
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