Books About Next to Nothing

by John Waters

Fiction is no longer a useful means of grappling with reality. Continue Reading »

10 Mar 2020

Please Write This Novel

by John Wilson

Some suggested premises for novels.  Continue Reading »

13 Dec 2019

Cultural Critic, Cultural Christian

by Peter J. Leithart

Clive James—literary and film critic, poet, memoirist, travel writer, novelist, and cultural critic—died on November 24, 2019. Continue Reading »

3 Dec 2019

Why You Should Read Peter Handke

by John Wilson

A Peter Handke reading list. Continue Reading »

18 Oct 2019

Of Cigarettes and Grace

by Joshua Hren

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Thank You for the Light” captures how Christ transfigures the mundane.  Continue Reading »

30 Sep 2019

Herman Wouk, Storyteller

by George Weigel

A devout Jewish writer faced the horrors of war in his work. Continue Reading »

10 Jul 2019

The Poet and the Mob

by Dan Hitchens

Murray’s poems pack an impossible amount of meaning into short lines. Continue Reading »

1 May 2019

Australia’s Poet

by Kevin Hart

Murray’s writing about the landscape and mores of rural Australia drew attention in his home country. Continue Reading »

1 May 2019

When Older Tech Is Better

by K. E. Colombini

Old tech beckons us to pause rather than react; to think, rather than do. Continue Reading »

20 Aug 2018

“Among the Dangs”

by John Wilson

John Wilson discusses American fiction of the ’50s and ’60s.  Continue Reading »

22 Jun 2018