What We’ve Been Reading—June 2020
by EditorsR. R. Reno on Eugene Vodolazkin's Solovyov and Larionov, Mark Bauerlein on John Cheever's short stories, and more. Continue Reading »
A Midwestern Guide to Hell
by John WilsonPhil Christman’s Midwest Futures is short, cunningly constructed while seemingly casual, and rich with strange lore. Continue Reading »
The Intellectual Vocation
by Joshua P. HochschildThe point of intellectual life is to practice the judgment of discerning enduring insight. Continue Reading »
Briefly Noted
by VariousTyll: A Novel by daniel kehlmann, translated by ross benjamin pantheon, 352 pages, $26.95 Daniel Kehlmann’s novel Tyll, like its title character, is full of dark surprises. Tyll Ulenspiegel, a legendary figure from German folklore, is a prankster, magician, and traveling performer. Throughout . . . . Continue Reading »
What We’ve Been Reading—May 2020
by EditorsMark Bauerlein on Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind and Veronica Clarke on Xavier de Maistre's A Journey Around My Room. Continue Reading »
The Business of Bible Translation
by John WilsonDaniel Taylor’s novel Woe to the Scribes and Pharisees asks readers who believe that the Bible really is “the Word of God” to think carefully about what that entails. Continue Reading »
A Visit to 1990
by John WilsonThe thirtieth anniversary of First Things has sent me back to 1990 again. Continue Reading »
What We’ve Been Reading—April 2020
by EditorsWhen I was a teacher I would advise students to read dead writers. “Let time be your editor.” Continue Reading »
Tomie dePaola’s Icons
by Sally ThomasTomie dePaola’s children’s books show a sympathy not only for the child, but for the childlike adult, whose eyes are open to surprise and miracle. Continue Reading »
Looking Forward to the Peaceable Kingdom
by John WilsonWhat I am reading may lead unexpectedly to this moment, even if there is seemingly no connection. Continue Reading »
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