Review: The Mysterious Muriel Spark
The force and clarity of Frances Wilson’s arguments in Electric Spark, however debatable, do her subject the literary justice she deserves. Reviewed by Valerie Sayers
Review: Ross Douthat on Finding God
Ross Douthat addresses weighty topics in his new book, but his reasons for belief are often puzzling. Reviewed by Brian Schmisek.
Review: Will our pets go to heaven?
In A Heaven for Animals: A Catholic Case and Why It Matters, Christopher Steck, S.J., faces the ethical tensions within the Roman Catholic tradition that have swung between arguments for either wanting to use other animals for the sake of human convenience or showing them compassion. Reviewed by Celia Deane-Drummond.
Review: A new biography of Lin-Manuel Miranda tells his creative origin story
In his engaging new biography, Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist, Daniel Pollack-Pelzner traces a career path that was hardly inevitable or solitary. Reviewed by Rob Weinert-Kendt
Poetry review: Lyric wonder, again and again
In this year’s poetry roundup, some of the poets whose collections we discuss are Catholic, some are not. But regardless of their religious commitments, wonder shows up in these poets’ work again and again. Reviewed by America staff.
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