Cixin Liu’s “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” trilogy, a series of science-fiction novels first published in China a decade ago, has been called “the Chinese Star Wars.”
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The tragedy of Joyce Kilmer, the Catholic poet killed in World War I
The celebrated writer is best known for his 1913 poem “Trees.”
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A bold debut about Filipino life in America
A frank and immersive foray into the world of Filipino-American immigrants to the United States.
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Review: When the dish is good, it’s delicious
Donald Hall tries to place a seal upon his own literary legacy by remixing his best origin stories and famous friendships.
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Review: Terry Eagleton seeks to rescue the idea of sacrifice
Terry Eagleton traces the history of sacrifice in literature and philosophy.
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Review: Sam Rocha’s beautiful and funky education
Sam Rocha demonstrates his renaissance dexterity as a thinker, musician and teacher.
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Review: The Devil wears yoga pants
The author of “The Devil Wears Prada” writes a sequel of sorts.
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Can women really “have it all”? A Catholic mom’s fresh take
Neither a self-help book nor a how-to manual, One Beautiful Dream nonetheless inspires self-reflection and offers concrete, practical lessons embedded within colorful stories and memorable scenes.
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Review: A Trappist monk tells of a life worth living
A quiet life centered on the rhythms of prayer, work and play turns out to be…rather worth it.
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Review: Elizabeth Johnson on how to atone for Anselm
“Creation and the Cross” is an investigation of the relationship between the created world and the work of salvation. Is the world—indeed, the entire universe—merely the stage on which the human relationship with God plays out, or can we speak of cosmic redemption as well as the redemption of human beings?