In the poems of ‘Delta Tears,’ Philip Kolin blends ecotheology and Scripture with pleas for social justice.
Literature
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Review: Never forget the suffering and injustice of the gulag
Julius Margolin’s memoir of his time in the gulag tells his experiences through a shattering series of stories.
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Review: Platitudes are not enough. We need to see criminal justice reform in action.
Reuben Jonathan Miller’s new book cuts through the noise about criminal justice reform to lay bare what life is really like on the other side of a prison sentence.
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Ernest Hemingway was a brilliant writer and a terrible person. Discuss.
A new PBS documentary makes us ask: Is it possible to admire the art produced by a writer whom the reader dislikes, disdains, perhaps even despises?
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What’s on your bookshelf? Welcome to Spring Books 2021!
An introduction to all the books, new and old, profiled in our Spring Literary Review 2021.
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What has the Catholic Book Club been reading?
The two most recent selections by the Catholic Book Club couldn’t have been more different: A look at Thomas Jefferson’s quixotic attempt to rewrite the Bible, and Niall Williams’s richly evocative novel about a small village in the west of Ireland.
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Review: What if all of our screens suddenly went dark?
Since the 1970s, Don DeLillo has been the wry and cool Jeremiah of American life. His new novel, ‘Silence,’ continues that tradition.
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Review: Can we find real community online?
Chris Stedman’s new book is the perfect guide to unpacking what identity means in the digital age.
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Review: A parent faces the ultimate sorrow
In stunning, raw prose, Liz Tichenor’s memoir invites readers into a heartrending but ultimately hopeful story of grief, life and renewal.
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When poetry meets spirituality
Eleven different poetry collections reviewed by four America editors offer a sample of the God-haunted and the God-hunted contemporary literary artists who work out their spiritual, intellectual and emotional conundrums through lyrical compositions.