Ten years ago, a friend and colleague suggested that I write “The Great Vatican Novel.” I quickly declined, not just because the truth about life behind the Leonine Wall is often stranger than fiction (and […]
Like a frosty glass of lemonade, iced tea, or beer on a sultry summer afternoon, Bruce Marshall’s perfect little novel The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith delights, pleases, relaxes, and satisfies. Yet there’s more, […]
T.M. Doran (tmdoran.com) is the author of several novels, including Toward the Gleam, Terrapin, and Iota. His first novel with Ignatius Press, Toward the Gleam, won acclaim from Tolkien readers across the globe. In it, […]
“Good literature may tell us the mind of one man; but bad literature may tell us the mind of many men. A good novel tells […]
“Do not read a book, ever, just so that you can say clever things about it,” advises the prolific author and translator, “Read books for […]
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