Mother, Creature, Kin By Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder (Broadleaf Books, 2025) “How’s Mom doing?” When I was pregnant, every nurse or doctor seemed to ask this question. The first few times, I paused, waiting for someone else to answer. Who’s the mother in the room? Later, I started to chafe at the title, well-intentioned though it was. […] The post What we’re reading this month: August 2025 appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
The high walls of writer Andriana Trigiani’s Greenwich Village home are lined with books of all shapes, sizes, and titles. It’s like a small-town library, but without the rectangular reading tables, or the archetypal librarian signaling patrons to keep their voices down. This library-like setting is Trigiani’s way of paying homage to the librarians and […] The post Adriana Trigiani’s novels testify to immigrants’ resilience appeared first on U.S. Catholic.| U.S. Catholic
Will the animals we know and love be in heaven? In his latest book A Heaven for Animals: A Catholic Case and Why It Matters, Jesuit theologian and ethicist Christopher Steck offers a thoughtful, hope-filled answer. Drawing on Scripture, Catholic tradition, and the writings of Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and| Sarx
Why do so few Christians talk about animals—and what might happen if we did? In this honest and thought-provoking interview, philosopher and theologian Simon Kittle reflects on his journey towards a deeper compassion for all creatures. Drawing on insights from his new book God and Non-Human Animals, Simon explores| Sarx
NEITHER THE MALE AUTHORS NOR THE MALE READERS most preoccupied with middle age are inclined to face it cleanly. The male author depicts the mid-life crisis to escape his own. His novels and screenp…| The Scholar's Stage
In “The Dazzling Paget Sisters,” Ariane Bankes unearths the writings of her high-society mother and aunt, getting glimpses at the 20th-century figures with whom they cavorted.| www.nytimes.com
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What if meat were more than just food—what if it were shaped by cultural, economic, and psychological forces that influence our relationships with animals? In his book, Interpreting Meat: Theorizing the Commodification and Consumption of Animals, professor Teddy Duncan Jr. challenges us to rethink meat as a commodity| Sarx
MIDWAY through his 900 page history of biology, zoologist Ernst Mayr considers the problem posed by Alfred Wallace. Wallace was a contemporary of Charles Darwin who independently developed a theory…| The Scholar's Stage
It’s rare to encounter a book on veganism that doesn’t feel like a rallying cry for restraint or an exercise in moral chastisement. Yet, in Hungry Beautiful Animals, philosopher Matthew… The post Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan appeared first on Sarx.| Sarx
John S. Jacobs was a fugitive, an abolitionist — and the brother of the canonical author Harriet Jacobs. Now, his own fierce autobiography has re-emerged.| www.nytimes.com
I often draw a distinction between the political elites of Washington DC and the industrial elites of Silicon Valley with a joke: in San Francisco reading books, and talking about what you have rea…| The Scholar's Stage
As voted on by 503 book lovers — with a little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review.| www.nytimes.com