Book Review: Surprised by Hope
/N.T. Wright's book of theology earns its allusion to C.S. Lewis' Surprised by Joy. Steve Donoghue reviews.
Read MoreDestruction Manual
/Plotlessness, gimmickry, tin-eared dialogue, navel-gazing, heavy-handed symbolism: Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman lovingly abuse these and other writerly sins in How Not to Write a Novel, and Steve Donoghue joins in their Bronx cheer
Read MoreIrredeemable
/Jane Boleyn took the witness stand and falsely testified that her brother committed incest with her sister-in-law, Anne Boleyn. In this installment of his “Year with the Tudors,” Steve Donoghue tries to fathom the motives of such slander.
Read MoreAbsent Friends: With a Little Help from Saint Martin
/Steve Donoghue exhumes the sprawling, illuminating writing of Gregory of Tours, the wrongly forgotten 12th-century saint, historian, and natural-born raconteur
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