Wiseblood Books, which leans in the direction of being a Catholic publisher, has been issuing a series of novels and poetry collections that that interesting, thought-provoking, and broader than the idea of “Catholic publisher” might imply. Its novelists and poets include Dana Gioia, Marly Youmans, James Matthew Wilson, Samuel Hazo, Charles Hughes, Katy Carl, Sally Thomas, Glenn Arbery, R.R. Reno, and others.
What these writers have in common is that they write perceptively and unapologetically about faith, although it’s usually not that obvious. The fiction is serious, literary fiction; the poetry is just as serious, and just as literary. Both compare favorably to anything produced by mainstream, “secular” publishers. Wiseblood’s books aren’t out to score political points and tick the boxes of the latest social and cultural mania to seize the imaginations of what passes for America’s literary elites.
To continue reading, please see my post today at Dancing Priest.
Top photograph by Aman Upadhyay via Unsplash. Used with permission.
Some Wednesday Readings
Docuseries on the Nephilim to be released: Giants from the Bible, proof in the Golan Heights? – Walla! at Jerusalem Post.
Hospital Barge at Cerisy, poem by Wilfred Owen – Sally Thomas and Amit Majmudr at Poems Ancient and Modern.
The Arts Have Been Captured – Meghan Daum at The Unspeakable.
The Poignant Tale Behind a Celebrated Civil War Sketch – George Skoch at History.Net.
The First Amendment Takes a Beating in the Supreme Court – Matt Taibbi at Racket News.
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