Josephine Ward was a strong critic of Catholic modernism, and many of her novels featured protagonists struggling to reconcile au courant political and religious ideas with the strictures of the Catholic Church.

The story is as fun as it is simple, weaving together spacefaring pirates, planets with hidden treasure and nods to 1980s classics like “The Goonies.”

‘Emilia Pérez’ is wildly divisive, facing criticism for its portrayal of Mexico and its handling of transgender issues. Our critic enjoyed it.

call it brave, call it saintly, call it love

I could never make a meal of skate again remembering you, brave wingless thing.

Doris Kearns Goodwin's "An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s" centers on the unique history found by going through her and her husband Dick Goodwin’s boxes of writings and memorabilia from his five-decade career in American politics.