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Arts & CultureYour Take
Our readers

In June, Americapublished online summer reading recommendations from members of our editorial staff. Given that we have the smartest readers in publishing, it felt fitting that we ask for their recommendations, too. Below you will find a sample of suggestions from our staff, newsletter readers and members of our Catholic Book Club and Jesuitical Facebook groups.

Arts & CultureIdeas
Tara Isabella Burton
“Hadestown,” “The Good Place” and “Fleabag” tackle life’s big questions.
Arts & CultureBooks
Jack Miles
Patrick Ryan, S.J., has produced a book that is a word of culmination and ratification. It is a kind of extended amen at the end of a long life of scholarly faith and faithful scholarship.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Kevin Christopher Robles
What started as a "Gilmore Girls"-themed trip through New England gave me and my parents far more than we had expected.
In "Spider-Man: Far From Home," Peter Parker (Tom Holland), left, greets Quentin Beck (Jake Gyllenhall), right. Though Beck claims to be a hero, he is secretly the supervillain Mysterio. (Photo: Sony Pictures)
Arts & CultureFilm
Kevin Christopher Robles
The film can help teach us about elements of Ignatian spirituality, particularly the discernment of good and evil spirits.
Arts & CultureBooks
Benjamin Ivry
During her lifetime, poetry turned into a vocation that helped Marie Ponsot achieve her true essence.