Twice a year we publish an extra issue of America dedicated to books and all things literary; one in planting season and one at harvest time.

I have spent my entire career attempting to pay homage to (and in a deeper sense, to keep alive) all the incredible characters of my Catholic-kid-in-Las Vegas life.

Angel Garcia tells the story of the Rev. Neil Connolly, a priest with a deep faith in his parishioners, who carried their faith from the mountains of Puerto Rico to the streets of the Bronx.

In his portrait of a once ultra-devout country undergoing rapid spiritual decline, Derek Scally paints a vivid picture of Irish indifference toward the church.

In his new book, British novelist David Mitchell affirms the irreducible and vivifying goods of the human soul.

To understand the life and work of Edgar Allan Poe demands close attention to his engagements with scientific thought and discoveries.