catapult magazine

Items tagged books

• How to see dead people

• Books 2003

  Looking for a good read? This list has something for everyone.

• A view of culture

  Reviews help us analyze and act in our culture.

• Books 2004

  A fiction classic takes the top award, with nods to a variety of contemporary reads.

• Thrift store philosophy

  Sorting through donated books raises questions about acquisition.

• Reading the stash

  What does your stuff say about you?  To you?

• A decameron of sneaky honesties

  A tour of some of the author’s formative memories in search of the pattern of convictions.

• Move over, Sweet Valley High

  A top ten list of young adult fiction books for grown-ups.
  

• Extra copies

  On the complexities of giving out favorite books.

• Reading for a global perspective

  Book guru of Hearts & Minds Books recommends resources for studying and pursuing global justice.

• Some books bite. Good books leave scars.

  A shameless fanboy's reflection on books that help us believe.

• An open letter to literature

  Chronicling an English major's complicated relationship with books.

• Life on the threshold

  The nature poetry of Liberty Hyde Bailey and the igniting of an urban imagination.

• Why I buy books

  On putting our money where our best stories are.

• My first favorite

  On taking an unconventional route to becoming a lover of books.

• Top ten reasons not to get stressed out if people borrow your books and don’t return them

  A few small reminders to learn and let go.

• Writing with light

  The photographs of Andre Kertesz and the world of stories, and the stories of the world.

• When light emerges through the darkness

  On two authors who served as wise, faithful companions in the midst of uncertainty.

• Byron’s Recommendations 9.18.09

  Mini-reviews of three new books that will make you smile: on parenting, plenty and pranking.

• Best friends

  Remembering the transformation of objects in a time of mourning.

• Ten authors for kids, ages 8-12

  A ten-year-old weighs in with some of her favorites.  Aunts, uncles, parents and grandparents -- take note!

• The lie of keeping it real

  A review of the book Losing My Cool: How a Father's Love and 15,000 Books Beat Hip-Hop Culture by Thomas Chatterton Williams.

• Ten (plus) books randomly encountered during the holidays

  The riches of literature, discovered throughout Chicagoland.

• Our stories

  Reflecting on the role of spiritual memoirs.

• A gentle nudge

  Three books that have shaped a life.

• Time well spent

  Three lists, some recommendations, and a few observations from my amazing month of books.

• Oxford pilgrimage

  Notes from a journey to honor history, libraries, books and writers.

• Bookshelf porn

  Contemplating the shelf-shaped hole in our lives.

• Ten books, past and present

  Short reviews of C.S. Lewis, Chesterton, Wodehouse and more.

• Beware of book lust

  Reflecting on the ways books demand our lives.