Book Reviews

The story, “Game of Queens: The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe,” told by Sarah Gristwood does justice to the lives and memories of the women who broke the European glass ceiling so many years ago.

Bishop writes a book that grapples with the thorny issues of immigration, regarding both legal immigrants and unauthorized immigrants, as well as education, youth formation, political activism and encouraging voting. But it was written before the political catapulting of Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee and then his election as president.

Motherhood is at the center of “Lucky Boy,” the recent novel by Shanthi Sekaran. The book tackles a complicated moral dilemma while featuring a timely storyline and conflicting perspectives.

Author R. Scott Hurd’s book “Around the Table” is what one might call a devotional book that gives you more than prayers and discussion questions.

With the book, “The Fool of New York City,” the reader will embark on a story of love, friendship and adventure. It involves defeat and triumph, death and resurrection as the character rediscovers who he really is.

Pope Benedict XVI wrote in his book, “Milestones,” that he was born and baptized on April 16, 1927, which was Holy Saturday that year, “my life from the beginning was immersed in the paschal mystery, which could not be anything other than a blessing.” he wrote in his book, “Milestones.”

Author, Chris Lowney, writes book “Everyone Leads: How to Revitalize the Catholic Church,” 80 percent “hopeful, positive.”

A new book, a Washington-area priest says Catholics, like the apostles once did, can encounter Jesus and have their lives transformed forever in the “Upper Room,” wherever they are.