What's more fun than setting fire to dessert? Let Agatha Christie be your guide in this (murderously) delicious Plum Pudding. It's another book-inspired dessert for your holiday party on the 12 Days of FORMA. buff.ly/2E6Ap2N

"Only a holy fool is willing to, as Peterson puts it, 'fumble about in a dark room, feeling for the shape of [a new song],' aware of both the brokenness and the beauty in what they create." Grace Olmstead on ADORNING THE DARK by Andrew Peterson tinyurl.com/wa696kr

Joshua Gibbs on the enviable life of Roger Scruton. "Because he never asked more of politics than it could reasonably give, Scruton lived a good life. A cursory glance of Scruton’s bibliography suggests a full life, a rich life, and an enviable one" buff.ly/2RvZKcK

Conservatives do not need politics to be sublime and hopeful, though. They have art and religion for that. Scruton had a great diversity of interests because he could. formareview.substack.com/p/rip-roger-sc…

The Impossible Task of the Poet: Walker Percy on Language, Despair, and Communion by Forma Journal formareview.substack.com/p/the-impossib…

Glad, as always to have Mr. Barr writing thoughtful essays about worthy books.

"As the book unfolds, it becomes clear that for Lewis and his Inkling companions, myths were not merely invented stories for interested literary hobbyists." Carla Galdo on THE FAUN'S BOOKSHELF by Charlie W. Starr (out now from Kent State U. Press formareview.substack.com/p/cs-on-why-my…

Get ready friends. We've got lots of great content coming, including a photographic peek inside Andalusia (Flannery O'Connor's homeplace) for our subscribers. Subscribe now to get access to that and much more from the print edition of the Journal. formareview.substack.com

Our winter issue is at the printer now, but there's still time to subscribe. The issue features an essay on why a cosmopolitan AND a classical education is necessary, a look at Andalusia, and an essay on Chesteron's Flambeau. Subscribe today! tinyurl.com/qoznxd6

In our winter issue we have a photo-feature on Andalusia, Flannery O'Connor's homeplace and it's available now to subscribers of the FORMA Review. Sign up now to get access to this and much more excellent content from the print magazine. formareview.substack.com/p/home-is-wher…

Don't miss the one-and-only John Wilson on THE WORLD IS ALWAYS COMING TO AN END! "...what Rotella offers is far richer, deeper, and stranger than any routine lamentation over that 'deepening divide.' " tinyurl.com/v2hsst7

Many thanks to Jonathan Rogers for loaning us his words and his affection for the great Charles Portis. formareview.substack.com/p/remembering-…

I received the new issue of Forma Journal yesterday and it’s beautiful. I have a question for those of you who also received it: do you see the house and/or trees of Andalusia in the peacock’s eye on the cover? If so, that is an amazing artistic detail that makes me happy. 🦚

Sean Johnson on Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP)'s new editions of HEART OF DARKNESS & SENSE AND SENSIBILITY: "Prior articulates a Christian mode of reading that [approaches] any work of literature on its own terms, as a testament to the nature of man, the world, & their maker." tinyurl.com/qu9wn8u

They've been out around a week now, and you should absolutely pick up copies for yourself. Karen Swallow Prior (Notorious KSP) "articulates a Christian mode of reading that can approach any work of literature as testament to the nature of man, the world, and their maker." formareview.substack.com/p/a-better-int…

Our next issue of FORMA (#14!) is headed to the printer very soon. There is still time to subscribe and make sure it gets to your mailbox! Subscribe now and get 20% off for 1 year! buff.ly/2WqSXF6

We created a special bonus digital issue of FORMA that shares eight strategies for attacking your summer with purpose. We hope you enjoy this guide and we would love to hear which strategies you’ll be following over the next few months. Happy reading! buff.ly/3fgsAsw

The next issue of FORMA (CiRCE's journal) is headed to the printer very soon!⠀ Featuring essays on Marilynne Robinson's legacy, cancel culture and the Great Books, and more. Subscribe now to ensure your copy arrives this November. Only $5/month! buff.ly/3nlSM8x