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CULTURE
Vol. 40, No. 7
Too hot to handle
Too hot to handle

SUMMER BOOKS | Popular new books targeting young adults combine fantasy with steamy romance

Secrets worth keeping
Secrets worth keeping

SUMMER BOOKS | Cozy gothic novels appeal to a wide range of readers

Just light enough
Just light enough

SUMMER BOOKS | Our staff picks for summer reading, perhaps best enjoyed on the beach

History in human scale
History in human scale

SUMMER BOOKS | The power of biography—and several reading recommendations

A man and his movement
A man and his movement

SUMMER BOOKS | The monumental life of Bill Buckley

Twain’s twists and turns
Twain’s twists and turns

SUMMER BOOKS | A celebrated biographer tackles America’s most celebrated author

Timeless books for the whole family
Timeless books for the whole family

CHILDREN’S SUMMER BOOKS | Stories that have delighted for decades

A promise fulfilled
A promise fulfilled

CHILDREN’S SUMMER BOOKS | Trilogy offers fairy-tale plot with spiritual depth

Faithful friendships
Faithful friendships

CHILDREN’S SUMMER BOOKS | Stories with magic, maps, and made-up machines

Celebrating good gifts
Celebrating good gifts

CHILDREN’S SUMMER BOOKS | Stories about sheep, spiders, and sharing

Lessons for the writing life
Lessons for the writing life

QUEST | Bret Lott | Three books that shaped my thinking

<em>How To Train Your Dragon</em>
How To Train Your Dragon

MOVIE | Story of a Viking and his dragon gets live-action treatment, preserving original charm but shortchanging human actors

<em>Testament</em>
Testament

TELEVISION | Modern retelling of post-Pentecost events infuses engaging backstories into the book of Acts

Coming soon
Coming soon

MOVIES | A look at upcoming July releases

<em>Parenting</em>
Parenting

TELEVISION | Without a Christian framework, psychologist Jordan Peterson’s often-sharp counsel only goes so far

One last call for the blues
One last call for the blues

MUSIC | Two new albums from two old British blues singers

New and noteworthy
New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Reviews of four albums

Pointing toward the feast unending
Pointing toward the feast unending

MASTERWORKS | Paolo Veronese’s Wedding at Cana