The Summer Reading List, 2025 Edition - First Things

The Summer Reading List, 2025 Edition

Readers are invited to pick up one or more of these great books recommended by George Weigel. Readers are invited to pick up one or more of these great books recommended by George Weigel. COMMENTARY: In memory of those halcyon high school days when I was assigned at least five (often very large) books to read each summer...

The Summer Reading List, 2025 Edition - First Things

Some years ago, a friend teaching at a state university told me that he was offering a course on the history of baseball. I asked him for his syllabus, thinking there might be books on it I’d like to read. “What did you say?” he asked. “Books,” I replied. He laughed and said that if his syllabus included more than one book and one article, no one would register for the course.  This is not good for civilization. So in memory of those halcyon hig…