In our special "Books Issue," Angelus offers a series of essays on a few of the books and authors that have caught our eye over the last year.
Most books can be purchased through:
![](https://angelusnews.com/system/images/W1siZiIsIjIwMTkvMDYvMDcvNG90ZjdnZzdzbl9DYXRob2xpY0Jvb2tzRGlyZWN0X0xlYWRlcmJvYXJkQWRTaXplLmpwZyJdLFsicCIsInRodW1iIiwiMTQwMHgiXV0/image.jpg)
Dana Gioia's "The Catholic Writer Today: And Other Essays"
From Angelus News: Coming out as a Catholic poet
![](https://angelusnews.com/system/images/W1siZiIsIjIwMTkvMDYvMTAvNGVydXY2cWQ5bl9Hb2lhX0Jvb2tfQ292ZXIuanBnIl0sWyJwIiwidGh1bWIiLCIxNDAweCJdXQ/image.jpg)
Dawn Eden Goldstein's "Sunday Will Never Be the Same: A Rock & Roll Journalist Opens Her Ears to God"
From Angelus News: 'Ask the boss's mother': An Angelus writer's journey to Catholicism
![](https://angelusnews.com/system/images/W1siZiIsIjIwMTkvMDYvMTAvM3l2ZW4xd2xnZV9QQUdFXzE0X1N1bmRheV9ib29rX2NvdmVyLmpwZyJdLFsicCIsInRodW1iIiwiMTQwMHgiXV0/image.jpg)
Ann Wroe's "Francis: A Life in Songs"
From Angelus News: A poet-to-poet perspective on the life and works of St. Francis Assisi
![](https://angelusnews.com/system/images/W1siZiIsIjIwMTkvMDYvMTAvOHY5a3hueGpuaF9HcmVlcl9Cb29rX0NvdmVyLmpwZyJdLFsicCIsInRodW1iIiwiMTQwMHgiXV0/image.jpg)
Michael Brendan Dougherty's "My Father Left Me Ireland: An American Son's Search For Home"
From Angelus News: A quest for reconciliation in 'My Father Left Me Ireland'
![](https://angelusnews.com/system/images/W1siZiIsIjIwMTkvMDYvMTAvMXpja3dyOGViN19NeV9GYXRoZXJfTGVmdF9NZV9JcmVsYW5kX2hpX3Jlcy5qcGciXSxbInAiLCJ0aHVtYiIsIjE0MDB4Il1d/image.jpg)
Msgr. Richard Antall's "The Wedding"
From Angelus News: A novel can tell the truth by lying
![](https://angelusnews.com/system/images/W1siZiIsIjIwMTkvMDYvMTAvNG0wbzZ2YjB0Zl9UaGVXZWRkaW5nX0Jvb2tfQ292ZXIucG5nIl0sWyJwIiwidGh1bWIiLCIxNDAweCJdXQ/image.png)
Mary Rice Hasson and Theresa Farnan's "Get Out Now: Why You Should Pull Your Child from Public School Before It's Too Late"
From Angelus News: Is it really time to ‘Get Out Now’?
![](https://angelusnews.com/system/images/W1siZiIsIjIwMTkvMDYvMTAvOGFlendtaHVvN19HZXRfT3V0X05vd19DT1ZFUl80MDB4NjAzLmpwZyJdLFsicCIsInRodW1iIiwiMTQwMHgiXV0/image.jpg)
![](https://angelusnews.com/system/images/W1siZiIsIjIwMTkvMDYvMTAvM2xuZnFhdDVrc19PcHRpb25fMV8xXy5wbmciXSxbInAiLCJ0aHVtYiIsIjE0MDB4Il1d/image.png)
Start your day with Always Forward, our award-winning e-newsletter. Get this smart, handpicked selection of the day’s top news, analysis and opinion, delivered to your inbox. Sign up absolutely free today!