Two judges for the CT Book Awards reflect on what makes books “good”—and why that matters for children during a global crisis.

What I learned about suffering and hope from reading Albert Camus’s novel during the pandemic.

He kept works in print, edited new collections, and spent a lifetime meditating on everything written by the beloved British author.

Alan Jacobs shows how to resist the pull of the present by engaging ideas from the past.

Jack Boughton, the wayward pastor’s son, is a central character. So is Jesus.

How a lovestruck literature student learned that lesson while walking Oxford’s cobblestone streets.

What readers of Lewis tend to neglect, are in fact the very books Lewis thought were his best and most important.

Or are reports of their death greatly exaggerated?

Novels like "Girl, Woman, Other" offer something precious: passports to the worlds of unbelievers.

Chosen by Valerie Fraser Luesse, a magazine editor, award-winning travel writer, and author of "Missing Isaac" and "Almost Home" (Revell).

Chosen by Elizabeth Musser, author of "When I Close My Eyes" (Bethany House).

Chosen by Paul Willis, professor of English at Westmont College and author of 'The Alpine Tales' (WordFarm).

Chosen by Shawn Smucker, author of 'The Day the Angels Fell' (Revell).

How Lois McMaster Bujold’s Hugo Award–winning stories depict reverence in the face of divine mystery.

On the first day of Lent, I’m reminded of a love that “alters not” and “bears it out even to the edge of doom.”

In the midst of churning waters, Hope directs our gaze.

Why have so many modern novelists and poets chased after (and fled from) God?

I read Charles Martin’s Bible retellings with a critical eye. But the more I read, the more I found myself overcome with their spiritual power.

Chosen by Katie Ganshert, author of 'No One Ever Asked.'