Edward Short

Edward Short is the author of several acclaimed books on Saint John Henry Cardinal Newman, including "Newman and his Contemporaries" (2011), "Newman and his Family" (2013) "Newman and History" (2017) and "Newman and his Critics" (2024). He has also written two collections of essays: "What the Bells Sang: Essays and Reviews" (2023) and "Adventures in the Book Pages: Essays and Reviews" (2015). In addition, he chose and introduced "The Saint Mary's Book of Christian Verse," which Prof. Emma Mason, the editor of Elizabeth Jennings' "Collected Poems" called "A mesmerizingly beautiful anthology." Mr. Short also writes for a number of periodicals, including City Journal, The New Criterion, The Wall Street Journal, Catholic World Report, The Human Life Review and Literary Review. He lives in New York and Florida with his wife and two young children.