P.D. James as Christian novelist.

Over on Public Discourse, the journal of the nonprofit Witherspoon Institute in Princeton, Ralph Wood (former University Professor of Theology and Literature at Baylor University) discusses P. D. James as a Christian novelist and even compares her to George Eliot in her "moral critique of society." He writes, "In our unsettled and uncertain times, James’s novels offer important insights that speak to our concerns about the morality and rationality of the universe, as well as the capacity of humans to solve problems and secure justice and peace."

Happy birthday, P. D. James.

Baroness James of Holland Park, creator of Commander Adam Dalgliesh and Cordelia Gray, turns 88 today. Her upcoming Dalgliesh novel is The Private Patient (due out in the United States in November).