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Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other

by Karen Rigby

Writing ignites “a politics of attention” in Danielle Dutton’s literary, unconventional essay collection "Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other", whose entries are bound by energy, sharp awareness of the world’s dangers, family... Read More

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Wild Chorus

by Rachel Jagareski

Brenda Peterson’s passionate essay collection "Wild Chorus" is “a celebration of the wonder and wisdom of other animals.” Peterson, whose childhood as a forest ranger’s daughter was peripatetic, is an accomplished, assured... Read More

Book Review

Worth Fighting For

by Rebecca Foster

John Pavlovitz’s "Worth Fighting For" is a stirring playbook for Christians who strive to ensure that kindness triumphs over toxicity. Pavlovitz has an uncomfortable truth to break: God will not swoop in to solve the world’s... Read More

Book Review

Good Eats

by Natalie Wollenzien

The essays collected in "Good Eats" explore people’s relationships to food through personal stories of love, connection, and emotional literacy. Food is not just food, the book argues. To discuss food is to dig into the foundations of... Read More

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The Last Pool of Darkness

by Kristen Rabe

Combining detailed descriptions of Connemara’s history, folklore, artistry, geology, and nature, Tim Robinson’s "The Last Pool of Darkness" is a sprawling, joyful romp along Ireland’s western coastline. The second volume in a... Read More

Book Review

Enchanted Forests

by Kristen Rabe

Boria Sax’s "Enchanted Forests" spurs the imagination with its wide-ranging examination of literature, folklore, and visual art related to forests and their creatures. This engaging, scholarly volume summarizes how, throughout history,... Read More

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