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November 2021

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published November 2021.

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Wild Design

by Rachel Jagareski

William Blake’s poetic directive to “see a World in a Grain of Sand / And a Heaven in a Wild Flower” encapsulates the message of Kimberly Ridley’s "Wild Design". Here, the natural structures of mineral crystals, bird nests,... Read More

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Abraham's Silence

by Jeremiah Rood

J. Richard Middleton’s impressive theological text considers how best to talk to God about human suffering and injustice. Exploring two pivotal biblical stories—those of Abraham and Job—to consider human communication with God, the... Read More

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The Vote Collectors

by Jeff Fleischer

While false claims of voter fraud have become common in recent years, the 2018 congressional midterm for North Carolina’s Ninth District featured the rare case of actual fraud, with illegal ballots from rural Bladen County causing the... Read More

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Sand to Glass

by Danielle Ballantyne

A haunting literary fantasy novel about what four royal siblings will do to survive, "Sand to Glass" is an ominous introduction to Remy Apepp’s new fantasy series. The Great Being, bored and alone before the creation of the world, fell... Read More

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Thirteen Cracks

by Jeff Fleischer

For the four years of its existence and in the months following it, Donald Trump’s presidential administration provided myriad examples of breaking American law and general norms of government. As Allan Lichtman demonstrates in his... Read More

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Carry the Dog

by Karen Rigby

In Stephanie Gangi’s elegiac, absorbing novel "Carry the Dog", a woman reevaluates her photographer mother’s exploitative opus. At fifty-nine, Bea is pained by revived interest in the Marx Nudes, her mother Miriam’s 1960s series.... Read More

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Root and Ritual

by Catherine Thureson

Becca Piastrelli’s insightful spiritual text includes advice for living a satisfying life by connecting to one’s land, lineage, community, and self. Each of the book’s four sections begins with a philosophical discussion of the... Read More

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