Books In Review: Missionary of grief Musician Nick Cave talks to journalist Seán O’Hagan about his son’s death and the pull of love. by Curtis Ramsey-Lucas January 31, 2023
Books In Review: Aurelia Dávila Pratt’s paths to healing Her powerful debut resonates deeply with my lifelong labor to honor my name and my voice. by Carmen Acevedo Butcher November 14, 2022
Books In Review: A reminder of what’s worth saving Elizabeth Weinberg’s call to climate action highlights the interconnection of all things. by Victoria Wick October 18, 2022
Books In Review: Traveling to find home Tom Fate’s essays present an ethically complicated journey of discovery. by Jeannine Marie Pitas October 12, 2022
Books In Review: Post-evangelical healing Charles Marsh writes beautifully about the anxiety instilled by his childhood faith—and the therapy it took to overcome it. by Aaron Klink October 6, 2022
Books In Review: Luke Timothy Johnson’s scholarly life The prolific biblical scholar offers an engaging account of his career—and of the spiritual journey that helped shape it. by David Heim June 22, 2022
Books In Review: Joy Harjo gives words to the poet warriors who were her ancestors The Indigenous writer’s new memoir understands memory as counsel and ritual as the potency of love. by Jeffrey Johnson June 9, 2022
Books In Review: How do we cope with intractable loss? When Frank Bruni suffered permanent vision damage, he embarked on a philosophical quest. by LaVonne Neff May 11, 2022
Books In Review: Lawrence Jackson’s memoir tells a story of location shaped by race Baltimore—from Frederick Douglass to Freddie Gray—informs his whole journey. by Kristi King May 4, 2022
Books In Review: An American teenager in Slovakia How a year overseas unraveled and remade Sarah Hinlicky Wilson’s identity by Owen V. Johnson December 8, 2021
Books In Review: Some trees are like mothers Scientist Susanne Simard on how trees communicate and nurture each other by Jane McBride November 18, 2021
Madang Episode 12: Pastor and activist Jacqui Lewis, author of Fierce Love A conversation with pastor and activist Jacqui Lewis about love and pain, self-love, White nationalism, breaking boundaries, and more by Grace Ji-Sun Kim November 16, 2021
Books In Review: Diana Butler Bass’s love letter to Jesus Freeing Jesus is not the kind of book we expect from someone with a PhD. by Martin B. Copenhaver October 18, 2021
Books In Review: Kate Bowler finds good news in hard truths No Cure for Being Human offers a model for negotiating suffering with honesty. by Jason Micheli October 4, 2021
Books In Review: Elle Dowd’s firsthand account of the Ferguson uprising A memoir of a White moderate’s repentance by Clint Schnekloth September 16, 2021