Book Review
Alive with Spirits
"Alive with Spirits" introduces a satisfying way of life based on respect, care, reverence, and relationships with the land and the spirits that inhabit it. Althaea Sebastiani declares that animistic witchcraft opens the door to a...
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Queering Contemplation
Exploring what contemplative spiritual practice might look like if it grew beyond entrenched eurocentric, heteronormative, and patriarchal traditions, "Queering Contemplation" envisions embracing and celebrating the vast array of human...
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Breaking the Curse
Alex DiFrancesco’s gripping memoir "Breaking the Curse" is about being unheard, misunderstood, abused, and traumatized by family members and society while growing up transgender. In childhood, DiFrancesco was forced to dress and...
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Unswerving
In Barbara Ridley’s gripping novel "Unswerving", a woman survives a car accident and contends with emotional trauma, harrowing rehabilitation, and a mystery surrounding the fate of her girlfriend. Tave, once a top athlete at her...
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The Beauty of Falling
Physicist Claudia de Rham’s intimate scientific memoir "The Beauty of Falling" reveals the ups and downs of a life obsessed with gravity. After besting over ten thousand applicants, de Rham’s dream of becoming an astronaut was dashed...
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The Mission of Maya and Methuselah
Realistic about the challenges of growing older, "The Mission of Maya and Methuselah" aims to equip those who are unprepared for the inadequacies of global health-care systems with thorough knowledge. Written for people aged forty and...
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Where Tenderness Lives
A memoir about overcoming negative beliefs inculcated by family, church, and society, "Where Tenderness Lives" empowers others in their searches for authenticity too. Heather Plett’s memoir "Where Tenderness Lives" is a powerful story...
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God, the Grandest Illusion
"God, the Grandest Illusion" is a provocative, esoteric text that suggests extraterrestrial influence upon human evolution. Ron Pleune’s piquing ancient history text "God, the Grandest Illusion" discusses extraterrestrial activity on...