A series of fictional journals from a Victorian orphan could be mere escapism–but instead, the heroine and her eclectic collection of friends model living through grief with grace. Review by Ali Holcomb

Thomas Tweed’s Religion in the Lands that Became America skillfully traces the imprints of ecological circumstances on American religious life but undersells the influence of religious thinking itself. Review by Will Bryant

Paul Kingsnorth predicts the techno-capitalist mission to eradicate human limits will eradicate humanity itself. Review by Evan Tao

Rather than annoyances to grumble over, life's minor inconveniences might be the refiner's fire by which we are transformed and draw closer to God. Review by Tessa Carman