Between Two Sounds
A new graphic novel depicting the life of composer Arvo Pärt creates striking visual resonances for both music and prayer. Review by Micah Clark
City Nave
Brown’s poems juxtapose the sacred and the everyday, situating both in real places ranging from the urban to the airborne. Review by Abigail Carroll
Sketch of a Promised Departure
Joe Pug’s latest album carries forward the themes of his 2009 debut with the weight of accumulated age and experience. Review by Matt Miller
My Brilliant Friend
A consuming childhood friendship allows two young women to imagine, but not attain, a future beyond their impoverished Italian neighborhood. Review by Maria Copeland
The Lego Movie
A goofy, seemingly innocuous toy movie reminds us to resist the urge to freeze everything as-is, and to instead embrace the creativity of those coming behind. Review by Gregg Fairbrothers
Word Made Fresh
A guide to poetry as a spiritual practice offers new poetry readers and skeptics alike a pathway into the literary form.
The Riches of Your Grace
A lay person’s memoir of the Book of Common Prayer offers a warm welcome into a tradition that reminds us of our part in the story of creation.
Absolute Music
Jonathan Geltner’s debut novel explores the dangers of wandering too far off the true way in the search for transcendence.
The Leftovers
A spiritual successor to Lost refocuses our attention not on solving life’s mysteries, but living with them.
The Supper of the Lamb
A theological cookbook connects good recipes with human experience; the simple tasks of cooking with the miracle of our own transformation. Review by Ali Holcomb