The Minotaur at Calle Lanza
A promising young writer’s debut memoir is stifled by self-sabotaged attempts at transformation. Review by David Priest
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“Walking While Black”
Urban life exposes the essence of human nature, both its fallenness and its glory. Review by Anna Heetderks
Whole
A short, unusually structured novel, Whole illustrates the path to spiritual growth in both its form and the story it tells. Review by Liv Ross
Sonorous Desert
Haines-Eitzen brings the sounds of the desert to an uninitiated audience, showing what can be learned through deep listening. Review by Micah Clark
The Good-Enough Life
When we chase after greatness, who and what are we leaving by the wayside? Review by Heidi Klumpe
Propelled into Wonder
A poet-priest who loves the sea knows how to balance the regular rhythm of death and life with its wild turns. Review by Peter Lilly
A Little Life
In A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara presents an argument for why some lives aren’t worth living. She gets it wrong. Review by Najma Zahira
Mary Poppins
Sixty years after it was released, Mary Poppins still highlights the important things in life. Review by Annie Joy Williams
The Black Utopians
In recounting the stories of black Americans who have sought to build utopias, Robertson reveals their absence of a true refuge in this world. Review by James E Cherry