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Navigating the Pitfalls on the Road to Liberation Julie Seido Nelson Monkfish Book Publishing Company (Jun 10, 2025) Softcover $24.95 (220pp)978-1-958972-78-6 Sensei Julie Seido Nelson’s religious guide and exposé Practicing Safe Zen suggests practical ways to maximize the benefits of Zen practice and minimize its risks.
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The Untold Story of the Liturgy Cosima Clara Gillhammer Reaktion Books (Jun 24, 2025) Hardcover $25.00 (256pp)978-1-83639-043-5 Cosima Clara Gillhammer’s fresh history text Light on Darkness shows how Christian liturgy shaped Western civilization.
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How Walking Thousands of Miles for Peace Led to Uncovering Some of America's Darkest Nuclear Secrets James Patrick Thomas Latah Books (Jul 16, 2025) Hardcover $29.95 (260pp)978-1-957607-37-5 James Patrick Thomas’s incisive memoir Atomic Pilgrim recalls his 6,700-mile pilgrimage to witness, reveal, and protest the true human costs of nuclear weapons. A child during the Cold War, Thomas recalls sirens calling students to rehearse sheltering from nuclear blasts by diving under their desks.
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6 days ago | 
forewordreviews.com | Kristine Morris
The Art of Writing and Living a Sermon Austin Carty Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing (Jul 15, 2025) Softcover $22.99 (144pp)978-0-8028-8422-0 Austin Carty’s thoughtful preacher’s guide Some of the Words Are Theirs is about writing transformative sermons.
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2 months ago | 
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Conversations with Your 78 New Best Friends Samantha Rose Hicks Llewellyn Publications (May 8, 2025) Softcover $18.99 (288pp)978-0-7387-7843-3 Samantha Rose Hicks’s spiritual guide Talking with the Tarot takes a fresh approach to learning and interpreting the tarot. The book traces the long, conflicted history of the tarot and its early association with marginalized populations, including Romani and Jewish groups.
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forewordreviews.com | Kristine Morris
The New Science of Mindful Boundaries and Caring from an Undivided Heart Jordan Quaglia Shambhala (May 6, 2025) Softcover $19.95 (288pp)978-1-64547-347-3 In From Self-Care to We-Care, psychologist Jordan Quaglia tackles the dilemma of whether to prioritize self-care or care for others, suggesting “we-care,” a holistic, science-based approach that includes both.
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2 months ago | 
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The Place of Solitude in an Active Life Michael N. McGregor Monkfish Book Publishing (May 13, 2025) Softcover $22.95 (166pp)978-1-958972-74-8 Michael N. McGregor’s musing memoir An Island to Myself is about using the practice of solitude to develop personal authenticity and enhanced creativity. In 1985, McGregor, then twenty-seven, quit his job as a magazine editor and undertook five months of travel through Europe with a friend.
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Unblock Your Life on the Soul Level Yael Eini Findhorn Press (Apr 8, 2025) Softcover $18.95 (192pp)979-888850259-4 Therapist Yael Eini’s self-help guide Karma Healing argues that current life problems are rooted in past-life trauma and advocates for a new method of healing.
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Mar 25, 2025 | 
forewordreviews.com | Kristine Morris
An Interview with Kazu Haga, Author of Fierce Vulnerability: Healing from Trauma, Emerging through CollapseAt two of the darkest moments of the past century, you may recall that Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. practiced a nonviolent brand of leadership that changed the world.
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Mar 19, 2025 | 
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Reviewer Kristine Morris Interviews Roohi Choudhry, Author of Outside WomenWhat does kinship and solidarity look like for women on society’s margins? In her novel Outside Women, Roohi Choudhry explores the hardships misogyny and patriarchal systems place on two women migrants separated by geography and time, but also underscores the liberation that can be won through female solidarity.
