Poet Kate Daniels explores addiction as a family illness
…of hopes for the future, loss of promise and potential, loss of health, loss of relationship, loss of the emotional intimacy of loving and caring for someone in mutual ways….
In Silas House’s Southernmost, a pastor grapples with the evolution of his beliefs
In the opening of Southernmost by former Harrogate novelist Silas House, evangelical pastor Asher Sharp has begun to strain under the cumulative weight of his own choices. His youthful stance…
Gregory Boyle offers a lifeline to gang members in Los Angeles
…Richard Rohr serves as the organization’s unofficial slogan: “If we do not transform our pain, we will most assuredly transmit it.” The goal of Homeboy Industries is to provide a…
Jeff Kinney talks with Chapter 16 about his megahit series of children’s books that began with Diary of a Wimpy Kid
…for the top spot on the Amazon.com bestseller list, which—unlike media lists—also tracks prepublication sales. Though both books were embargoed until their release (and thus unavailable to reviewers), it’s a…
Ben Anderson chronicles a year in the Smokies
…more than 11 million visitors in 2016, the centennial of America’s National Parks system, the Smokies are well known, perennially the most visited park in the United States. But despite…
