Chapter 16
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“Center Hill”

Book Excerpt: Savage Flower

…grass pulsing like tongues underfoot. Are you here? Is it quiet? Can I tell you now, there are bodies sunk in this lake? Let me show you the chimney ghosting…

Politics for Christians

Former governor Bill Haslam discusses the role of faith in government

…different from having the government actually set up an official religion. Chapter 16: You say it’s important for leaders to be humble, gentle, and full of mercy, and you bring…

Americanaland the Beautiful

John Milward’s survey of Americana music positively sings

…and Jimmie Rodgers, but also Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf, with nods to Steve Earle and Gillian Welch along the way, all in just the first chapter? How else would…

The Curvature of the World

Great Circle explores the interconnected lives surrounding a famous woman aviator

…Hadley Baxter, a scandal-ridden actress who lucks into the chance to portray Marian onscreen more than 60 years after her famous flight, thereby salvaging Hadley’s career and possibly pivoting her…

The Cost of Healing

Anjali Enjeti’s The Parted Earth follows several generations of personal fallout from India’s Partition

…stretches of her family history, she also searches for the kind of belonging that has always seemed to elude her. When traditional family ties fray — here, a legacy of…

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