Book Reviews

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The Library in the Woods By Calvin Alexander Ramsey How a library can open new worlds, even amid the realities of the mid-20th-century segregated South. Meaning
Quietude By Kenneth L. Faught Haiku as spiritual practice. Being Present
Blossom Awakening By Saigyo , Peter Levitt (translator), Kazuaki Tanahashi (translator) Longing and love from a twelfth-century Japanese Buddhist monk. Yearning
Island Storm By Brian Floca Lyrical beauty and drama as two children explore their boundaries of risk with a big storm's approach. Questing
Nervous Systems By Sara Billups A progressive evangelical pleads for peace, unity, and truth. Peace
New Tricks By Betsy Singleton Snyder, Gayle McKuin Fiser How animal companions make us better people. Nurturing
Living Bridges By Sandhya Acharya A fictional tale based on the real-life wonder of bridges woven from tree roots. Reverence
Divine Radiance in Human Evolution A scientific reinterpretation of the meaning of being human. Meaning
Christian de Cherge By Christian de Cherge, Christian Krokus (ed.), Habib Zanzana (ed.) A modern, martyred Christian monk’s collected short writings. Faith
The Wanting Monster By Martine Murray A metaphor about seeds of greed that undermine Earth's well-being — and how to heal their harm. Shadow
How Isn't It Going? By Delphine Horvilleur A little book for having big uncomfortable conversations. Listening
The Gift of Animals By Alison Hawthorne Deming (editor), Robin Wall Kimmerer (foreword) Poems of human-animal kinship. Teachers
Where Are You, Brontë? By Tomie dePaola, Barbara McClintock A final tribute to beloved author Tomie dePaola and his dog, Brontë. Love
Lyrical Dharma By Born I Rapping Buddhist wisdom. Compassion
I Had a Good Teacher By Les Kaye Reminders of the difference a good teacher can make. Teachers
Twigs and Stones By Joy Cowley A story about a lizard and a snake who overcome misunderstandings to restore their friendship. Shadow
The Fifth Season By Mark Nepo Encouragement to be fully alive and awake during the final years of our lives. Meaning
The Buddhist Years By Jack Kerouac, Charles Shuttleworth (editor) Fiction and nonfiction from Kerouac’s two years of Buddhist study. Meaning
Are You a Friend of Dorothy? By Kyle Lukoff A lively, fascinating, and true story of LGBTQ solidarity. Unity
Hiking Zen By Phap Xa, Phap Luu Two Zen monks chronicle hiking mindfulness on the Appalachian Trail. Transformation