You would have to be a true Ringhead to buy the new illustrated edition of The Lord of the Rings, published by the Folio Society. Limited to 1,000 sets, it’s a cool $1,500. Alan Lee is the illustrator, and he describes what the experience was like.
It is a staple of every writing book, workshop, lesson, and speech about writing fiction: Show, don’t tell. Well, yes, except virtually every successful writer has often told, not shown. Lincoln Michael at Counter Craft takes a hard look at the myth.
Samuel James made a few waves this week with an article at The Gospel Coalition. He put a stake in the ground: “Evangelicalism is decadent.” Then he asked the question: “So, now what?”
More Good Reads
American Stuff
Occupied Cities of the South: New Orleans – Caroline Davis at Emerging Civil War.
From Lincoln to King – Wilson Shirley at American Purpose.
The Reaper Man and the Meeting at Philippi – a Civil War Era Church Battle Turns into a Confrontation over Slavery and Union – Max Longley at Emerging Civil War.
How the Transcendentalists Shaped American Art, Philosophy and Spirituality – Dominic Green at Literary Hub.
Poetry
Easter Monday – Cynthia Erlandson at Society of Classical Poets.
Ukraine
Casualties of War – Robert Ginzburg at Quillette.
Lesya Ukrainka: Ukraine’s Beloved Writer and Activist – Emily Zarevich at JSTOR Daily.
Writing and Literature
Why do we keep worn-out books? – Laurie Hertzel at Star Tribune.
How Did Shakespeare Kill (And Heal) His Characters? – Kathryn Harkup at Literary Hub.
Becoming Boethius: The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis – Jason Baxter at Church Life Journal.
News Media
Washington Post seeks brave, skilled reporter to venture into mysterious heart of Jesusland – Terry Mattingly at Get Religion.
Life and Culture
The People Who Decide What Becomes History – Louis Menand at The New Yorker.
Did the Blues Originate in New Orleans? – Ted Gioia at The Honest Broker.
Faith
The Bible’s Not an Instruction Manual – Jared Wilson at For the Church.
Seeing Clearly Through the Tears – Paul Phillips at He’s Taken Leave.
Reading with Christian Eyes – Paul Krause at Front Porch Republic.
How Great (Psalm 145) – Sovereign Grace
Painting: Interior with Man Reading, oil on canvas (1784 or 1789) by Jan Ekels the Younger (1753-1793).
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