Saturday, April 23, 2022

Saturday Good Reads – April 23, 2022


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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