Pastors on Prayer: It’s Simple, But Not Always Easy

Prayer can be a challenge, even for the most religious. Pastors--who some might look to as experts on prayer--also can wrestle with this foundational practice. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Terry J. Stokes Offers Prayers for Millennial Situations

In ‘Prayers for the People,’ debut author and youth pastor Terry J. Stokes blends traditional prayer practices with contemporary needs and concerns, from online dating to anti-racism. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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What is the role of art in times of turmoil? ‘A Play for the End of the World’ offers no easy answers.

A novel by Jai Chakrabarti follows two productions of a play staged decades apart as acts of resistance. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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In Maggie Nelson’s ‘On Freedom,’ liberation and entrapment aren’t easy to untangle

Nelson investigates freedom as conceptualized and practiced through art, sex, drugs and the climate. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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7 Short Stories about Political Issues That Resist Easy Answers

It can be too easy to write villains— people stunted and incapable of love or compassion—when we write about opponents of our politics, especially in short stories, which have so much less space to detail nuance. Sometimes writing about villains and pointing the finger is necessary in a world... Continue reading at Electric Literature

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Her Book Doesn’t Go Easy on Publishing. Publishers Ate It Up.

Zakiya Dalila Harris, a former editorial assistant, is making a splash with “The Other Black Girl,” her debut novel about an African-American woman navigating a nearly all-white workplace. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Try this easy tactic to trick your brain into making better decisions

When it comes to serious decisions in business or in life, this mental quirk can set us up for catastrophic failure unless we actively work to keep it in check. Imagine this: You’re heading for the cashier at your local bookstore when you pass a display selling coffee mugs for $5. There’s only... Continue reading at Fast Company

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Resisting the Easy Impulse: Te-Ping Chen in Conversation with Brenda Peynado

I also love the way that surreality and exaggeration can work in short stories in ways that they don’t often in novels. The wilder the conceit, the harder it is to sustain, like it’s rocket fuel. The post Resisting the Easy Impulse: Te-Ping Chen in Conversation with Brenda Peynado appeared first... Continue reading at The Millions

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‘True Believer’ tries to capture Stan Lee. It isn’t easy.

“Stan Lee’s story is where objective truth goes to die,” writes biographer Abraham Riesman. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy holds firm as Captain Tom titles rise

Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has weighed in at the top of the UK Official Top 50 chart for a sixth consecutive week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Walter Mosley’s new Easy Rawlins book is a masterful mix of mystery and social commentary

Amid its twisty plot, “Blood Grove,” set in 1969 Los Angeles, highlights racial injustice. Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy goes on and on

Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has kept its grip on the UK Official Top 50 number one position for a fifth week running, scoring its sixth week in total in the top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy racks up fourth straight week in top spot

Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a fourth consecutive week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy whips up third straight week in the top spot

Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has held the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a third consecutive week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy rustles up another number one

Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Quick & Easy (Bluebird) has bounced back into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for the last week of 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Walter Mosley and Easy Rawlins Recognized Again

Get to know the National Book Foundation award-winning author Walter Mosley, and his iconic hardboiled detective, Easy Rawlins. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Who was Max Jacob? A poet, friend of Picasso and, a new biography shows, a man who defied easy labels

Rosanna Warren’s enlightening book is rich with anecdote and cameos by early 20th-century intellectuals Continue reading at The Washington Post

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An Ideal Study Bible: Spotlight on the 'NRSV Simple Faith Bible'

President Jimmy Carter offers his compassionate, rigorous, and openhearted vision of life according to the principles of Scripture in this new study Bible. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Prayer Collections Help Believers Dial in to God

Publishers say books of new or familiar prayers appeal to Christians who may struggle to express words of praise, petition or gratitude. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This simple but powerful analog method will rocket your productivity

A German author of more than 70 books and 400 academic articles got so much done because of his pioneering system called Zettelkasten. “When I am stuck for one moment, I leave it and do something else.” – Niklas Luhmann (1927-1998)Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

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