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Join us on Dialogue Book Report for a captivating discussion as Andrew Hall, Cristina Rosetti, and Andrew Hamilton share their insights into the most compelling reads in Mormon studies from the past year.
In this insightful episode, our esteemed literature book review editor, Andrew Hall, alongside outgoing nonfiction book review editor Cristina Rosetti and Association for Mormon Letters book review editor Andrew Hamilton, delve into an expansive roundup of the most noteworthy books in Mormon studies published in 2023.
From examining technological impacts in Mason Kamana Allred’s Seeing Things to unraveling media history in Gavin Feller’s Eternity in the Ether, the panelists dissect a diverse range of thought-provoking works that delve into the heart of Mormonism’s cultural, historical, and literary dimensions.Get ready for an in-depth exploration of pivotal titles such as Stephen Carter’s Virginia Sorensen, Janiece Johnson’s Convicting the Mormons, Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye’s Sacred Struggle, and many more!
Tune in as our panelists navigate the literary landscapes of Mormon studies, providing keen insights, critical analysis, and vibrant discussions around the most impactful books of 2023.
Among the books discussed are:
Mason Kamana Allred. Seeing Things: Technologies of Vision and the Making of Mormonism
Gavin Feller. Eternity in the Ether: A Mormon Media History
Stephen Carter. Virginia Sorensen: Pioneering Mormon Author
Janiece Johnson. Convicting the Mormons: The Mountain Meadows Massacre in American
Culture
Richard E. Turley and Barbara Jones Brown. Vengeance is Mine: The Mountain Meadows Massacre and its Aftermath
Matt Page. Future Day Saints: The New Arrivals
Matt Page. Family Portraits
Deidre Nicole Green and Eric D. Huntsman, editors. Latter-day Saint Perspectives on Atonement
Brooke Kathleen Brassard. Thirsty Land into Springs of Water: Negotiating a Place in Canada
as Latter-day Saints, 1887-1947
Martine Leavitt. Buffalo Flats
Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye. Sacred Struggle: Seeking Christ on the Path of Most Resistance
Kate Holbrook. Both Things Are True
Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye and Kate Holbrook, editors. Every Needful Thing: Essays on the Life
of the Mind and Heart
Kayla Thatcher. Beehive Girl
Bonnie Young. Sex Educated: Letters from a Latter-day Saint therapist to her younger self
Fatimah Salleh and Margaret Hemming Olsen. The Book of Mormon for the Least of These,
Volume 3.
James Goldberg, Nicole Wilkes Goldberg, and Mattathias Singh. Tales of Chelm First Ward
(Wayfare Magazine)
Charles Shiro Inouye. Hymns of Silence
Andrew Hall and Robert Raleigh, editors. The Path and the Gate: Mormon Short Fiction
Theric Jepson. Just Julie’s Fine
William Morris. The Unseating of Dr. Smoot
Ben Spendlove. The Freezer
John Bennion. Ruth at the End of the Earth
Karin Anderson. What Falls Away
Brandon Sanderson. Tress of the Emerald Sea
Brandon Sanderson. Yumi and the Nightmare Painter
Tacey M. Atsitty. (At) Wrist
Darlene Young. Here
Heather Harris Bergevin. Katabasis
Farina King. Diné dóó Gáamalii: Navajo Latter-day Saint Experiences in the Twentieth Century
Stephen C. Taysom. Like a Fiery Meteor: The Life of Joseph F. Smith
Stephen C. LeSueur. Life and Death on the Mormon Frontier: The Murders of Frank LeSueur
and Gus Gibbons by the Wild Bunch
Cristina M. Rosetti. Joseph White Musser: A Mormon Fundamentalist
Sara M. Patterson. The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism
W. Paul Reeve. Let’s Talk about Race and Priesthood