The Englewood Review of Books

We're entering a new season in the church calendar, and Lectionary Poetry Volume 2 is available now! https://twp.ai/4hqmef

This coming Sunday, November 1, is the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost. Enjoy this collection of poems to accompany the scriptures readings designated by the Revised Common Lectionary: https://twp.ai/4hwMV7

New review: Where Wonder Leads: Finding God Through Fairy Tales, Myth, and Contemplative Prayer by Eric Clayton https://twp.ai/4hwFdf

Reviews of three new **excellent** picture books from Englewood Press Managing Editor, Lindsey Cornett: https://twp.ai/4hwvT8

Another diverse and interesting group new book releases this week! https://twp.ai/4hwpT5

This week's collection of Lectionary Poetry is ready for you now... https://twp.ai/4hweA6

Grab a cup of something warm and settle in with this week's Lectionary Poetry... https://twp.ai/4hvErn

Here is this week's new release round up: https://twp.ai/4hvEcT

This week's feature review: EARLY CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY By J. Warren Smith https://twp.ai/4hvBGV

🌳 Happy book birthday to BRANCH: A RESURRECTION STORY, written by Rebecca Janni and illus. by Michelle Carlos! 🌳 An Englewood Review of Books Fall 2026 Most Anticipated Book for Christian Readers! #Christianbooks #picturebooks #newbooks @erbks.bsky.social

Nikki Grimes has been named the next Young People's Poet Laureate https://twp.ai/4hvDnl

This coming Sunday, September 27, will be the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, in the season of Ordinary Time. Some churches also observe this time period as the Season of Creation. This week's collected poems: https://twp.ai/4huzJG

This week's feature review: GALAHAD AND THE GRAIL by Malcolm Guite https://twp.ai/4hurnE

Happy New Release Tuesday! Some of our Most Anticipated books of 2026 are out in the world today, including the newest from @kkdumez.bsky.social and Emily St. John Mandel! https://twp.ai/4huvuI

On the ERB: A review of the book EVERYWHERE SOMEWHERE SACRED by Ben Norquist and Brian Miller https://twp.ai/4hvoyR

A brand new collection of poems for the month of Septmeber:

This week's feature review... THE FUTURE IS PEACE: A SHARED JOURNEY ACROSS THE HOLY LAND BY Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon https://twp.ai/4hvduJ

This week's starred new release is FAITHFULLY DISSIDENT DAUGHTERS: RECLAIMING CHRISTIAN WOMANHOOD BEYOND PATRIARCHY by Chelsea Kim Long. Plus several other great new titles--enjoy! https://twp.ai/4hviwr

This week's collection of Lectionary Poetry is available for you here: https://twp.ai/4hvWhE

On the Cultivating Communities Substack: remembering and reflecting on the life and work of Wendell Berry substack.com/home/po...

Reviewer Betsy King-Macdonald takes a look at the book PASTOR AS GARDENER: A RENEWED VISION FOR MINISTRY by Matthew Erickson englewoodreview.org/...

The Harvest, 1915 by painter Zinaida Serebriakova, who was born in (what is present day) Ukraine and lived in Paris for the later years of her life #WomensArt

Excited to announce Old Growth - a book looking at the spirituality and opportunities of aging through the lens of old growth forests. Coming to you spring of 2028 with Nelson Books . This is going to be such a fun one. Many thanks to @pauljpastor.bsky.social for taking on this project!

This week's feature review: BAAL AND THE GODS OF MORE by Andrew Root, reviewed by Pete Ford https://twp.ai/4hvPqS

This week's collection of lectionary poetry is available for you now... https://twp.ai/4hvU3C

THE ACCESSORIZED BIBLE is a "thoughtful and provocative examination of the Bible not merely as a sacred text, but as a complex social artifact" writes @erbks.bsky.social 

On the ERB today, a review of one of 2026's most anticipated new books: WHISTLER by Ann Patchett. https://twp.ai/4htxXe

We're excited to share this new poetry collection from Scott Cairns as our starred new release of the week! https://twp.ai/4htydv

This week's feature review: https://twp.ai/4htqZw

Lectionary Poetry for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost is available for you: englewoodreview.org/...

Jamie A. Hughes reviews a new nonfiction title, TRUE COLOR: THE STRANGE AND SPECTACULAR QUEST TO DEFINE COLOR—FROM AZURE TO ZINC PINK by Kory Stamper https://twp.ai/4hujnM

"THE ACCESSORIZED BIBLE is a deeply engaging and intellectually stimulating work." @erbks.bsky.social has praised David Dault's book for its thought-provoking pages. Read more here:

New review of the novel NONESUCH by Francis Spufford: https://twp.ai/4hulVH

Here's this week's new release round-up! We've got a great assortment today. https://twp.ai/4hulGA

Another new review this week: THE ACCESSORIZED BIBLE by David Dault Read the review here: englewoodreview.org/...

This week marked the birthday of Wendell Berry!

Excited to share this week's feature review with you! PAUL FOR THE WORLD: A Grounded Vision for Finding Meaning in This Life—Not Just the Next by @nijaykgupta.bsky.social https://twp.ai/4hueXs

Happy birthday to Wendell Berry. Here he is in Thomas Merton’s hermitage in the mid-60s with Merton and Denise Levertov.

I’ll announce the full tour soon, but here are some fun events I’ll be at this fall: open.substack.com/pub/kristind...

@erbks.bsky.social  reviews UTOPIA FOR OUR CENTURY by David Albertson and Jason Blakely, "This book offers a radical alternative to the ecological, political, and spiritual crises that plague our world."

We've got a brand new episode of The Englewood Review of Books Podcast this week: a conversation with poets Robert Cording and Marjorie Maddox! Find the episode at this link or wherever you listen to podcasts: https://twp.ai/4huNxa

Here's this week's new release round-up: https://twp.ai/4ht33w

This week's feature review is of the book GOD IN THE DESERT: A SPIRITUAL THEOLOGY OF WILDERNESS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT by Noel Forlini Burt Read it here: https://twp.ai/4hsyLA

New book review... BETTER THAN NORMAL: VIRTUES FOR AN OFF-SCRIPT LIFE by MaryAnn McKibben Dana https://twp.ai/4hsobi

This week's feature review is of HOW TO BE A DISSIDENT by Gal Beckerman. Read here: https://twp.ai/4hsfjx

This week's new release round-up includes the newest title from Indigenous theologian Randy Woodley and several other great new titles! https://twp.ai/4hsiKD

If your God can’t succeed if women have equal rights, you are not worshiping God. You are worshiping misogyny.

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In each of us there is a spark that can reverse the trends of violence and depression spiraling within us and in the world around us. By setting in motion the spiral of gratefulness we begin the journey toward peace and joy. — Br. David Steindl-Rast