Carson, Eirinie. The Dead Are Gods: A Memoir. Brooklyn: Melville House, 2023.
I read about this memoir, which is about Carson’s best friend dying in her thirties and Carson’s attempts to make sense of their friendship in the aftermath, in the latest issue of Poets & Writers. I decided to buy it because I’ve been thinking a lot about adult friendships and how they work lately.
Huber, Sonya. Love and Industry: A Midwestern Workbook. Lakewood, OH: Belt Publishing, 2023.
I love Huber’s writing and I also have a soft spot in my heart for the Midwest, where I lived for eleven years, so I was very excited to hear about this new book and bought it right away.
Roth, John D. A Mennonite College for Everyone(?): Goshen College and the Quest for Identity and Inclusion, 1960-2020. Goshen, IN: Goshen College, 2023.
This new history of Goshen College, my alma mater, just came out, and I ordered it immediately. The parentheses around the question mark in the title are vexing me–just lean into the question and let the question mark stand. Also, this book will either be really good or completely infuriating. We’ll find out!
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