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Above the Fold Rachel Scott McDaniel. Smitten
Historical Romance, ISBN 978-1-64526-064-6, Dec.
The Abyssal Plain: The R’lyeh Cycle, edited
by William Holloway and Brett J. Talley. Journal-
Stone, ISBN 978-1-950305-14-8, Dec.
★ The Beast of Beswick Amalie Howard.
Entangled Amara, ISBN 978-1-64063-741-2, Dec.
Fate of the Fallen Kel Kade. Tor, ISBN 978-1-
250-29379-4, Nov.
Love on the Line Diane Holiday. City Owl,
ISBN 978-1-949090-55-0, Dec.
Oware Mosaic Nzondi. Omnium Gatherum,
ISBN 978-1-949054-12-5, Oct.
Shout Kill Revel Repeat Scott R. Jones.
Trepidatio, ISBN 978-1-950305-09-4, Dec.
Stray Bats Margo Lanagan. Small Beer, ISBN
978-1-61873-175-3, Nov.
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All the President’s Women: Donald Trump
and the Making of a Predator Barry Levine
and Monique El-Faizy. Hachette, ISBN 978-0-316-
49266-9, Oct.
★ Essays One Lydia Davis. Farrar, Straus and
Giroux, ISBN 978-0-374-14885-0, Nov.
★ Good Economics for Hard Times Abhijit V.
Banerjee and Esther Duflo. Public Affairs,
ISBN 978-1-61039-950-0, Nov.
★ Heaven on Earth: How Copernicus, Brahe,
Kepler, and Galileo Discovered the Modern
World J.S. Fauber. Pegasus, ISBN 978-1-64313-
204-4, Dec.
The Joys of Baking: Recipes and Stories for
a Sweet Life Samantha Seneviratne. Running
Press, ISBN 978-0-762-49253-4, Oct.
Meals in Minutes: 90 Suppers from Scratch
Donal Skehan. Quercus, ISBN 978-1-47367-426-4,
Oct.
Mindf*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the
Plot to Break America Christopher Wylie.
Random House, ISBN 978-1-9848-5463-6, Oct.
Tartine: A Classic Revisited Elisabeth Prueitt
and Chad Robertson. Chronicle, ISBN 978-1-
4521-7873-8, Oct.
The Wilderness Idiot: Lessons from an
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Year. In order to engage a “real, visceral
connection” to food, he suggests simple
activities such as paying closer attention
to the smell and warmth of one’s cup of
tea, enjoying older or handmade dishes
and utensils, and grocery shopping with
one’s senses instead of just sustenance in
mind. Each chapter contains an overview
based on a location or theme (such as
Rome or “Food and Grief”) and a final
section collects recipes from all the
regions and traditions Raven covers.
Raven’s breezy style, focused on simple
recipes and intentionality, will inspire
spiritual home cooks to incorporate their
beliefs into their cooking. (Jan.)Sanctuary of Your Own:
Create a Haven Anywhere for
Relaxation and Self-Renewal
Caroline Dow. Llewelyn, $17.99 trade paper
(336p) ISBN 978-0-7387-6242-5
Herbalist Dow (The Healing Power of
Tea) guides readers in designing spaces for
reflection in this charming work. Dow’s
blend of spiritual practice and interior
design urges readers to look closely at the
mood and goals of rooms, as well as how
one can engage the five senses in one’s
home, car, office, or elsewhere. The senses
and their interplay with psychology,
which create a “symphony of delight”
and “reach deep into our subconscious,”
inspire Dow’s suggestions for wall paint
(she breaks
down each
color’s psycho-
logical effects)
and her advice
for utilizing
different light
sources. While
there are tips
for each room
of the home
(including how
to make a home office feel removed and
how to turn a bathroom into a personal
sanctuary), Dow’s main focus is on creating
a personal sanctuary that “reveals what is
harmonious or out of balance.” Many of
the concepts are low cost and pragmatic,
such as threshold protections, altar areas,
talismans, and the basics of feng shui. A
lengthy appendix provides metaphysical
and medicinal knowledge about plants,that Satan uses to deceive Christians as
they seek fulfillment, beauty, and
enlightenment. “Before there was death,
there was the lie. But before the lie, there
was the Liar,” Wilson writes, declaring
that, ever since
Satan’s actions
in the Garden
of Eden, he has
been creating
doubt in
Christians with
the question:
“Did God really
say...?” Wilson
names false-
hoods, such as
“You need to live your truth” and “God
helps those who help themselves,” and
explains why they can be so appealing and
dangerous. For instance, one should look
to God for foundational truths, he writes,
not the vagaries of the cultural moment.
To counteract Satan’s false gospel of widely
accepted lies, Wilson contrasts them with
opposing biblical tenets. Among others,
the topics include materialism vs.
Christianity, YOLO (you only live once)
vs. eternal life, and feelings of despair vs.
hope and faith. With insightful questions
and fruitful discussions on temptation,
Wilson asks Christians to “combat hellish
lies with heavenly truths.” This fervent
invective against sin will appeal to
Christians who enjoy the works of Joyce
Meyer. (Jan.)
The Magick of Food: Rituals,
Offerings, and Why We Eat
Together
Gwion Raven. Llewellyn, $21.99 trade paper
(336p) ISBN 978-0-7387-6085-8
Raven, writer for the Witches & Pagans
website, combines a light historicism,
sensual kitchen-themed rituals, and easy-
to-follow recipes in his bright, affable ode
to cooking and eating. Raven dashes
through examples of how different cul-
tures (the ancient Sumerians, Greeks,
Romans, and the British Isles particu-
larly) prepared simple devotional feasts to
honor deities. He then turns to food in
modern culture that aims to add “re-
enchantment to the mundane,” including
elaborate feast dishes (such as lamb and
arugula stew), cocktails and “mocktails”
that can been used as potions, and a recipe
crystals, wood, colors, and numbers. Dow’s
thorough text will appeal to domestic spir-
itualists of any tradition. (Jan.)