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A Measure of Light: A Novel

By Reviewed by Beth Taylor on November 1, 2015

Most readers know Mary Dyer as a martyr for religious freedom, specifically Quaker faith. But few of us know her […]

Beth Taylor is a member of Westerly (R.I.) Meeting and author of The Plain Language of Love and Loss: A Quaker Memoir. She is co-director of Brown University’s Nonfiction Writing Program.

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Go Stand Upon the Rock

By Reviewed by Rosalie Dance on November 1, 2015

By Samuel Michael Lemon. Buckhorn Press, 2012. 297 pages. $16.95/paperback. Buy on FJ Amazon Store In Go Stand Upon the Rock, Samuel Michael Lemon, […]

Rosalie Dance is a member of Adelphi (Md.) Meeting and a sojourner at Stony Run Meeting in Baltimore, Md.

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The Invention of Wings

By Reviewed by Wesley Mason on November 1, 2015

By Sue Monk Kidd. Viking, 2014. 369 pages. $27.95/hardback; $17/paperback; $12.99/eBook. Buy on FJ Amazon Store The novel The Invention of Wings by Sue […]

Wesley Mason is a member of Claremont (Calif.) Meeting.

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The Mindful School Leader: Practices to Transform Your Leadership and School

By Reviewed by Claire Salkowski on November 1, 2015

By Valerie Brown and Kristen Olson. Corwin, 2015. 208 pages. $24.95/paperback or eBook. Buy on FJ Amazon Store If education is the key to […]

Claire Salkowski is a member of Little Falls Meeting in Fallston, Md., and a Montessori educator.

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Parts & Labor

By Reviewed by Patricia Morrison on November 1, 2015

By Letitia VanSant & the Bonafides. Self‐released, 2015. $7/digital. Download available at letitiavansant.bandcamp.com. Buy on FJ Amazon Store Letitia VanSant, the second (true) name […]

Patricia Morrison attends South Mountain Meeting in Ashland, Ore. A folk singer/songwriter on hiatus from touring to help create a farm, she also works with artists, writers, and creatives to help them find focus, funding, and fulfillment in their work. Learn more at innerfireouterlight.com.

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