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Mormon Literature?

Julie Nichols recently posted her thoughts on the writing and reading of Mormon literature here: http://associationmormonletters.org/blog/2016/07/mormon-fiction-weird-joke-serious-paradox/#comment-32246 I responded with these thoughts: Julie, I love the questions you raise here, questions I’ve been thinking about myself as I read and reviewed … Continue reading

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A Tight-Sphinctered Response to A Novel in Seven Stories

My colleague Julie Nichols’ new book Pigs When They Straddle the Air (Zarahemla Books, 2016) kept disturbing my sleep last night. The interlocking stories have great characters, many of whom are Mormons: lesbian Mormons, straight Mormons, polygamous Mormons, energy directing Mormons, criminal Mormons, … Continue reading

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