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Tom’s Crossing, by Mark Z. Danielewski

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In Memoriam: Thom Duncan

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On figuring out what genre to label a novel

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José María Oliveira, forgotten pioneer of Mormon horror cinema

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Zachary McLeod Hutchins’ Joseph: An Epic

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  • Barlow “Time (Themes in the Doctrine and Covenants)” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
  • Stark, “The Desert Prophet“ (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
  • Collings, “Divine Law (Themes in the Doctrine and Covenants)” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
  • Givens, “Agency (Themes in the Doctrine and Covenants)” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
  • Swallow, Blythe, Eliason, Rudy “The Three Nephites: Saints, Service, and Supernatural Legend” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
  • Hanks, “To Be A Friend of Christ: The Life of Marion D. Hanks” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
  • Stapley, “Holiness to the Lord: Latter-day Saint Temple Liturgy” (Reviewed by Kevin Folkman)
  • Smith “The Juvenile Instructor Office: The Growth of Specialized Publishing in Utah in the 1880’s, a History and Bibliography” (Reviewed by Andrew Hamilton)
  • Stark, “The Desert Prophet” (Reviewed by Henrik Sorensen)
  • Sorensen, “A Thin Black Veil” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
  • Hoklotubbe and Zacharias, “Reading the Bible on Turtle Island: An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation” (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
  • Shae, “Eden Skin” (Reviewed by Andrew Hamilton)
  • Easton, Divine Aid (Themes in the Doctrine and Covenants) (Reviewed by Conor Hilton)
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