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Butler and Ritchey’s novel “The Cunning Man”, reviewed by Mattathias Westwood

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Nadene LeCheminant on the power of truth in LDS historical fiction

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This Month in Mormon Literature, October 2019

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Book review: “Bruder” by Roger Terry

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In Memoriam: Eric Samuelsen

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Whitney Award nomination deadline: October 31

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Spencer W. Kimball and the founding of the Association for Mormon Letters

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This Month in Mormon Literature, August 2019

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