Gina Ochsner

Keep and Other Stories

Fiction

“Writing with the distillate wisdom of parables, the lyricism of poetry, and the roofless imagination of a born storyteller, Biles deftly weaves magic carpets that ferry us through the invisible currents of human longing, our abiding need for connection, love, and grace. Few writers craft stories of such assurance, magic, and wonder. Every story is a brilliant gem, a gift shining just for you.”

Religion in The Handmaid's Tale

Arts & Literature

“In this careful examination, Tennant offers a steady and clear companion that identifies and explains Atwood's rich subtext of biblical metaphor, orthopraxy, idiom, euphemism, and naming.”

Twisted Shapes of Light

Arts & Literature

“Humble and radiant, Jolliff tends the thorns of faith knowing that to touch is to bleed, to grasp the rough-hewn cross is to ask for a handful of splinters. But what joy in the wounding, Jolliff proclaims with a penitents' bold irreverence and deep compassion.”