Nikki Grimes

A Light So Lovely

History & Biography

“Science and religion. Faith and fiction. The gift of both/and is the Madeleine L’Engle legacy I, and many a Christian creative, has benefitted from most, and Sarah Arthur’s A Light So Lovely takes a deep dive into the fullest meaning of L’Engle’s beautifully complex perspective, displayed in all of her work, but most famously in A Wrinkle in Time. Through Arthur’s insight, we see that L’Engle’s thinking makes room for the kind of wonder readers will want to hold on to. Why do we humans insist on codifying who and what God is, and who He is in us? In A Light So Lovely, Arthur explores the ways in which Madeleine L’Engle repeatedly pushed against this tendency and, in doing so, created stories that revealed a God without limits, one who we could trust implicitly at any age, and share openly without apology.”

Just Making

Arts & Literature

“One of the essential joys of reading is finding that 'yes!' on the page, that 'aha!' Nothing is better than encountering that anecdote, that thought, that idea with which you resonate deeply. If you are a creative, you'll discover many such moments tucked between the covers of Just Making. There are whole libraries of how-to books dedicated to craft-building, and to the pursuit of commercial success as a creative, but fewer that lean into the necessary steps to secure what is good, what is healthy, what is healing for the artist's heart. This is one such book... As creatives, we must fortify ourselves daily if we're to survive the journey. Perkins suggests intuitive perspectives and practices that can guide us. Readers will thank her for them. I certainly do.”