Monkfish Publishing

Next Thursday, August 7, Kristen Holt-Browning will be chatting with fellow author Elizabeth Cunningham about writing women, writing history, and writing myth.
Blue Heron Books in High Falls, NY is a delightful shop, please join them!

Spirit Matters with Philip Goldberg - Mind Body Spirit.fm Podcast by Philip Goldberg. Indian Spirituality. Yogananda. Spiritual counselor. World's spiritual traditions. World religions.

Philip Goldberg's new book is out and the subject is... karma. He asked Rabbi Rami Shapiro to interview him on the Spirit Matters podcast. Rami's questions took the conversation to deep and provocative levels. Listen to it here. mindbodyspirit.fm/shows/spirit...

Sacred Activism: Anchoring Your Day in the Divine Note Nr. 4

Here's an article by author Adam Bucko on how to become a sacred activist.
fatheradambucko.substack.com/p/sacred-act...

YouTube video by Wise Women with Daisy Khan Creating Interfaith Dialogue with Washington Post's Sally Quinn

New episode with author Dr. Daisy Khan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=23E3...

The Rooster Princess, forthcoming by Debra Gordon Zaslow et al, is receiving some lovely reviews already!
www.publishersweekly.com/9781958972878

Sacred Letters Offers letters of the Sanskrit alphabet as key to understanding Yoga and the Divine These original meditations on the Sanskrit letters range from personal narratives to metaphysical and theological sp...

Out today: Sacred Letters by Michael David Sowder.
Congrats and happy pub day, Michael!

Sowder presents 50 Sanskrit letters as doorways into profound insights about yoga philosophy, mystic revelations and natural beauty.

Purchase with a 20% discount: indiepubs.com/collections/...

Happy Birthday to the Yogi of Walden Henry David Thoreau Would Be 208 Today

Check out Philip Goldberg's latest post on Henry David Thoreau's birthday. It was July 12.
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This weekend is the Columbus Book Festival!
On Saturday, July 12 you'll find author @rebehuntman at 1:00 in Meeting Room 1A, where she’ll be talking about My Mother in Havana: A Memoir of Magic & Miracle, and signing books. Learn more at columbusbookfestival.org.

Alone With Our Thoughts | Notre Dame Magazine | University of Notre Dame Intentional solitude is no withdrawal from the world. On the contrary, introspective stillness deepens feelings of community and communion with all things.

New cover essay by author Michael McGregor on the ways solitude can deepen one's life and connections to others in the just-released summer issue of Notre Dame Magazine.

You can read it here: magazine.nd.edu/stories/alon...

You can also listen to the audio version there.

Listen: A Great Interview with Talk Radio Europe about "An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active Life" - Michael N. McGregor Listen to my interview with Talk Radio Europe's Hannah Murray about my book, An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active Life.

On June 24 Hannah Murray of Talk Radio Europe interviewed Michael McGregor about his new book, An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active Life. You can listen to it here:
michaelnmcgregor.com/2025/06/24/i...
"Inspiring." - Patrick Hannon

Congrats, Les Kaye! I Had a Good Teacher is out today.

“What a wonderful book.... direct and deep, real and rich, filled with down-to-earth wisdom. Enjoy reading about something that could change your life.” —Roshi Joan Halifax
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Talk Radio Europe | Spain's English Speaking Talk Radio Talk Radio Europe is able to present a wide variety of talk radio programmes and interview a huge range of interesting guests from around the world.

Tune in for a live interview with Michael McGregor, author of this year's memoir, An Island to Myself, on Talk Radio Europe - tomorrow, 24 June at 8:10 AM Pacific/11:10 AM Eastern!
www.talkradioeurope.com

YouTube video by Wise Women with Daisy Khan When Muslim Fathers Support Their Daughters: A Saudi Game-Changer's Story

New podcast episode just out from Dr. Daisy Khan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYG9...
#FathersWhoEmpower

Join the brilliant and funny Victoria Moran at the Omega Institute on July 18-20 and learn more about aging like a Yogi.
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You don’t want to miss this workshop with Victoria Moran! You’ll laugh, you’ll learn so much, and you won’t regret it.

Check out the discount code below and take a break at lovely Omega Institute, July 18-20.
www.eomega.org/workshops/ag...

Congrats, Victoria Moran and Mark Burrows, on being finalists for the Next Generation Indie Book Award!

Practicing Safe Zen In a time when abuse at the hands of religious leaders is too common comes this guide to making the most of the Zen tradition while protecting and empowering yourself“This is a thoroughly engaging exp...

Congrats and happy Pub Day, Julie!

“This is a thoroughly engaging exploration based on deep knowledge of the tradition as well as contemporary research.” —Martine Batchelor, author, Principles of Zen

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Oregon folks: if you're in the Portland area, come on over to Saint Andre Bessette on 6/25 and hear Michael McGregor read from his wonderful new book, An Island to Myself.

YouTube video by Sharifa Oppenheimer 1.Tour "Rewilding" in these short videos

We begin Rewilding with song.
Join Sharifa Oppenheimer, author of Rewilding the Human Heart, in one of several short ceremonies aimed at connecting with the natural world in and around us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKVi...

Zen at the End of Religion Zen is the ideal path for those who have left institutional religion behind.In this liminal moment, when the grip of our old religions has loosened, a prominent Zen practitioner asks: What is religion...

Congrats, James Ishmael Ford, on the publication of Zen at the End of Religion!

“James Ford has long been an honest and thoughtful voice on matters spiritual and religious....Zen at the End of Religion is a clear and authentic introduction to Zen.” —Barbara O’Brien
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Sharifa Oppenheimer's lovely new book, Rewilding the Human Heart, came out this month!
See below for reviews from Booklist and Kirkus We also invite you to view the fun book launch party.
booklife.com/my/project/r...
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
youtu.be/Fraf9apoSsA

Congratulations to our Nautilus Book Award winners!

30 Rights of Muslim Women by Daisy Khan: Gold–Religion

57 Fridays by Myra Sack: Silver–Death & Dying/Grief & Loss

Living in the Presence by Rabbi Burt Jacobson: Silver–Religion

You Are the Future by Mark S. Burrows: Silver–Body Mind Spirit

Rabbi Or Rose (My Legs Were Praying) is teaching a new online course. For more info and to register:
hebrewcollege.edu/blog/course/...

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left. - The Boston Globe When our baby was diagnosed with fatal Tay-Sachs disease, we decided to celebrate Havi with a lifetime’s worth of birthdays.

Myra Sack and husband Matt honor their daughter Havi every Shabbirthday with challah and music.
As a tribute, the Boston Globe just re-ran Myra's original piece from three years ago - the essay that would eventually become her beautiful book Fifty-Seven Fridays.
www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/08/m...

Tassajara Stories: A Sort of Memoir/Oral His… | Kirkus Reviews This nonfiction collection of stories focuses on people who spent time at a Zen Buddhist monastery in California in the first year of its founding.

Kirkus Reviews just published a review of the forthcoming Tassajara Stories by David Chadwick and called it:
"An engrossing account of the people and antics that defined the Tassajara monastery in 1967."
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Earlier this week, a successful signing event for Nilton Bonder at Books and Books in Coral Gables, FL, a legendary independent.
His book Wedding at the Graveyard: And Other Stories of the Jewish Fantastical is out now.

Congrats, Michael Sowder!

My Legs Were Praying: A Biography of Abraham Joshua Heschel A Biography of Abraham Joshua Heschel

Happy pub day, Or Rose! My Legs Were Praying is out today.

“This compelling biography is a must read and serves as needed inspiration to embrace Rabbi Heschel’s lifelong commitment to loving kindness and justice.” —Rev. Adam Russell Taylor

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The letters published in the original edition of this book gave a very personal glimpse into the sometimes anguished thought of Abhishiktananda, and this greatly enlarged new edition offers an even more thorough insight into the way he continues to challenge us all.” —Abbot James Wiseman, OSB

If you're in Columbus, OH this Saturday, May 3, you can catch Rebe Huntman (My Mother in Havana) at the Ohioana Book Festival.

Her memoir is also among those inspiring PocketMFA writers right now!