Jacob Lupfer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Writing on religion & culture. Political analyst & sometime strategist. Interested in baseball, books, plants & psychology. Southern efficiency. Northern charm.

Terrapin: Poems
Wendell Berry
“When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be…” One of my favorite Wendell Berry poems. This link has an audio of him reading it. https://t.co/UCbQ1f0Iu3
Paperback, 2015
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The World Cannot Give
Tara Isabella Burton
New from me: A little essay about Tara Isabella Burton’s 2022 novel THE WORLD CANNOT GIVE. https://t.co/NHtC090Jp9
Paperback, 2023
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Catholicism and American Freedom: A History
John T. McGreevy
@kkdumez @john_t_mcgreevy Yeah that ain’t no joke! Catholicism and American Freedom is one of the most insightful history books I have ever read.
Paperback, 2004
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Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission
Mark Leibovich
Enjoyed reading this concise @RuleandRuin review of “Thank You for Your Servitude,” by Mark Leibovich. Important book from a thoughtful author exploring the reasons why so many people chose to do nothing. https://t.co/Dny3rCeVbu
Hardcover, 2022
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Crossroads
Jonathan Franzen
I am so grateful that @RNS invited me to write about CROSSROADS, Jonathan Franzen’s new(-ish) novel. https://religionnews.com/2022/02/08/jonathan-franzens-literary-liberal-protestantism-pushes-limits-on-where-god-is-found/
Paperback, 2022
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The End of the Affair
Graham Greene
Someone on here mentioned the audiobook of Colin Firth narrating Graham Greene’s The End of the Affair. I’ve been listening to it having read it a couple times. Just reminds me that every sentence in that book is perfect.
Paperback, 2004
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The Passenger
Lisa Lutz
Just now seeing @AbeGreenwald’s review essay on Cormac McCarthy’s two new books, THE PASSENGER and STELLA MARIS. https://t.co/7epCZgdcaO
Paperback, 2016
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Freud: The Mind of the Moralist
Philip Rieff
My column on psychoanalysis was inspired by @bernstein’s NYT piece some weeks ago, and also by recent @KnowYrEnemyPod episodes about Freud and one of his most astute interpreters, sociologist Philip Rieff, who influenced Carl Trueman and @roddreher. https://t.co/x8VNa9VADD
Paperback, 1979
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Blue Labour: The Politics of the Common Good
Maurice Glasman
Insightful @Nina_Compact review of Maurice Glasman’s book Blue Labour: The Politics of the Common Good https://t.co/uOhs40bN0L
Paperback, 2024
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Job
James a. Wharton
Library in Asheville’s Biltmore House, where George Washington Vanderbilt and family entertained Edith Wharton, Henry James, and many other guests. I had not been there in many years. The @BiltmoreEstate folks do such a nice job with everything. https://t.co/yI836CP5oC
Paperback, 1999
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