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Matt Seidel Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Black Butterflies, Priscilla Morris

Black Butterflies

Priscilla Morris
Matt SeidelMatt Seidel

Morris played around with how to write about her family’s wartime experience for years: as a journalistic piece, a short story, even a children’s book…The breakthrough made her feel reenergized, and revealed a promising path forward.

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Book Cover for: Olive Days, Jessica Elisheva Emerson

Olive Days

Jessica Elisheva Emerson
Matt SeidelMatt Seidel

Counterpoint assistant editor Dan López praises the novel for the way it “speaks to the universal double bind so many women find themselves in between duty and desire.” Emerson’s story elucidates the grueling domestic responsibilities of modern Orthodox women.

Hardcover, 2024

$27.00Member price:$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Volcano Daughters, Gina María Balibrera

The Volcano Daughters

Gina María Balibrera
Matt SeidelMatt Seidel

Balibrera…neither wished to sensationalize nor elide the attack…Over many drafts, Balibrera strove to “write through” the massacre, filling in an overlooked tragedy of El Salvador’s history by giving voice to its victims, both living and dead.

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