Stephen Carter, one of Mormonism’s great authors and cultural commentators, was presented with the Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters during the 2023 Association for Mormon Letters Virtual Conference, on April 29. To…

The post Stephen Carter, AML Smith-Pettit Foundation Award appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Michael Hicks was presented with the 2023 Association for Mormon Letters Lifetime Achievement Award during the AML Virtual Conference on April 29. Hicks is a composer, performer, and music scholar, fields in which he is highly respected. AML’s award, however, is focused…

The post Michael Hicks, AML Lifetime Achievement Award appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Vardis Fisher and Virginia Sorensen were two of the leading lights in a golden age of Mormon literature, which occurred from the late 1930s through the 1950s. Two of leading lights of the current generation of…

The post Dialogue Book Report #23: Lost Generation Authors appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Includes His Own Hand by J.S. Absher and Penitent Magdalene, Donatello by Anita Tanner. The award-winning poetry from the Winter 2022 Issue is presented as Dialogue Out Loud #35. Enjoy!

The post Award-winning Winter 2022 Issue Poetry appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Guest Host Elizabeth Garcia, the Dialogue Poetry Editor, joins Andrew to interview two poets with new collections: Dayna Patterson, the author of O Lady, Speak Again (Signature Books, 2023), and Tyler Chadwick, the author of Litany With Wings (BCC Press, 2022). Besides…

The post Dialogue Book Report #22: Recent Mormon Poetry with Dayna Patterson and Tyler Chadwick appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Andrew Hall, Cristina Rosetti, and Andrew Hamilton gather to discuss their favorite recent Mormon-related books, including histories, biographies, novels, memoirs, graphic novels, poetry, and more.

The post Dialogue Book Report #21: Mormon Book Roundup, February 2023 appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Andrew is joined by authors Allison Hong Merrill and Rachel Rueckert to discuss their recent memoirs of childhood trauma, marriage, and faith. Allison’s Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops tells of her childhood in Taiwan, raised in an abusive and chauvinistic home, her religious…

The post Dialogue Book Report #20: Intimate Examinations: Memoirsts Allison Hong Merrill and Rachel Rueckert appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Andrew is joined by authors Dave (D. J.) Butler and William Morris, to discuss their recent “strange Mormon fiction”. Dave introduces The Jupiter Knife, the second volume of his co-authored Hiram Woolley series, about a Mormon “cunning…

The post Dialogue Book Report #19: Strange Mormon Fiction: Dave Butler and William Morris appeared first on Dialogue Journal.

Steven Peck joins Dialogue’s Andrew Hall and Jennifer Quist to discuss his latest novel, Heike’s Void. Jennifer says, “Heike’s Void is a radical experiment with whether or not the atonement of Christ is truly infinite and eternal,…

The post Dialogue Book Report #18: Steven L. Peck’s Heike’s Void appeared first on Dialogue Journal.