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An exploration of American ideas of utopia through the lens of one millennial's quest to live a more communal life under late-stage capitalismTold in a series of essays that balance memoir with fieldwork, Heaven Is a Place on Earth is an idiosyncratic study of American utopian experiments—from the S... Read More about Heaven is a Place on Earth: Searching for an American Utopia

An exploration of American ideas of utopia through the lens of one millennial's quest to live a more communal life under late-stage capitalismTold in a series of essays that balance memoir with fieldwork, Heaven Is a Place on Earth is an idiosyncratic study of American utopian experiments—from the S... Read More about Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Searching for an American Utopia

An NPR Best Book of 2017“Shirk is a generous writer whose penchant for detail and poetic observation will surprise even the staunchest skeptic.” —Juan Vidal, NPR’s “Best Books of 2017”"Shirk writes with sincerity. In these stirring vignettes, she mixes historical accounts, interpretations, and ficti... Read More about And Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: Stories From the Byways of American Women and Religion

An NPR Best Book of 2017“Shirk is a generous writer whose penchant for detail and poetic observation will surprise even the staunchest skeptic.” —Juan Vidal, NPR’s “Best Books of 2017”"Shirk writes with sincerity. In these stirring vignettes, she mixes historical accounts, interpretations, and ficti... Read More about And Your Daughters Shall Prophesy: Stories From the Byways of American Women and Religion