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Byron Borger reviews In Praise of Good Bookstores

John Fea   |  August 4, 2022

If you read this blog, you know Byron Borger. He and his wife Beth run the Hearts & Minds bookstore in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, the best Christian bookstore in the country. Over at Christianity Today, Borger reviews Jeff Deutsch’s book In […]

Historians Nicole Eustace and Ada Ferrer win Pulitzer Prizes

John Fea   |  May 9, 2022

There were two winners in the history category. Eustace, a history professor at New York University, won for her book Covered With Night: A Story of Murder and Indigenous Justice in Early America. Ferrer, also a history professor at NYU, […]

This week’s book haul

John Fea   |  March 10, 2022

Just bought these gems from Byron and Beth Borger at Hearts & Minds Books. Thanks for the recommendations!

What is the story behind this home library?

John Fea   |  January 15, 2022

Click here to learn more about this amazing space.

Christianity Today announces 2022 book awards

John Fea   |  December 14, 2021

We are familiar with Christianity Today book awards here at Current. Our editor, Eric Miller, won the award in the History/Biography category in 2011 for Hope in a Scattering Time: A Life of Christopher Lasch. Some good historians made the […]

How do you order your bookcases?

John Fea   |  August 12, 2021

Technically, I go by genre. On the wall behind my desk I have American history. This is the shelf you see when I am on a ZOOM call. You can also see a good portion of this shelving system in […]

Help! I can’t find the book I need in my home library

John Fea   |  June 22, 2021

It’s around here somewhere. Or wait, maybe it’s at the office. Do I drive to campus or just see if I can find the excerpt I need online? Yes, I know there are cataloging programs for this, but I just […]

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