One of the most important factors of developing empathy is to better understand experiences which are not our own. Through these narratives, one can see how someone with a mental illness handles everyday life.
Link: https://www.wral.com/books-about-mental-health-experiences/19782955
Every year from all the books we review on this website, we choose the Best Spiritual Books. In addition to 50 adult books, we also include 10 Best Spiritual Children's Books.
These are titles that have most impressed and inspired us. Since we only review books that we want to recommend to you for your spiritual journey, this selection actually represents the best of the best. Through diverse approaches, drawing upon the wisdom and practices of the world's religions, these titles explore the quest for meaning and purpose, wholeness and healing, commitment and community, contemplation and activism.
We congratulate the authors and publishers of these exceptional contributions to today's spiritual renaissance. Click on the title link to read the full review.
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The Rumi Prescription by Melody Moezzi
An invitation to join the author on a mystical and healing journey of love with Rumi.
SAN ANTONIO – The 2020 San Antonio Book Festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 crisis, but they are encouraging people to read while at home. To that end, the festival released two lists with suggested reads, one for kids and one for adults.
Here are the recommended books for adults:
If You Feel Like Confronting the Pandemic Head-On:
Fiction:
- Cold Storage by David Koepp
- The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
- Severance by Ling Ma
- Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
Nonfiction:
- Pale Rider: The Spanish Flu of 1918 and How It Changed the World by Laura Spinney
If You'd Rather Be Distracted:
Fiction:
- The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward
- A Good Neighborhood by Therese Anne Fowler
- Simon the Fiddler by Paulette Jiles
Nonfiction:
- The Hunt for History by Nathan Raab
- The Falcon Thief by Joshua Hammer
- The Rumi Prescription by Melody Moezzi
Here are the recommended books for kids and teens:
Kids:
- Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom by Louis Sachar
- Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
- Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeeed
Teens:
- Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry
- The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
- Bull by David Elliot
The San Antonio Book Festival unites readers and writers in a celebration of books, ideas, and literary culture. The 2020 festival was supposed to take place in April but has since been canceled.
Self-distancing, quarantine, lockdown, whatever anyone calls it, days couped up in the house can be draining. Limited socializing, lack of access to faith spaces and concern about the well being of family, friends and community takes a spiritual toll.
Fortunately, there are plenty of inspirational (inspo) books by Muslim authors sharing their experiences through an array of memoirs and biographies, which offer authors a chance to share their lives and motivate readers drawn to their stories.
We asked our followers to list books written by Muslims they found moving and motivating. Check out a list of memoirs recommended by NbA Muslim readers, who attested to their potential to lift the spirits, which is sorely needed during these times of uncertainty.
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/nbamuslims/2020/03/30/10-inspo-quarantine-reads