{"id":23660,"date":"2026-09-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/?p=23660"},"modified":"2026-08-31T10:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:52:03","slug":"august-reading-recap-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/august-reading-recap-2\/","title":{"rendered":"August Reading Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books I Read<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41dOpRYuT1L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4zN0iiJ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4zN0iiJ\"><em>Esther&#8217;s Army<\/em> by Katie Gaddini<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wVSRTJ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51LDd-dDCjL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wVSRTJ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4wVSRTJ\"><em>The Religion of Whiteness<\/em> by Michael O. Emerson and Glenn E. Bracey II<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45Y0MVQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41qmx4vw9ML._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45Y0MVQ\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/45Y0MVQ\"><em>Off the Deep End<\/em> by Giancarlo Granda<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4h3kPbq\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41L7bPoANHL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4h3kPbq\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4h3kPbq\"><em>Communion<\/em> by J.D. Vance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4x3UgIa\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41awjkt9VZL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4x3UgIa\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4x3UgIa\"><em>Rough Stone Rolling<\/em> by Richard Lynn Bushman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cNu6ly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41RxLEPWr8L._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cNu6ly\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cNu6ly\"><em>Skinwalkers at the Pentagon<\/em> by James T. Lacatski, Colm A. Kelleher, and George Knapp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4i4EsBc\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41Hje-P63RL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4i4EsBc\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4i4EsBc\"><em>Taking America Back for God<\/em> by Andrew L. Whitehead and Sameul I Perry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gLYdLn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/417g5nMUkNL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gLYdLn\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gLYdLn\"><em>Futureproof<\/em> by Kevin Roose<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4clcoFW\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41rWNCaVEyL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4clcoFW\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4clcoFW\"><em>The Storm Before the Calm<\/em> by George Friedman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hYOung\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41QTzRcU-qL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hYOung\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4hYOung\"><em>Last Stand at Papago Wells<\/em> by Louis L&#8217;Amour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gFFnW5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51jAV8c14yL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gFFnW5\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gFFnW5\"><em>Hunt for the Skinwalker<\/em> by Colm A. Kelleher and George Knapp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3SECRYc\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41pJbsBPuGL._SY445_SX342_FMwebp_.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3SECRYc\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3SECRYc\"><em>Enshittification<\/em> by Cory Doctorow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Books I DNFed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy<\/em> by Carol Lynn Pearson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Metropolitan<\/em> by Walter Jon Williams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Crooked Places Made Straight<\/em> by Raphael G. Warnock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The Evangelical Imagination<\/em> by Karen Swallow Prior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nations Apart<\/em> by Colin Woodard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Robot-Proof<\/em> by Vivienne Ming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Screen People<\/em> by Megan Garber<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Books I Read Esther&#8217;s Army by Katie Gaddini The Religion of Whiteness by Michael O. Emerson and Glenn E. Bracey II Off the Deep End by Giancarlo Granda Communion by J.D. Vance Rough Stone Rolling by Richard Lynn Bushman Skinwalkers at the Pentagon by James T. Lacatski, Colm A. Kelleher, and George Knapp Taking America&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/august-reading-recap-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">August Reading Recap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[2856,2859,2862,2854,782,2849,1025,2855,2850,2851,2853,2861,2847,2858,1229,2864,2848,2860,2852,2857,2863,468],"class_list":["post-23660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-andrew-l-whitehead","tag-carol-lynn-pearson","tag-colin-woodard","tag-colm-a-kelleher","tag-cory-doctorow","tag-gelnn-e-bracey-ii","tag-george-friedman","tag-george-knapp","tag-giancarlo-granda","tag-j-d-vance","tag-james-t-lacatski","tag-karen-swallow-prior","tag-katie-gaddini","tag-kevin-roose","tag-louis-lamour","tag-megan-garber","tag-michael-o-emerson","tag-raphael-g-warnock","tag-richard-lynn-bushman","tag-samuel-i-perry","tag-vivienne-ming","tag-walter-jon-williams","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7iXK-69C","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23660"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23714,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23660\/revisions\/23714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onelowerlight.com\/writing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}