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Keep the Faith: A Man's Guide to Staying Catholic After Divorce

Jim Carlon on writing the book he couldn't find, the intellectual case for staying Catholic, what annulment really looks like, and why marriage prep needs a reboot.

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Square Hearts: Falling Back in Love with Yourself

Julee Balko on her third novel Square Hearts, writing grief with honesty, neurodivergent representation, and why self-love is the real love story.

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Palms on the Cape

Jenn Bouchard on her Cape Cod friends-to-lovers romance, pivoting when a publisher closes, writing confidence, and balancing teaching with a fiction career.

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Racing Toward the Singularity

Dr. Peter Solomon on 12 Years to AI Singularity, the concept of "happy history" as a guardrail for AI safety, and why we need an Earthling Tribe.

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