Best Spiritual Literature – THE HOOGHLY REVIEW

Best Spiritual Literature - Nominations

Best Spiritual Literature 2025 Nominations

29 October 2024

We are thrilled to announce our nominations for Orison Books’ Best Spiritual Literature Vol. 10, 2025.

Continue Reading

Edition 1, November 16: Saeed Ibrahim reminisces a trip to an Indian cantonment hill town in the early 60s, and Michael Smith’s early-90s Eastern Bloc adventures find him in Leningrad.

“GOING DOOLALLY!” — Memories of an Idyllic Childhood Vacation by Saeed Ibrahim

Drawing Back the Curtain: Russia 1991 & Eastern Europe 1992 (Part 2 – Leningrad) by Michael Smith

Edition 2, November 23: Sabyasachi Roy plumbs the depths of antagonists’ hearts, and Kathleen Fullerton finds humanity in the unlikeliest of places.

Unlikable Characters: Understanding the Appeal and Building Empathy by Sabyasachi Roy

Gratitude Found Inside the Fence by Kathleen Fullerton

Edition 3, November 30: Catherine Rossi commits unsung human acts like a beloved sitcom character, and Mike Nagel ponders the conjunction of humans and animals, trying to save the latter in the process.

Franklin is the Big Salad by Catherine Rossi

Man Vs. Wild by Mike Nagel

Mike Nagel, Humour/Culture, Nov 30
Catherine Rossi, Humour/Culture, Nov 30

Sarah Das Gupta, Travel/Culture/Humour, Dec 7
MJ Huntsgood, Craft/Culture, Dec 7

Panchami, Culture/Literature/Society, Dec 14
Michael Smith, Culture/Travel/ Photo Essay, Dec 14

Devin James Leonard, Humour, Dec 21
Sabyasachi Roy, Humour, Dec 21

Sayan Sarkar, Travelogue, Dec 28
Michael Smith, Culture/Travel/ Photo Essay, Dec 28

Rohit Karir, Humour, Jan 4
Sabyasachi Roy, Humour, Jan 4

Jeremy Turner, Travelogue, Jan 11
Michael Smith, Culture/Travel/ Photo Essay, Jan 11