Author of A GOD-SHAPED NATION and PARADISE LUST, religion writing teacher and editor, eternal student, Chapel Hill cat lady. www.brookwilensky-lanford.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookwl.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookwl.bsky.social/post/3mqoxbp27u22vThis was a fun & fascinating conversation! Listen in at @immanentframe.bsky.social Bloody metaphysics: three new books on the 19th century: https://tif.ssrc.org/2026/07/15/bloody-metaphysics-three-new-books-on-the-19th-century/15 Jul 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:ricy3wbogu6sextngo7cloyf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoxbp27u22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookwl.bsky.social/post/3mnupuctgic2lIt is Pub Day for A God-Shaped Nation 🎉🎉🎉 And what’s with that title? https://lithub.com/whats-in-a-books-name-one-writers-journey-to-finding-the-perfect-title/09 Jun 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:ricy3wbogu6sextngo7cloyf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnupuctgic2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookwl.bsky.social/post/3mjpemg36bk2yFor those of you following the over/under on audiobook length of A GOD-SHAPED NATION, the answer has been revealed: 22 hours! How far can you drive in that time? https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-God-Shaped-Nation/Brook-Wilensky-Lanford/978166817167717 Apr 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:ricy3wbogu6sextngo7cloyf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpemg36bk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookwl.bsky.social/post/3mhgf6ui5dk2mVery honored to be the incoming editor of The Immanent Frame, with the great team at the SSRC! Please see the announcement for how to pitch us… [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Mar 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:ricy3wbogu6sextngo7cloyf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgf6ui5dk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookwl.bsky.social/post/3m5s6wew4ks2jCover reveal! Check out A God-Shaped Nation, coming in June from @groveatlantic.bsky.social more at: www.brookwilensky-lanford.com17 Nov 2025 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:ricy3wbogu6sextngo7cloyf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5s6wew4ks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookwl.bsky.social/post/3ltwl3fdmgs2qHello! Chapel Hill NC based nonfiction writer here, seeking an awesome professional author photographer nearby. Second book coming from Grove Press in Spring 2026, and I no longer look like I did in 2011 :) #authorphotograph https://bookshop.org/p/books/paradise-lust-searching-for-the-garden-of-eden-brook-wilensky-lanford/11125439?ean=9780802145840&next=t14 Jul 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:ricy3wbogu6sextngo7cloyf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltwl3fdmgs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookwl.bsky.social/post/3lne6svpsvs2sWant to know what @ktbuddhamag.bsky.social is all about? See our 12 years of commentary on #PopeFrancis: https://killingthebuddha.com/tag/pope-francis/21 Apr 2025 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:ricy3wbogu6sextngo7cloyf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lne6svpsvs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/brookwl.bsky.social/post/3lm3ae4ugb22uSuper proud that @ktbmagazine.bsky.social has been revived once again!! This #nationalpoetrymonth we are publishing NEW POEMS EVERY DAY. Catch up on the first week, curated by award-winning poet Jennifer Mackenzie, who advises raging against the machine: https://killingthebuddha.com/mag/poetry-planet-week-one-editors-note/05 Apr 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:ricy3wbogu6sextngo7cloyf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3ae4ugb22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brookwl.bsky.social/post/3lgcg5fxyik25Bishop Budde is a national treasure. It was her Episcopal church that Trump stood outside for the infamous Bible photo op in 2020; her response was something like “he has never set foot inside this church, but he is welcome to anytime, so long as he is willing to grieve with us.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jan 2025 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:ricy3wbogu6sextngo7cloyf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgcg5fxyik25https://bsky.app/profile/brookwl.bsky.social/post/3lcxu57rpmc2aOh hi, Bluesky! I'll be leading 4 Sacred Writes public scholarship trainings for scholars of religion, gender, and sexuality, online in 2025, apply now for the January intensive! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Dec 2024 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:ricy3wbogu6sextngo7cloyf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxu57rpmc2a