1. Mormon Visual Culture and the American West by Nathan Rees 2. 12 Days of Christmas for LDS Missionaries by Ministering Printable 3. Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader, co-edited by Mason Kamana Allred and Amanda Beardsley 4. The Difficult Part - Brian Kershisnik: A Mid-career Retrospective, edited by Janalee Emmer 5. Rose in Bloom, Erin Morley (soprano) and Gerald Martin Moore (piano) 6. Ninety-five Senses, Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess

1. Mormon Visual Culture and the American West by Nathan Rees

The new book, part of the Routledge Research in Art and Religion series, uncovers an interesting premise, namely that in frontier Mormon life (the 50 years after the 1847 arrival of pioneers) art held important roles in religion, politics, and social practice. Further, the issues with which settler artists grappled continue to resonate today: theology, politics, race, gender, and more. (Bookshop.org)

3. Latter-day Saint Art: A Critical Reader, co-edited by Mason Kamana Allred and Amanda Beardsley

A new landmark volume surveys the nearly 200 years of LDS art and objects with 200+ full color illustrations and 22 thematic chapters written by notable scholars and historians. The massive and luxurious project of the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts was published by Oxford University Press, and it sets a new bar for how others view and contextualize our visual canon. (Bookshop.org)

4. The Difficult Part - Brian Kershisnik: A Mid-career Retrospective, edited by Janalee Emmer

The Brigham Young University Museum of Art has captured its large retrospective of visual artist Brian Kershisnik in a celebratory exhibition catalog, including nearly 100 color plates, plus essays and articles about the artist and his work by friends, scholars, critics, and family. (BYU Museum of Art)

5. Rose in Bloom, Erin Morley (soprano) and Gerald Martin Moore (piano)

For the international opera star's first solo album (after many award winning and nominated operatic recordings), Erin Morley lands upon a thematic approach: flowers. The recording includes stunning rarities and rapturous surprises. At its heart, though, is the song cycle Huit Chansons de Fleurs by Ricky Ian Gordon, written for Morley and premiered at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. (Orchid Classics)