a novel by Debra Murphy. Book One of The Ashland Grail Cycle
Posted in catholic fiction on May 23rd, 2007
Christian sci-fi writer Simon Morden gave a talk at the 2005 Greenbelt Arts Festival entitled “Sex, Death and Christian Fiction” in which he (quite cogently, I believe) critiques “Christian fiction, its theology and its shortcomings” as it is presently being published, particularly by US publishers adhering to Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) guidelines.
Here’s a sample:
Discovering the [...]
Posted in beauty, catholic fiction, idylls press on Apr 4th, 2007
Part of the mission statement at Idylls Press is to contribute to a new Catholic literary renaissance. There’s a great deal of work to be done toward that end, especially in the often overlooked area of writing, publishing and promoting quality Catholic fiction; but nothing will be accomplished without the wisdom and grace of God. [...]
Posted in The Mystery of Things, catholic fiction, reviews on Mar 31st, 2007
Stratford Caldecott has written a brief but alarmingly gratifying review of The Mystery of Things in the most recent issue (number eight) of Second Spring: A Journal of Faith and Culture:
“Labelled ‘Book One of the Ashland Grail Cycle’, this is a stunning debut novel in the modern thriller genre, complete with sex and violence. It [...]
Posted in writing on Mar 10th, 2007
The New York Times online has published the first chapter of Patrick Anderson’s book, The Triumph of the Thriller, which charts the change in American reading habits (as judged by bestseller lists) over the last forty years.
Here’s an excerpt:
“The more I read, the more I was struck by the transformation in America’s reading [...]
Posted in catholic fiction on Oct 25th, 2006
By way of the Willamette Writers newsletter, I learned the other day of a Hopi proverb that goes, “The one who tells the stories rules the world.” I was pretty impressed by that notion and promptly sent it out to our “Quotes for Catholic Writers” list. This morning I received the following reaction from one [...]
Posted in The Mystery of Things, catholic fiction, reviews on Jun 9th, 2006
Matthew Lickona has published a very nice review of The Mystery of Things on Godspy.
Matthew is the author of Swimming with Scapulars, a sort of youthful (and frequently humorous) autobiography of an orthodox Catholic boy coming of age (at Thomas Aquinas College) in a very secular world. I recommend it particularly for older teenage boys [...]
Posted in catholic fiction on Apr 5th, 2006
Okay, gang, here it is, the bone structure for our Catholic Fiction Reading List. I’ll be adding titles and links on a daily basis for the next several weeks.
Posted in the author, writing on Aug 18th, 2005
The Northwest Authors Blog has posted an interview with me, hosted by Marlene Moore of Northwestwriters.com.
The myth of St. George and the Dragon comes to new and provocative life in this mystery-thriller set in Milwaukee.
This is the story of James Ireton, a gifted young Shakespeare scholar haunted by a tragic past and recurring nightmares of a Knight, a Lady and a vicious Dragon. James thinks they’re just dreams, but when two people close to him fall victim in a seemingly motive-less series of brutal murders, James discovers there may be a very real Dragon preying in the shadows of his life. Worse, if he doesn’t find a bit of St. George in himself, the woman he loves may prove the Dragon’s ultimate victim.