Tag Archives: historical fiction

Hairt Before Dawn

You want to know who I love, in addition to Lutheran authors? Lutheran church libraries! And I’ve learned about a church librarian turned Lutheran author: Grace E. Howell. Her first novel is Hairt Before Dawn: A Novel of Perseverance

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Never Leave Me (Waters of Time)

Lutheran author Jody Hedlund releases Never Leave Me today, the second novel in her Waters of Time series.

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Longbow

Today I’m going to break my tradition of talking about Lutheran authors and their books, simply because I read a series that I liked so much: Longbow and The Saga of Roland Inness.

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The Fires of Autumn

As my eight-year old has already remarked, we’ve already had great weather to cozy up near a fire under a blanket with a book. One of my latest reads has been The Fires of Autumn by Lutheran author Rhonda Chandler, a piece of historical fiction that warmed me in several ways. My review is below.

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Rhonda Chandler

Another Lutheran author: Rhonda Chandler! A dear friend of mine recommended her book, The Fires of Autumn, a piece of historical fiction released this summer.

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A Flame in the Darkness

Ok, here’s my plan for the week: Today review A Flame in the Darknesstomorrow comment on the surprising insight the romance aspect gave me (like I did here about Lutheran settings), Wednesday I’ll review When Someone Dies Find Comfort in Jesus, Thursday is probably thoughts for writers about Getting it Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity, and Friday I’ll link an article, “How to Choose the Best Beta Readers for Your Book (and avoid the worst). Okie dokie?

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Pauline Kurtz

Ladies and gentlemen, happy Monday morning! I’ve got another Lutheran author to introduce you to: Pauline Kurtz. 🙂

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Rachel Kovaciny

Here’s another new-to-me Lutheran author: Rachel Kovaciny!

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Of Rhetoric and Redemption in La Rioja

This past May Dr. Jim Tallmon published his first novel: Of Rhetoric and Redemption in La RiojaIt’s historical fiction, but I almost want to call it more than that: maybe multidisciplinary fiction!

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Lutheranism in WWI

Is there historical fiction about Lutheranism in WWI? German churches and towns in Wisconsin changing their names and pronunciations in an attempt to avoid persecution? I think there’d be a lot of stuff to plumb for a novel or two.

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