Have you heard of the TED Conferences? The following is taken from their website, as way of introduction: “TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. The annual conference now brings together the world’s […]
Reviews and Dorothy Day
Two more lovely reviews of Eve from the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Historical Novels Review. You can read portions of them on the Media page. Well, for a long time now I’ve wanted to read Dorothy Day’s autobiography The Long Loneliness, because I’ve read other books about her, written by other people, and I […]
Novelist as God & Clever Learning Ideas
This week’s Speaking of Faith broadcast “Novelist as God” piqued my interest, for in the outlining and writing of Eve, I was playing God. I had to ponder questions like: Was the Garden a perfect place? Did Adam and Eve have sex in the Garden? Did Adam and Eve have children in the Garden? Were […]
Wroblewski’s Webcast
If you’ve not read David Wroblewski’s The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, you must. I reviewed it shortly before Oprah picked it as one of her Book Club selections. You can read my review here, but be forewarned, I include spoilers, so you may want to wait until after reading. This past Monday evening, Oprah held […]
Requests for Actual Biblical Account of Eve
One question that keeps popping up, from people who’ve already read Eve, is: Which parts are truth, and which parts are fiction? Needless to say, I’m not expecting you, my dear readers, to know the original account of Adam and Eve and their children. In fact, it may only confuse you. But for those interested […]