Several weeks ago on Just FYI Pod: Culture, Amy Welborn and I discussed (among other things!) the recent release of my fiction debut—Man of Pain: A Novel. Much has happened since then, including the untimely passing of my mother on January 6, 2024, but I have finally found time to release the accompanying “press kit,” provided by my publisher. The entire press kit is included below, but, first, here are a few relevant links:
To buy the book on Amazon in various formats, including Kindle, click here.
Meanwhile, click here for my “Amazon Author Page,” which contains links to other books I have written.
For Barnes & Noble fans, click here for access to Man of Pain: A Novel at Barnes & Noble, including NOOK.
For users of Goodreads, click here for the Man of Pain page on Goodreads.
I have received more than a little positive feedback about the novel since it came out. It’s truly gratifying to know that people took the time to read and to ponder this story, which, in various forms, has been on my mind for over two decades now. That the adventures of Howard Lamb, “Howard of Birmingham,” “Apostle of Jesus Christ,” “Votary of the Triune God,” have made people think (and laugh!) is precisely what I had hoped for. To have been compared to Flannery O’Connor is as flattering as it is revealing. I do not claim to reach O’Connor’s lofty heights, but, as I mention in the press kit, her work has been an inspiration to me, along with that of Cervantes, Søren Kierkegaard, and Fyodor Dostoevsky.
If you have already read and enjoyed Man of Pain, please consider taking a few minutes to leave a review either on Amazon or on Goodreads (or both!). I’m currently at nine reviews on Amazon, which, to be sure, is an encouraging number in such a short span of time. However, if Man of Pain is to reach a wider audience, it’ll need quite a few more reviews, no doubt. So if you haven’t read the book but plan to, please don’t forget to leave a review when you’re done.
Indeed, while I remain active in academic research in theology and philosophy, my ultimate goal is to publish more fiction. I have already started a second novel, tentatively entitled And Satyrs Shall Dance There: A Ghost Story from the Future, and I would also like to publish a sequel to Man of Pain. Your interest and support, then, is truly valuable as well as inexpressibly appreciated!