Stock the Library Shelves
The easy (and free!) way to give the gift of great Catholic and Orthodox fiction
Did you know that, as a patron and taxpayer, you can suggest books for your local public library’s permanent collection? Librarians are always looking for new, interesting reads—and Chrism Press titles fit that description nicely! Recommending books a great way to share Catholic and Orthodox fiction with a wider audience.
Need more information? Did your library ask a question we haven’t answered below? Contact us here. We’re happy to help.
How to Stock Your Library Shelves with Chrism Press Books:
1) Copy book information below or bookmark this page on your phone.
2) Bring the information with you on your next library trip.
3) Say to your friendly librarian, “May I request [wonderful Chrism Press book] for your collection, pretty please?”
4) Provide the book information.
5) With prayer and a little luck, the library will take up your suggestion!
Alternatively, submit your recommendation via your library’s online form (if they have one).
Information for Libraries:
Brother Wolf
Title: Brother Wolf
Author: Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Genre: Gothic horror, literary fiction
Audience: Adult
Publisher: Chrism Press, a division of WhiteFire Publishing
Publication Date: September 1, 2021
ISBNs:
978-1-941720-56-1 (print)
978-1-941720-57-8 (digital)
Distribution: Ingram
Editorial Review(s):
Brother Wolf is a book you don’t just read—you live in it. It’s a splendid Gothic mystery and a convincing werewolf story with an endlessly intriguing cast of characters. —Tim Powers, bestselling author
The City Mother
Title: The City Mother
Author: Maya Sinha
Genre: Contemporary literary fiction with elements of family drama, psychological suspense, and humor
Audience: Adult
Publisher: Chrism Press, a division of WhiteFire Publishing
Publication Date: February 1, 2022
ISBNs:
978-1-941720-81-3 (paperback)
978-1-941720-82-0 (digital)
Distribution: Ingram
Editorial Review(s):
“With The City Mother, Maya Sinha adds an electric new entry to the distinguished ledger of Catholic fiction. Hip and stylish, yet pulsing with mystic energy, her tale of a precarious young family illuminates the unseen operations of grace and evil in a secular age. Sinha’s hypnotic storytelling marks a thrilling literary debut.” — Mary Eberstadt, author of Primal Screams and Adam and Eve After the Pill
“I’ve been waiting for this novel a long time—a subtle, compelling mystery that brings to life the surreal world of postpartum motherhood and reveals its link to the numinous. I’m already anticipating Sinha’s next book.” — Abigail Favale, author of Into the Deep
In Pieces
Title: In Pieces
Series Title: Molly Chase
Author: Rhonda Ortiz
Genre: Historical romance with elements of family drama, society drama, and political suspense
Audience: Adult
Publisher: Chrism Press, a division of WhiteFire Publishing
Publication Date: October 1, 2021
ISBNs:
978-1-941720-43-1 (paperback)
978-1-941720-44-8 (digital)
Distribution: Ingram
Editorial Review(s):
“This delightful historical romance is so refreshingly alive. It is not deadened by the supercilious contempt for the past that characterizes so much contemporary historical fiction, nor is it killed with the cynicism of pride or with hallmarked schmaltzy sweetness, the two extremes which are the death of true romance. It is as fresh and alive as Miss Austen in its treatment of really believable people in a believably real world. It breathes the life of realism, philosophically understood, into the reality it depicts.” – Joseph Pearce, author of Catholic Literary Giants
“Rarely have I encountered a debut novel as well told as this one. In Pieces took me captive from the first scene and held me fast to the end. This seamless story is woven into a rich historical tapestry, threaded with intrigue, and shaped by characters who grow, change, and take their faith seriously. A winning blend of liveliness and deeper themes, this carefully crafted tale was a joy to read. I can’t wait to see the adventures Molly Chase and Josiah Robb have next.” – Jocelyn Green, Christy Award-winning author of A Refuge Assured and The Windy City Saga
“Readers of historical romance will find congenial company in this novel’s plucky, winsome lead duet who must thread their individual paths through spiritual crises, hostile social pressures, and the lingering effects of past trauma to find peace together. Ortiz particularly shines as an observer of courtship dynamics that, though shaped by the period’s expectations, will find echoes in many contemporary relationships.” – Katy Carl, author of As Earth Without Water and editor in chief of Dappled Things
“Unforgettable! With her sharp, sophisticated brand of writing, author Rhonda Ortiz has canvassed a remarkable breadth of history in this epic debut set during post-Revolutionary America. A time when New England’s shipping ports gave rise to international intrigue and the ever-present threat of an infant country being drawn back into war. Amid the cleverly colorful cast, Molly and Josiah are especially endearing as they explore what it means to become family while navigating their joys, sufferings, and the uncertainties in between. And at its core, love in its truest, purest form—that sacred bond between a man and a woman exemplified on the Cross by a love greater than ourselves—believing that only through sacrifice can we learn to give wholly and unconditionally to its cause. In Pieces is a novel that will remain on the heart long after the last page. Bravo!” – Kate Breslin, bestselling author of Far Side of the Sea
“While engaging the reader in a delightful tale of romance, sewing, seamanship, and early American political intrigue, In Pieces also teaches us the importance of seeing well—of seeing with the heart. The essential questions of life—the nature of true love, finding meaning in suffering, how to make a good marriage, the primacy of faith and conscience, and the gift of family—make this spiritually satisfying historical fiction as rich in depth as it is fun to read.” – Sarah Bartel, moral theologian, founder of Cana Feast, and coeditor of A Catechism for Family Life
The Letters of Magdalen Montague
Title: The Letters of Magdalen Montague
Author: Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
Genre: Literary fiction
Audience: Adult
Publisher: Chrism Press, a division of WhiteFire Publishing
Publication Date: July 1, 2021
ISBNs: 978-1-941720-50-9 (print); 978-1-941720-51-6 (digital)
Distribution: Ingram
Editorial Review(s):
“Eleanor Nicholson has written an old-fashioned epistolary novel of religious awakening and vocation. Set in the heady intellectual and hedonistic milieu of Edwardian England, it mixes elements of Waugh, Wilde, Bernardos, and even a touch of Francis Thompson to create an intimate account of one skeptic’s decisive encounter with the Hound of Heaven. In this short book, Nicholson recaptures the energy of a great Catholic literary tradition.”
— Dana Gioia, poet and former Chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts
“Magdalen Montague exhales the same exuberant and exotic air as Baudelaire, Huysmans and Wilde; a delicious vignette that illumines the path from debauchery to the Divine.”
— Joseph Pearce, author of The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde
Shadowed Loyalty
Title: Shadowed Loyalty
Author: Roseanna M. White
Genre: Historical romance
Audience: Adult
Publisher: Chrism Press, a division of WhiteFire Publishing
Publication Date: May 1, 2022
ISBNs:
978-1-941720-79-0 (paperback)
978-1-941720-80-6 (digital)
Distribution: Ingram