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Bloody Impertinence: An Apology Regarding the Order of Preachers & the Gothic Genre
As the Holy Father himself wrote (the translation is mine): “In recognition of the extraordinary achievements of the followers of holy father Dominic, and, indeed, as proper appreciation of the talents and strength of the Ordo Praedicatorum, we hereby give to them the...
Memento Mori, the Romance Genre, and the Catholic Imagination
In Pieces (Molly Chase, Book One) now available! Click here to learn more and purchase. Molly Chase surprised me. When I set out to tell Molly’s story, about a girl reeling from trauma and the childhood friend who loves her, I assumed I was writing a classic courtship...
Happy First Anniversary, Chrism Press!
One year ago, on the Feast of the Assumption/Dormition of Mary, Chrism Press opened its doors for business. We had the crazy idea that maybe Catholic literature was something bigger than we had seen before, that maybe werewolves and history, searching pagans and...
The Birth of a Narrator
Brother Wolf by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson is now available. To read sample chapters and purchase, click here. The writing routine of Anthony Trollope as described in his autobiography has inspired many to critique him as less than an artist. In me, however, it has...
The Making of a Cover: Eleanor Bourg Nicholson’s Brother Wolf
Brother Wolf by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson is now available! For sample chapters and to purchase, click here. The cover of Brother Wolf drew together the inspiration and enthusiasm of three people: the novel’s author, Eleanor Bourg Nicholson, celebrated...
Coming Soon from Chrism Press: Shadowed Loyalty by Roseanna M. White
We at Chrism Press are pleased to announce our latest acquisition: Shadowed Loyalty by bestselling author Roseanna M. White, forthcoming 2022. ABOUT THE BOOK: Sabina Mancari never questioned her life as the daughter of Chicago’s leading mob boss until...
Coming Soon From Chrism Press: Markmaker by Mary Jessica Woods
We at Chrism Press are pleased to announce our latest acquisition: Markmaker by Mary Jessica Woods. About the Book: For the Noxxiin people, tattoos define identity: they commemorate birth, ancestry, accomplishments—even crimes. As a tattoo artist living on...
Announcing Our Latest Acquisition: Shooting At Heaven’s Gate by Kaye Park Hinckley
We at Chrism Press are pleased to announce our latest acquisition: Shooting at Heaven’s Gate by Kaye Park Hinckley. ABOUT THE BOOK: When Malcolm J. Hawkins, the head of psychology at Bethel College in Alabama, feels his position and his...
Announcing Our Latest Acquisition: The City Mother by Maya Sinha
Chrism Press is pleased to announce our latest acquisition: The City Mother by Maya Sinha. ABOUT THE BOOK: When small-town newspaper reporter Cara Nielsen finds herself unemployed and trapped in a city apartment with a toddler, she realizes how alone and...
Announcing Our Newest Acquisition: Brother Wolf by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson
We are thrilled to announce our latest acquisition: Brother Wolf by Eleanor Bourg Nicholson. About the Book: For Athene Howard, the only child of renowned cultural anthropologist Charles Howard, life is an unexciting, disillusioned academic project. When she...
Announcing Our First Acquisition
Chrism Press is excited to announce its first acquisition! Our own Rhonda Ortiz, one of Chrism's editors, just took home the Genesis Award for her category with a Federalist-era novel currently called The Life We Greet. (That's a big award for unpublished...