Author: Melanie

Melanie Rigney is the author of Radical Saints: 21 Women for the 21st Century and other Catholic books. She is a contributor to Living Faith and other Catholic blogs. She lives in Arlington, Virginia. Melanie also owns Editor for You, a publishing consultancy that since 2003 has helped hundreds of writers, publishers, and agents.

On the Nightstand: Flight Behavior

Back in the day, I was a big Barbara Kingsolver fan–Prodigal Summer, Poisonwood Bible. But more recently, I’ve found her a bit preachy, and she’s fallen off my radar screen. So I was delighted to find I’d missed 2012’s Flight Behavior, which sounds right up my alley. One newspaper called it “an intricate story that… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Flight Behavior

On the Nightstand: Consumed

I freely confess to being a Heather King groupie. She describes herself as “an ex-lawyer, a sober alcoholic of 35 years, a Catholic convert, and a lover of books, film, and art.” She’s one of the finest memoirists writing today. (I especially love her one-word-title books, including Parched, Redeemed, and Stripped.) So when her essay… Continue reading On the Nightstand: Consumed

On the Nightstand: This Is Where It Ends

I bought this book earlier this year and put it on the shelf, but forgot about it until a sister Christian fiction writer recommended it recently. So, back to the top of the nightstand it goes! This Is Where It Ends is the story of Minerva. Eighty years ago, her husband left her a box he… Continue reading On the Nightstand: This Is Where It Ends