Upcoming Events
October 18 (1-3 pm): Book signing and discussion at the Redondo Beach Center for Spiritual Living. Location: 907 Knob Hill Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA.
Awards
The National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA) has named The Fire and the Light the Winner of the Best New Fiction Prize for 2009 and one of the top seven books of the year in all categories. The NIEA award recognizes those books that exemplify excellence in writing, marketing, publicity and design. Read more here.
The Nautilus Book Awards has named The Fire and the Light its Silver Award Winner. Nautilus honors books of exceptional merit that promote spiritual growth and positive social change. Past winners have included Deepak Chopra, His Holiness the Dali Lami, Eckhart Tolle, and Joel Osteen. Read more here.
The Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) has named The Fire and the Light a Silver Award Winner for best historical fiction of the year. The award honors excellence in independently published titles. Read more here.
Foreword Magazine has named The Fire and the Light its Book-of-the-Year Finalist. The leading review of independently published books honors the best work from the year's independent press community. Read more here.
The Eric Hoffer Awards Committee has named The Fire and the Light a Finalist and an Honorable Mention Winner for General Fiction, one of only seven books so honored. The literary prize is presented each year to honor freethinking writers and independent books of exceptional merit. Read more here.
The Next Generation Indie Book Awards has named The Fire and the Light a Finalist for Best Historical Fiction. Read more here.
The da Vinci Eye Award Committee has named The Fire and the Light a Finalist for its award honor the best cover and book design of the year.
Excerpts from Recent Reviews
The Fire and the Light is a "compellingly told story" that is "well researched" and "thoroughly engrossing." -- The Historical Novel Society Review
"An ambitious novel . . . wrought with exceeding scope and detail that should be read for pure enjoyment alone." -- U.S. Review of Books
"A masterfully orchestrated novel. . . At once enjoyable and alarming."
-- Thoughts and Places.org
"A beautiful adventure" set in a "richly layered tale of historical fiction."
-- Bookcrossing
"I loved this book! . . . I believe he has done justice to the spirit of the Cathar legacy."
-- Rev. Mother Anastasia, Abbess of the Order of St. Esclarmonde
Artwork
Author Photos and High-Resolution Cover Art
Glen's Blog
History Into Fiction: The Writer's Craft of Recreating the Past in Novels and Movies
Podcasts
Podcast Interview with Ron Geren of iPressroom Network (20 minutes)
Streaming Videos
