151. Kate Brandes | Stone Creek, environmental science, and a sense of place

Arts Calling

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Hi there,

Today I am so excited to be arts calling author Kate Brandes! https://katebrandes.com

About our Guest: Kate Brandes lives in the small river town of Riegelsville, Pennsylvania, with her husband and two sons. She writes about and paints rural places and small-town dynamics with underlying environmental themes. Kate has worked as a geologist and environmental scientist for more than twenty years. She currently teaches geology, creative writing and a course on Landscape, Culture and Story of Place at Moravian University, where she also co-directs the Moravian Writers’ Conference. Kate’s first novel, The Promise of Pierson Orchard, was published in 2017.

STONE CREEK, a new novel, now available from Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing!

BOOKSHOP https://bookshop.org/p/books/stone-creek-kate-brandes/21590727?ean=9781954332522

BARNES & NOBLE https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/stone-creek-kate-brandes/1145904467?ean=9781954332522

AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/Stone-Creek-Kate-Brandes/dp/1954332521

About STONE CREEK: Seventeen years ago, Tilly Stone (age 13) is left to fend for herself in rural Pennsylvania when her infamous eco-terrorist father disappears under mysterious circumstances. Ever since she’s tried to forget the dams they blew up together and forge a new life until her father’s return threatens to upend her small-town world and her friendship with the dogged FBI agent still pursuing him. Ultimately, as the past and present fuse and blow up with more than one kind of casualty, Tilly must choose between the father she loves and her home.

Instagram: @kate_brandes | Facebook: @kate.a.brandes

Thanks for this wonderful conversation, Kate! All the best!

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