Dr. Michael C. White Publishes New Novel

Michael White, founder and former director of Fairfield University’s low-residency MFA Creative Writing Program, has just released his seventh novel, Resting Places, which won the Tuscany Prize for Best Novel.  His six other novels include Soul Catcher, which was a Booksense and Historical Novels Review selection, as well as a finalist for the Connecticut Book Award; A Brother’s Blood, which was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book and a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers nominee; The Blind Side of the Heart, an Alternate Book-of-the-Month Club selection; A Dream of Wolves, which received starred reviews from Booklist and Publisher’s Weekly; The Garden of Martyrs, also a Connecticut Book Award finalist; and Beautiful Assassin, which won the Connecticut Book Award. A collection of his short stories, Marked Men, was published by the University of Missouri Press. White has also published over 45 short stories in national magazines and journals, and has won the Advocate Newspapers Fiction Award and been nominated for both a National Magazine Award and a Pushcart.

Here’s a synopsis of Resting Places:

After receiving the devastating news of her son’s death, Elizabeth ekes out a lonely and strained relationship with her husband, Zach. While he takes comfort in support groups, Elizabeth becomes withdrawn and seeks solace from the only thing that helps her forget: alcohol. A chance meeting with a man on the side of the road spurs her to travel cross-country to the site of her son’s death in the hope of understanding what had happened.

Dr. White's upcoming reading/book signing schedule (all begin at 7:00 p.m.)

March 22, Bank Square Books, Mystic, CT
March 29, RJ Julia, Madison, CT
April 5, Fairfield University, CT
April 7, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
May 21, Blackstone Library, Branford, CT
May 25, Guilford Library/Breakwater Books, CT
July 15-24, Fairfield MFA residency, Enders Island, Mystic, CT

For more information, visit the author’s website at: michaelcwhite.com