Just a quick post to let you know that Kirkus Reviews, one of the top international book reviewers, did a very fine review of book one in The Last Disciple Series: THE LAST DISCIPLE CRISIS IN JERUSALEM From the The Last Disciple series , Vol. 1 BY KURT BROUWER ‧ RELEASE DATE: NOV. 14, 2022 A gripping story,…
About nine years ago, I read a short piece from BibleGateway.com that showed estimated dates when New Testament books were published. One thing struck me then and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. The Gospel of John was published fifty years or more after the Crucifixion of Christ! I could not stop wondering what John…
In the old days, a book tour meant the author had to travel to book stores and sit at a table piled high with his or her books. Maybe people would show up or maybe they wouldn’t. Now we have new ways of touring. This is my second online book tour with Celebrate Lit, a…
Right now I’m living in two worlds: writing and researching the first century world of the early Christians while also tackling the technical demands of self-publishing and online book promotion in the 21st century. Living In Two Different Worlds Writing a book and publishing it have become almost polar opposites, at least for me. Research…
Book Two Is On Amazon Book two in The Last Disciple Series is now available on Amazon.com. It’s called The Last Disciple: Escape to Antioch. Here is the cover design. The bronze cross and the fire in the background come from a dramatic episode in the story when an earthquake causes a fire in the…
April was a tough month! I finished writing the manuscript and the first round of editing for book two in my series of Christian historical novels. But some of the folks helping me produce the book ran into serious family and health issues. As a result, I had to slow down and wait. Not something…