Front Porch Book Club

Author Lisa Lawmaster Hess joins us on the front porch to discuss her Christian fiction book, Casting the First Stone . The book is the first in a trilogy about three strong female characters navigating a child custody battle. Old wounds and mistakes threaten to destroy each character's dreams for her life. Lisa describes how she developed the characters in the book and how her own journey and exp...

Linda and Nancy discuss Casting the First Stone , the first book in a trilogy by Lisa Lawmaster Hess. Three heroines face-off over a custody battle that bring out their own insecurities and past experiences. Linda and Nancy debate how, in our culture, women navigate relationships and they reflect on lifelong friendships that have supported them. They also discuss how the book upends some stereotyp...

Author Sarah Crawford joins us on the front porch to discuss her work, Lessons from Better People. Sarah describes her experience as a Syracuse  University Remembrance Scholar visiting Lockerbie, Scotland where, 30 years ago, 35 Syracuse University students and 11 residents were killed in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103. She reflects on how the people she met in Lockerbie created a path through t...

We discuss Lessons from Better People by Sarah Crawford.  This fictionalized account and personal narrative blends humor, pathos, and expert characterization in an unforgettable story about a Syracuse University Remembrance Scholar who spends the summer in Europe with two goals in mind: forget a broken relationship during her internship at a fancy Brussels PR firm, and visit Lockerbie, Scotland wh...