What Drawing Taught Me About Writing
Years ago, when my daughter Shannon was ten, she was interested in art and asked if I would take a class with her. When I was her age, I would draw during long church meetings, but never thought of myself as a budding artist. We found a teacher, and once a week, went...
Fun TV Interview
Last week I had the opportunity to talk about my books on Studio Chatter in Spanish Fork, Utah. It was a lot of fun! Here's the link:
A Dream Come True
It's hard to see, but I just had to take a picture. My books are going to be in the library of the school where I received my MFA in 2009. I am thrilled!
Whitney Awards Finalist
My latest novel, Waiting for the Light, is a Whitney Awards Finalist!
Fire of the Word made a Top Ten List of Favorite Books!
My novel was listed as #9 in Carmel Reviews Things Top Ten List of favorite books for 2017: "This historical fiction novel is about Anne Askew, who was also the main character of Alison Macleod’s The Heretics, my top novel of 2016. While The Heretics leans more on the...
Award Nomination for “Waiting for the “Light”
And two reviews: "Exceptionally researched, beautifully written. Carol Bradley has given flesh and blood to the Babylonian exile, its characters and emotions. It is easy to imagine what it may have been like for them to leave their homeland and settle as a conquered...
Concord, MA and Katherine Paterson
After our flight to Boston, as we ate a much needed meal at the hotel, I scrolled through Facebook. "Bryan! One of my favorite authors is speaking tomorrow night at the library in Concord." We grinned at each other. Katherine Paterson, author of Jacob Have I...
Back From Massachusetts
Bryan and I spent the last week or so traveling around the Boston area, doing research for my latest writing project. A good friend recommended Concord, so we stayed several nights there and fell in love with the town! We toured Orchard House, the home of Louisa May...
A Review for Waiting for the Light
Beautiful book! October 20, 2017 Exceptionally researched, beautifully written. Carol Bradley has given flesh and blood to the Babylonian exile, its characters and emotions. It is easy to imagine what it may have been like for them to leave their homeland and settle...
Official Launch day for Waiting for the Light
Karen Jones Gowen of Wido Publishing wrote: "Well-done Carol Pratt Bradley-- WiDo is pleased to bring another one of your excellent historical books to readers everywhere!"
