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Author: A. L. Sowards

I'm an award-winning author writing novels about history, heroes, and hope.

March Meme Madness, Week 3 & March Cover Madness, Round 2

Every Wednesday this month, I’m posting a short quote from my novel, Defiance, which will be available in April. This … More

Battle of the Bulge, Defiance, Historical Fiction, Literature, Maps, Memes, WWII

Cover Reveal for Defiance

Today is the cover reveal for my next novel, Defiance. It’s been kind of hard for me not to post … More

Book Covers, Cover Reveal, Defiance, Giveaway, Historical Fiction, Literature

March Meme Madness, Week 2

Every Wednesday this month, I’m posting a short quote from my novel, Defiance, which will be available in April. This … More

Defiance, Historical Fiction, Literature, March Cover Madness, Memes, POWs, Reading, WWII

March Cover Madness

One of my friends, Ranee S. Clark (author of clean contemporary romance novels) is hosting March Cover Madness on her … More

Book Covers, Fiction, March Cover Madness, Numbers Raging, Ranee' S. Clark, Reading, Rebecca Rode, The Rules in Rome

March Meme Madness, Week 1

Defiance comes out in a month! To celebrate, I’m posting memes with quotes from the novel. I took a day … More

Defiance, Freedom, Historical Fiction, History, human spirit, Humanity, Literature, Nazis, POWs, Survival, WWII

I Think I Found Warren’s Plane

Sometimes you see a prop on the shelf at the photo studio, and you just have to snap a picture. … More

Biplanes, Great War, Royal Flying Corps, The Spider and the Sparrow, WWI

January Review Drive

Reviews are huge for an author. They provide encouragement on those days when you wonder if all the time you … More

Book Reviews, Giveaway, Historical Fiction, Literature, writing

Book Review: Bible Origami

It’s time for another book review. This one is Bible Origami, by Todd Huisken. Book Description: Keep your children’s hands … More

Bible Crafts, Blog Tours, Book Reviews, Children's Books, Origami

A Personal Connection to WWI

When I started work on The Spider and the Sparrow, I began a ton of research about World War One. … More

Family History, Great War, History, WWI

The Perfect Gift

When I told one of my writing friends that I was doing a short story for a Christmas book, and … More

A.L. Sowards, Anita Stansfield, Book Launch, Breanna Olaveson, Christmas, Ellen Fay Belnap, Ganel-Lyn Condie, Jennifer Moore, Krista Lynne Jensen, Meg Johnson, Melanie Jacobson, Pamela Carrington Reid, Sandra Grey, Short stories, Sian Ann Bessey

Blog Tour: The Sacrament Is for Me by Jessica B. Ellingson

Today I’m reviewing another children’s book, The Sacrament Is for Me, written by Jessica B. Ellingson and illustrated by Chase … More

Chase Jensen, Children's Books, Jessica B. Ellingson, LDS Books, Picture Books, Religion, Religious Books, Sacrament

Tolkien Was a Genius

I recently finished Daily Life in the Byzantine Empire, by Marcus Rautman. While reading about military life, I came across … More

Byzantine Empire, History, J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, writing

Book Signing on Saturday

On Saturday, September 24, I have a book signing at the American Fork Seagull Book. This will be part of … More

Book Signings, Celebrating Sisterhood, Giveaway, Historical Fiction, Literature, Seagull Book

Blog Tour: Two Children’s Books by Catherine Christensen

Today I’m part of a double blog tour for two children’s books by Catherine Christensen. I love getting books in … More

Baptism, Blog Tours, Book Reviews, Catherine Christensen, Children's Books, Christian Books, Jane Delve, Jay Fontano, LDS Books, Religious Books, Scripture Stories

2016 Summer Book Trek

#booktrek16 begins today!

Giveaway, LDS Fiction, Literature, New LDS Fiction, Prizes, Reading, Summer Book Trek, Summer Reading

The Somerton Man and the Astonishing Legends Podcast

Back in March I received a message from Scott Philbrook, one of the hosts of The Astonishing Legends Podcast. He … More

Astonishing Legends Podcast, Between Silk and Cyanide, Cold War, John Nichol, Leo Marks, Poem Code, Somerton Man, The Last Escape: The Untold Story of Allied Prisoners of War in Europe 1944-45, Tony Rennell, WWII

The 2015 Whitney Awards

Last weekend I attended the annual LDStorymakers Writers Conference. I’ve attended five of them over the past six years. Last … More

Historical Fiction, Literature, The Rules in Rome, Whitney Awards, writing, WWII

The Spider and the Sparrow Memes

The amazingly talented Stephanie Lacy, my publisher’s public relations and marketing manager, created several memes about my newest novel, The … More

Historical Fiction, Literature, Memes, The Spider and the Sparrow, WWI

Groups

Over the past few months I’ve joined two online groups that some of you might be interested in. Please consider … More

Facebook, Goodreads, Historical Fiction, LDS Fiction, Literature, Online Groups, Reading, Reading Challenges, WWI, WWII

The Rules in Rome Spotlight

  The amazing people on the Whitney committee have been spotlighting all of the 2015 Whitney finalists. Today’s spotlight is … More

Book Art, Book Quotes, Historical Fiction, Literature, The Rules in Rome, Whitney Awards

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