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Monday, January 14, 2013

The Constant Heart by Craig Nova


Kudos to English Professor Craig Nova!  His novel, The Constant Heart made The New Yorker's list of best books of 2012Library Journal praised the book as "a meditative, philosophical, and beautifully realized novel about the nature of embattled American manhood."  Author Oscar Hijuelos writes, "Superb in prose and its evocations of character and nature, The Constant Heart is a wonderful novel by a writer whose range continues to dazzle me.  As a writer, I marveled at the pure scope of Nova's gifts as a storyteller.  As a reader, I simply enjoyed my ride through the emotional heart of this affecting novel."

Professor Nova has written an introduction to his novel in storySouth, where you can also listen to him read a section.