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Coming March 9, 2021
SURVIVING SAVANNAH
"The Titanic of the South"
Available Now!
WILD SWAN
A Story of Florence Nightingale
by Patti Callahan
and performed by Cynthia Erivo
An Audible Orginal
It was called "The Titanic of the South." The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten—until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis.

A New York Times Bestselling Author
Co-creator and co-host of the weekly web show and podcast
Friends & Fiction
Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of fifteen novels, including the (Historical Fiction), BECOMING MRS. LEWIS—The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis (writing as Patti Callahan). In addition, she is the recipient of The Christy Award—A 2019 Winner "Book of the Year.”; The Harper Lee Distinguished Writer of the Year for 2020, and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year for 2019.
The author is also the host of the popular seven-part original "Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis Podcast Series" launched, October 2019. The podcast audiobook collection including bonus material was released in January 2020. The new expanded Becoming Mrs. Lewis paperback edition was released in March 2020.
WILD SWAN, a novella following the fiery life of one of history’s greatest heroines and the mother of modern nursing: Florence Nightingale by Patti Callahan was released December 10, 2020, as an Audible Original performed by Cynthia Erivo.
On March 9, 2021, SURVIVING SAVANNAH —a new historical fiction novel based on the true story of the Steamship Pulaski wreck will be released and available for pre-order now.
THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER (writing as Patti Callahan Henry—Southern Contemporary Fiction) was launched in 2019, and THE PERFECT LOVE SONG—A Christmas Holiday novella.
Patti Callahan is the co-creator and co-host of the weekly web show and podcast, Friends and Fiction featuring the five bestselling authors Mary Kay Andrews, Kristy Woodson Harvey, Kristin Harmel, and Mary Alice Monroe with endless stories, special guests, and a way to connect readers and writers.
A full-time author and mother of three children, she now resides in both Mountain Brook, Alabama, and Bluffton, South Carolina with her husband.
The wildly successful and much-beloved
"Becoming Mrs. Lewis " is available NOW
in an expanded trade paper edition.
“Stories that steal your imagination.”

Jan
7
Podcast Collection
With Bonus Episode and Material
This edition collects all the interviews from Patti Callahan's Behind the Scenes of Becoming Mrs. Lewis podcast, as well as extensive bonus material not previously released, including an additional episode not released on the original podcast.
Includes:
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A bonus episode—including an interview with the founder and artistic director of Fellowship for Performing Arts, Max McLean.
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Bonus chapters from Becoming Mrs. Lewis
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A special letter, from author Patti Callahan to Joy Davidman
Patti Callahan (Author, Narrator), Lauren Woodward (Narrator), Full Cast (Narrator), Thomas Nelson (Publisher)
Mar
24
Special Edition Paperback
The new expanded edition includes:
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A map of Oxford
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An expanded discussion guide with 20+ questions for book clubs
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A timeline of Jack and Joy's Lives
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Joy's (imagined) letter to Jack
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10 Things You May Not Know About Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis's Love Story
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A Behind the Scenes Essay: Oxford—The City
In a most improbable friendship, she found love. In a world where women were silenced, she found her voice.
ContemporarySouthern
Fiction
The New York Times bestselling Southern author returns to the Lowcountry, with her fifteenth novel —THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER, a lush, heart-wrenching novel about the power of memory, the meaning of family, and learning to forgive. Available now.
THE PERFECT LOVE SONG, a holiday Christmas novella Oct. 8, 2019, is available now.
The author continues to pen under her name 'Patti Callahan Henry' with her popular Southern contemporary women's fiction novels. Click below to see more in this collection.
Historical
Fiction
The New York Times bestselling author began writing under the name of 'Patti Callahan' with her debut introduction into the historical fiction genre, with her fourteenth novel, the award-winning, BECOMING MRS. LEWIS— the Improbable
Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. "Behind the Scenes" of Becoming Mrs. Lewis is also available as a seven-part original series Podcast.
WILD SWAN, a novella following the fiery life of one of history’s greatest heroines and the mother of modern nursing: Florence Nightingale by Patti Callahan was released December 10, 2020, as an Audible Original performed by Cynthia Erivo.
On March 9, 2021, SURVIVING SAVANNAH, a new historical fiction novel based on the true story of the Steamship Pulaski wreck will be released and available for pre-order now.
Patti's Books
SURVIVING SAVANNAH | Patti Callahan
Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum | Savannah, GA.
"How do we Survive the Surviving?"
Brought to you by BERKLEY | Penguin Books USA
Meet C. S. Lewis’s wife Joy Davidman
Becoming Mrs. Lewis: | Patti Callahan
The Improbable Love story of Joy Davidman
& C.S. Lewis | Oxford, England
Praise. Accolades. Editorial Reviews.
Becoming Mrs. Lewis
The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C. S. Lewis
Now a USA TODAY, Publishers Weekly, and The Globe and Mail Bestseller.

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