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Creating New Language When Our Own Isn’t Enough
Reader's Digest Patti Callahan Henry April 3, 2025 From the earliest cave paintings to modern-day novels, from poetry to speeches and...
Patti Callahan Henry
Apr 7, 20253 min read
A Literary Mystery: A Guest Post by Patti Callahan Henry
An enchanting tale about the power of storytelling, complex family mythologies, language and love, Patti Callahan Henry’s latest can’t be mi
jamesway245
Mar 18, 20251 min read
No Body. No Clues. What Happened to Child Prodigy Barbara Newhall Follett? (Exclusive)
PEOPLE March 16, 2025 Cold cases and true crime captivate us because they leave behind a void, begging to be filled with narrative. When...
Patti Callahan Henry
Mar 16, 20251 min read
Join Me for Four Live Video Sessions
Dear Friends and Readers, Stories arrive to us in so many ways and I love talking about this question: “Where do ideas come from?”...
jamesway245
Jan 13, 20252 min read
Twenty Years of Searching For Stories
It has been twenty years since my first novel, Losing the Moon , was released in 2004. That was eighteen books ago when I thought I just...
Patti Callahan Henry
Dec 29, 20247 min read
Meet this award-winning author
JULY 17, 2024 KARK Nichole Niemann Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times best-selling author, winner of Harper Lee Distinguished...
Patti Callahan Henry
Jul 19, 20241 min read
The best books that transport you to another land
The best books that transport you to another land by Patti Callahan Henry Why am I passionate about this? I’m an author because I was a...
Patti Callahan Henry
Apr 15, 20241 min read
After Your First Draft: The Search for Meaning
MAR 4, 2024 Career Authors Patti Callahan Henry First drafts are not meant for public consumption. They’re meant for editing. As writers,...
Patti Callahan Henry
Mar 4, 20243 min read
The Power of Books: An Exclusive from Patti About the Inspiration Behind Our May Book Club Pick
THE SECRET BOOK OF FLORA LEA BOOK CLUB, FICTION The Power of Books: An Exclusive Guest Post from Patti Callahan Henry About the...
Patti Callahan Henry
May 14, 20233 min read
Author Picks: 6 Transporting Books Set in the English Countryside
By: PATTI CALLAHAN HENRY author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea March 23, 2023 Patti Callahan Henry is the New York Times and USA TODAY...
Patti Callahan Henry
Mar 23, 20234 min read
Garden & Gun: The Hidden History in Savannah’s Museums
"How one writer shaped her new novel with access to Georgia’ ships, silver, and journals." by Patti Callahan Pocket watch discovered in...
Patti Callahan Henry
Jun 5, 20223 min read
Tor.com: FIVE BOOKS…5 Science Fiction Fantasy Featuring Protective Siblings
BY NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PATTI CALLAHAN TOR.COM FEBRURARY 17, 2022 By: Author, Patti Callahan The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was...
Patti Callahan Henry
Mar 2, 20224 min read
Five Ways to Optimize Your Novel Settings
By Patti Callahan Henry January 26, 2022 Authors spend so much time focusing on plot, character, theme, and dialogue that they may...
Patti Callahan Henry
Feb 17, 20224 min read
"The Big Idea"
October 20, 2021 Posted by John Scalzi WHATEVER Furiously Reasonable For Once Upon a Wardrobe, author Patti Callahan considers a story...
Patti Callahan Henry
Feb 2, 20224 min read
Parade: Bestselling Author Patti Callahan Asks—"Are We Too Old for Fairy Tales?"
PARADE MAGAZINE FRIENDS AND FICTION | OCTOBER 20, 2021 Welcome to our Parade.com weekly essay series in partnership with Friends &...
Patti Callahan Henry
Feb 1, 20225 min read
Who Do We Become After Tragedy? Author Patti Callahan Reflects on Surviving the Surviving
PARADE: Who Do We Become After Tragedy? Author Patti Callahan Reflects on Surviving the Surviving
Patti Callahan Henry
Jan 30, 20225 min read
Writing About Real People in Historical Fiction: What Is Factual and What Is Imagined
When writing about real people in a real time, how do you distinguish between what is true and what is imaginary? Patti Callahan discuss...
Patti Callahan Henry
Jan 15, 20224 min read
Parade: "Longing for a Vacation? Travel Within the Pages of a Book, Says Author Patti Callahan"
Parade: "Longing for a Vacation? Travel Within the Pages of a Book, Says Author Patti Callahan"
Patti Callahan Henry
Dec 26, 20215 min read
Where Do Christmas Traditions Come From? Bestselling Author Reflects On the Meaning of the Season
PARADE | FRIENDS AND FICTION DECEMBER 20, 2021 Welcome to our Parade.com essay series in partnership with Friends & Fiction, an online...
Patti Callahan Henry
Dec 23, 20216 min read
Red Magazine UK: Author Patti Callahan on the woman who changed her life.
The life lessons we can all learn from Joy Davidman (the woman who stole CS Lewis' heart) A Letter to Joy by Patti Callahan.
Patti Callahan Henry
Oct 31, 20216 min read
Parade Essay with Patti: Is it Too Late To Follow Our Hearts?
Is it Too Late To Follow Our Hearts? Bestselling Author Patti Callahan Henry Talks About Changing Careers Midstream PARADE ESSAY: APRIL...
Patti Callahan Henry
Oct 31, 20216 min read
Friday Frolic with Patti
Frolic Newsletter Welcome to the Friday Frolic! Happy Friday! It's finally Halloween, and I couldn't be more excited. If you have little...
Patti Callahan Henry
Oct 29, 20212 min read
Bestselling Author Patti Callahan Reflects On Why She Chose Her 'Grandma Name.'
Today, author Patti Callahan Henry opens up about finding the grandma name she wanted her grandchildren to call her.
Patti Callahan Henry
Oct 1, 20216 min read
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