Faculty Reading Room

Associate Professor Dana Carpenter spoke at the Southern Festival of Books upon the release of her third novel, Book of the Just.

"Leaving Independence," follows the journey of Abigail Baldwyn, who believes her husband died fighting in the Civil War, and her journey west to find the answers she so desperately seeks.

Set against the historical reign of the Golden and Iron King, "Bohemian Gospel" is the remarkable tale of a bold and unusual girl on a quest to uncover her past and define her destiny.