Author Lisa Lawmaster Hess joins us on the front porch to discuss her Christian fiction book, Casting the First Stone. The book is the first in a trilogy about three strong female characters navigating a child custody battle. Old wounds and mistakes threaten to destroy each character’s dreams for her life. Lisa describes how she developed the characters in the book and how her own journey and experiences inform her writing. — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/frontporchbookclub/support

Author Sarah Crawford joins us on the front porch to discuss her work, Lessons from Better People. Sarah describes her experience as a Syracuse University Remembrance Scholar visiting Lockerbie, Scotland where, 30 years ago, 35 Syracuse University students and 11 residents were killed in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103. She reflects on how the people she met in Lockerbie created a path through through unspeakable grief. We also discuss her internship at a Brussels PR firm and the challenges of mastering office life in a foreign country. Sarah graduated from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a degree in PR, Writing & Rhetoric, and a minor in European History. She was a 2019-2020 Remembrance Scholar, a Renee Crown Honors Grant recipient, and recipient of the Best of Student Nonfiction Writing award. — Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/frontporchbookclub/support