Skunktown
Forthcoming Early 2027 ReleaseSet during the turbulent summer of 1968, Skunktown is the story of twelve-year-old Lyman Polly and Maddy Skanks, a brilliant Black girl who opens his eyes to literature, jazz, racism, and first love.
More than fifty years later, a dying Lyman finally reveals the terrible secret he has carried ever since—a story of friendship, tragedy, and a search for the truth that placed him at the center of a deadly game.
Michael C. White, Author
Michael C. White is the author of eight novels and a collection of short stories, including Resting Places, runner-up for the 2024 Indie Authors Project Award, and A Brother’s Blood, a New York Times Book Review Notable Book. His novel Beautiful Assassin won the Connecticut Book Award for Fiction, and A Dream of Wolves received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist. His forthcoming novel, Skunktown (Regal House, 2027), explores race and moral awakening in 1968 America. White is the founding director of Fairfield University’s MFA Program in Creative Writing and lives in Madison, Connecticut.
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Skunktown
**Coming in 2027** With echoes of To Kill a Mockingbird and Huck Finn, Skunktown tells the powerful story of twelve-year-old Lyman Polly, who must come to grips with racism while experiencing first love. Set during the turbulent summer of 1968 in a small New England...
A Dream Of Wolves
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Resting Places
After receiving the devastating news of her son’s death, Elizabeth ekes out a lonely and…
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“This is a superb 1940s drama . . . a winner that condemns nations for their expendable deployment of individuals.”
Harriet Klausner
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“In brilliantly understated prose, White captures perfectly the insularity and claustrophobia of a small New England town, the gruff eccentricity of its inhabitants, the brusque pride of a lonely spinster, and the moral tragedy of war. This dazzling first novel deserves a place in all collections.”
Booklist
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“Soul Catcher is a marvelous historical novel . . . the perfect book if you or someone you love has worn out the DVD’s in Ken Burns’ documentary The Civil War.”
USA Today
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“The Garden of Martyrs is a meticulously researched and richly drawn portrait of the lives of two Irish-Catholic immigrants and their priest. Michael C. White has delivered a historical novel of lasting contemporary resonance.”
A Manette Ansay
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Michael C. White Will Be Teaching a Writing Workshop at Ring Lake Ranch, WY, Aug 15-21, 2027
Have you ever wanted to write creatively? Begin or finish a short story or personal essay. Get started on a novel or memoir. And do it in one of the most stunning places in America. Where you can seek inspiration in the majestic countryside surrounding Ring Lake Ranch, Wyoming.
A Heart Attack
A few weeks ago I had the great good fortune to be out in the Colorado mountains hiking with my wife and labs. We love hiking, especially with the dogs and they love it as well, even our gray-muzzled, eleven year old who turns puppy again when he hits the trails. ...