I’m pleased to share that The War Begins in Paris has won the 2024 Nebraska Book Award for Fiction!

The Nebraska Book Awards are presented annually by the Nebraska Center for the Book and the Nebraska Library Commission, with support from the Library of Congress. An in-person reception for all this year’s award winners will be held on Saturday, October 12, at 3:30pm at the City Campus Union of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. (Fyi, I won’t be in attendance to receive the award this time–but you should be!)

This is the second time I have received a Nebraska Book Award. My first novel, Kings of Broken Things, was named an Honor Book in the Fiction category in 2018.

Set in 1938 Europe, THE WAR BEGINS IN PARIS is a gripping historical noir that follows a group of American foreign correspondents. Centered around a young woman propelled by haunting visions, the narrative unfolds from a Mennonite farm in Iowa to a high-stakes mission in wartime Germany. Among other accolades, the novel has earned a spot on the national bestseller list by USA Today on ten separate weeks and is currently the Omaha Reads community read-along selection for 2024.