How to Love in a World Like This
My new novel, How to Love in a World Like This, published by Prairie State Press, is now available for purchase direct or to buy on Amazon. It’s also available through Ingram, for booksellers and libraries. Ebook and audio editions will follow.
Like Under the Moon in Illinois, this novel is set in the fictional town of Middling, and also in Chicago—two of my favorite places. It was a fun book to write and I hope you enjoy it. Thanks to the legendary Red Herring Writer’s Group, who gave valuable feedback during the novel’s creation. And a special thanks to Marcus Lehto, a brilliant creator and great friend, who designed the cover.
Now, here are the details...
About How to Love in a World Like This
When Morgan and Arthur trade city life for a small Illinois farm, their dream quickly unravels among hostile neighbors and a depleted land. The discovery of a corpse in their woods strains their marriage to a breaking point. As Morgan retreats to her old life in Chicago, and Arthur schemes to salvage the farm and win her back, the couple is drawn into a deeper conspiracy. Ultimately they face an ethical dilemma that might change the course of their lives. Darkly comic and sharply observant, this novel explores love and redemption in a fractured America, blending psychology and suspense in an intensely gratifying story.
Praise for How to Love in a World Like This
"A triumphant return to Middling, the fictional town from Under the Moon in Illinois... Part mystery, part ghost story, part shrewd social commentary, and all love story, How to Love in a World Like This is a Midwestern Gothic masterpiece."
— Elaine Palencia
“There is something magical about Knox’s writing, haunting in its lyricism. Love is a form of magic, and his wonderfully realized characters remind us that magic is in all of us, no matter how broken we think we are. A remarkable, beautiful novel.”
— Frank Chadwick
“In this crafty novel, we watch events through two sets of eyes, each with a story of its own. But gradually we realize this is the larger human story we all are drifting in. Knox delivers what literary fiction offers at its best: a note of hope, a fragile sense of possibility, a glimpse of light we can believe.”
— Tamim Ansary
