The Gospel of Winter

April 11, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Why I Teach Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward in My High School, a guest post by author Brendan Kiely

During our recent #SVYALit Project Hangout, author Brendan Kiely (The Gospel of Winter) mentioned that he taught the book Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward in his classroom. Today he is talking with us about teaching this book in his classroom, sharing the who, what, why and how his teens respond. Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the […]

March 27, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The #SVYALit Virtual Panel #2 Recap

Yesterday we had our second Google Hangout on Air as part of the #SVYALit Project. Author Carrie Mesrobian (Sex and Violence) moderated our virtual panel which included authors Stephanie Kuehn (Charm & Strange), Rachele Alpine (Canary) and Brendan Kiely (The Gospel of Winter). Below the video is a recap of the conversation with minute indicators […]

March 19, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Honoring the Survivors, a guest post by author Brendan Kiely (#SVYALit Project)

Brendan Kiely is the debut author of the recently released book The Gospel of Winter, a story that takes place right as the revelations began coming to light of the widespread abuse of young men by Catholic priests. He is also a participant in the upcoming #SVYALit Google Hangout on Air, which will take place […]

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Sunday Reflections: Why Talking About the Age of Consent Matters

March 9, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

I didn’t have to even stop and think about it that day. I was sitting on the Reference Desk when a woman came in and said she was concerned because she had seen what she thought was a pretty young girl kissing a grown man outside the library. I walked over and saw them walking […]

Book Review: The Gospel of Winter by Brendan Kiely

January 16, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

In 2002, the media began reporting on various allegations that the Catholic church was involved in a large sexual abuse scandal. Many young people, prominently boys, came forward and revealed that they had been sexually violated by priests in the church and the church had gone to great lengths to cover that abuse up. According […]

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