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Podcast: Catholic Exchange
Episode: How a Catholic Scholar Writes a Science Fiction Novel | feat. W. L. Patenaude
Description: Catholics have produced some of the finest novels ever written, but you wouldn't always know that from today's selections. Some of the faithful have certainly noticed and have started to bring their experience and creativity into the fictional realm in hopes of shaping the broader culture and to re-introduce the Catholic voice to fiction. Today's guest, W. L. Patenaude, is one such author. Patenaude's debut novel, A Printer's Choice, is the rooted his work in ecology and theology, as well as his life-long love of great science fiction. While his novel has received mainstream praise, he knows...