WLL Professor Jennifer Brown Sells Novel to St. Martin’s Press

Professor of Writing, Literature, and Language Jennifer Brown, Ph.D., has sold a novel to St. Martin’s Press!

The novel, The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton, centers on a murder mystery at an academic conference. It was inspired by the “Mad Maid of Kent,” a 16th century nun who was executed for treason after claiming she had a prophetic vision of Henry VIII’s death.

At MMC, Dr. Brown teaches many classes in the Department of Writing, Literature, and Language, including History of the English Language and Dragons, Knights, and Damsels: The Middle Ages. She has published a number of books – most recently, Manuscript Culture and Medieval Devotional Traditions: Essays in Honour of Michael G. Sargent (published in 2021) and Fruit of the Orchard: Catherine of Siena in Late Medieval and Early Modern England (published in 2018).

Congratulations, Dr. Brown!

Published: June 05, 2024