Erin Bartels
Erin Bartels writes character-driven fiction for curious people. Her readers know to expect that each of her novels will tell a unique story about fallible characters so tangible that it's hard to believe they are not real people. Whether urban, rural, or somewhere in between, her settings come alive with carefully crafted details that engage all the senses and transport the reader to a singular time and place. And her themes of reckoning with the past, improving the present, and looking with...See more
Erin Bartels writes character-driven fiction for curious people. Her readers know to expect that each of her novels will tell a unique story about fallible characters so tangible that it's hard to believe they are not real people. Whether urban, rural, or somewhere in between, her settings come alive with carefully crafted details that engage all the senses and transport the reader to a singular time and place. And her themes of reckoning with the past, improving the present, and looking with hope to the future leave her readers with a sense of peace and possibility. Erin is the author of We Hope for Better Things , The Words between Us , All That We Carried , The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water , and Everything Is Just Beginning . A two-time Christy finalist and winner of two 2020 WFWA Star Awards and two Michigan Notable Book Awards, Erin has been a publishing professional for more than twenty years. After eighteen years in Lansing, Michigan, Erin and her family are busy enjoying the simple blessings of a less urban life in a small town outside the capital city. You can find her online at ErinBartels.com, on Facebook @ErinBartelsAuthor, and on Instagram @erinbartelswrites. See less
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Erin Bartels book reviews
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Everything Is Just Beginning
Not for me
by Claudia, Feb 6, 2023
Are you a music fan? Do 1980s music and television programs make you feel nostalgic? Then this may be a book you will enjoy. Unfortunately it wasn't the book for me. The story deals with ... Read More
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The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water
Didn't click for me
by Claudia, Jan 4, 2022
Erin Bartels is an amazing wordsmith. This is evident in The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water. It is an intense story of personal and interpersonal struggles. In spite of the wonderful language in ... Read More
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All That We Carried
Descriptive Writing
by Kristina, Jan 19, 2021
All That We Carried is the first book that I have read by Erin Bartels. The author�s descriptive writing allows the reader to visualize the scenes especially the Porcupine Mountains and the ... Read More