Recently Tim George caught up with novelist Athol Dickson. The author was gracious enough to give us some insight into his new novel, Lost Mission, the use of magical realism in writing, and a sneak peak at what’s to come. A special thanks goes out to Athol Dickson and Jennifer Willingham of Howard Books for setting up this interview.
Athol Dickson’s novels have been favorably compared to the work of Octavia Butler (Publisher’s Weekly), Daphne du Maurier (FaithfulReader.com, by Cindy Crosby, Christianity Today fiction critic), and Flannery O’Connor (The New York Times). His They Shall See God was a Christy Award finalist. River Rising was selected as one of the Booklist Top Ten Christian Novels of 2006 and was a Christianity Today’s Best Novel of 2006 finalist. Both River Rising and The Cure won Christy Awards for best suspense novel. Winter Haven was a finalist for the 2009 Christy Award in the suspense category, making four novels in a row to receive that honor. His seventh novel, Lost Mission, was released in September, 2009. Athol lives with his wife in southern California.
This interview can also be downloaded from our iTunes page.
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4 Responses
This interview has definitely changed my thinking of Athol Dickson’s writing. If I understand it, he’s a ‘deep-thinking’ writer. Which I like. Not fluff, but makes you think. Haven’t read any of his books yet. This interview will change that.
Posted on September 17th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Absolutely no fluff when it comes to Athol, his thinking, or his writing. Glad you are going to give him a chance. Be sure and register to win Lost Mission.
Posted on September 17th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
I loved it, grabbed me immediately and had to read it slow to make sure I stayed in the correct century and think about what he was saying. Loved the ways that Athol exposes all the errors we fall into in the body of Christ and how much we need to choose to live right through the eyes of Jesus. Glad to hear about the next one and will eagerly wait for it.
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 at 10:00 pm
I have read all of Athol’s books and LOVED every one of them. Can’t wait to add this one to that list. It is sure to become a favorite.
Posted on September 29th, 2009 at 10:01 pm
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