Welcome to the Launch Day Celebration
for The Collector of Burned Books!
I’ve written a lot of historical romances at this point. Many of them were set during the Great War. One, Yesterday’s Tides, was both WWI and WW2. And as I was writing that one, despite having once said, “World War 2 is way too modern for me, thank you very much, I don’t think I’ll ever write anything set later than the 1920s,” I found I really enjoyed that 1940s line. And in typical me fashion, the more I researched for it, the more story ideas I began to have.
And so, today I am SO EXCITED to welcome my first solely 1940s book into the world! The Collector of Burned Books is set from June 1940 – January 1941 (with an epilogue that’s later), and GUYS…I love this book so much.
It’s partly the Parisian setting.
It’s partly the fact that it is ALL about libraries and books and how freedom of thought is intrinsically linked to freedom.
It’s partly the love story.
It’s partly the path this book has taken me on. If you read my post last week on “The Dangers of Dehumanizing,” then you know that this book led me to a new publisher, and while I loved my decade with Bethany House, my experience thus far with Tyndale has been AMAZING too.
And mostly…it’s just this story. A story I love so much. A story that made me ask hard questions. A story that let me write a love letter to the education I enjoyed in my college days, all about dialectic and free-thinking. A story that is far more apropos than I’d thought it would be. A story that is resonating so much with early readers, which just makes me all warm and grateful.
Live Event…Eventually. 😉
This week I’m at a writer’s conference with questionable wifi…and next week I’m having surgery. So we’re scheduling the Facebook Live video TWO WEEKS from now on Tuesday, July 29, at 7 pm Eastern! (You can watch it afterward too, and I’ll try to answer any questions in the comments!)
- Behind the scenes
- Fun facts
- Short author reading
- What’s coming next
Mark your calendars!!!
Courage, honor, and sacrifice born of great love overflow the pages of The Collector of Burned Books. Rarely have I read a book with such perfect tension. Meticulously researched, intellectually and spiritually stimulating, compelling and beautifully written, Roseanna White has written a book I could not put down, one I will not forget.
About The Collector of Burned Books
In this gripping World War II historical about the power of words, two people form an unlikely friendship amid the Nazi occupation in Paris and fight to preserve the truth that enemies of freedom long to destroy.
Paris, 1940. Ever since the Nazi Party began burning books, German writers exiled for their opinions or heritage have been taking up residence in Paris. There they opened a library meant to celebrate the freedom of ideas and gathered every book on the banned list . . . and even incognito versions of the forbidden books that were smuggled back into Germany.
For the last six years, Corinne Bastien has been reading those books and making that library a second home. But when the German army takes possession of Paris, she loses access to the library and all the secrets she’d hidden there. Secrets the Allies will need if they have any hope of liberating the city she calls home.
Christian Bauer may be German, but he never wanted anything to do with the Nazi Party―he is a professor, one who’s done his best to protect his family as well as the books that were a threat to Nazi ideals. But when Goebbels sends him to Paris to handle the “relocation” of France’s libraries, he’s forced into an army uniform and given a rank he doesn’t want. In Paris, he tries to protect whoever and whatever he can from the madness of the Party and preserve the ideas that Germans will need again when that madness is over, and maybe find a lost piece of his heart.
With her signature blend of page-turning storytelling, fascinating historical details, and enduring themes, Roseanna M. White draws readers into the dark days after Paris falls to Nazi occupation. Corinne and Christian shine in their undaunted determination to preserve books threatened by a regime that seeks to extinguish truth. The Collector of Burned Books is a stirring and inspiring tribute to the powerful bond between literature and freedom.
A Book MADE for Book Clubs!
And I’ve got a Book Club Kit to prove it! 😉 In this kit you’ll find:
- About the author
- Letter from me, just for book clubs
- Q&A with me, with answers to some of the most common questions about this book
- Recipe for a classic French baguette
- Discussion questions
- Burned Books reading list
- Article, “Who Are We Canceling?”
- Meet the characters
- A designed page for notes and questions
Interested in having me Zoom with your book club?
I’m always happy to join you! Just email me at roseannamwhite@gmail.com to set up a date!
The Collector of Burned Books is a heart-pounding historical that kept me riveted from beginning to end. Roseanna White, a brilliant storyteller, weaves together a gripping plot about the many dangers of distributing prohibited books during the Nazi regime. As her cast of heroic characters secretly fight for freedom, they risk their lives to spread the truth and protect those they love. The Collector of Burned Books should be read by every lover of a life-changing book!
Giveaway
US entrants, enter to win a signed copy of The Collector of Burned Books
(or another book of your choice) + a $25 gift card to my shop!
International entrants, enter to win a copy of the book sent from your preferred retailer!
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary.
This book looks so good. As a woman of Jewish faith, these books are dear to my heart.
Hope your surgery goes well and you heal quickly.
Thank you for offering this giveaway!
I’ve been looking forward to reading this book! I love all your books, and this one has been highly anticipated!
Congratulations! This sounds like a great book! I look forward to reading.
I’m so excited to read your new release Roseanna! WWII historical fiction stories are one of my favorite genres and the cover is gorgeous!
What an exciting new book topic! You may have moved to a new era, but not to a new approach- you’re still digging into obscure parts of history!
Congratulations on the new release and the fantastic publisher. I hope the relationship is everything you need.
I’m so looking forward to reading this!
Congratulations on your new release!
This is definitely on my “must read” list. Love your books.
I am so excited to read this book! I’ve heard so many great things about it!!
While I love all your books and I’m looking forward to reading The Collector of Burned Books, I hope you don’t completely abandon writing about earlier eras! I’ve really appreciated your stories about lesser-known periods of history (especially WWI).
I was so excited to receive my preordered copy in the mail last week! Another of your books arrived just before it, though, so I am working on that one now and will move on to The Collector of Banned Books as soon as I can!
Thank you for the chance to win.
I’m glad 1940 isn’t too late for you! Happy Release Day!
Thank you so much for the opportunity. God bless you.
My daughter and I are both big fans of your books.
Thank you for the giveaway opportunity! This book sounds really good & I love your writing. 🙂
God bless!
Happy Release Day! I can’t wait to read this book.
HAPPY RELEASE DAY!, ROSEANNA! The Collector of Burned Books sounds very good! I’m looking forward to reading it! Thank you for the chance to win a copy!
This is SUCH a great book! Love your wisdom.
Happy Release Day! Really excited for this book!
Congratulations on your lovely book! It sounds fascinating!
So excited!!!!
I love all things books. So I’m excited to read this one!!
I’m definitely going to recommend this book at our next bookclub voting! Sounds like a perfectu bookclub discussion book!
Congratulations! I am excited about this book and looking forward to reading it!
Congratulations on your new book! Looking forward to reading it. Always enjoy your books!
Congratulations! This is a subject dear to my heart—as an avid reader and a retired librarian!
I’m so excited for this release!! 🥰
Looking forward to reading The Collector of Burned Books. Thank you
Happy Release Day! I love the cover and the premise of the story. Can’t wait to read it!
This sounds like a wonderful book. Thanks for the giveaway!
Congratulations on this newest release!
Amazing story! I loved the sweet romance and deep theme of literature and freedom!
This book sounds so intriguing and page-tuning. Looking forward to reading it!
I love your books! And I’m really looking forward to reading this one.
I am so excited to read The Collector of Burned Books! It’s actually been on my “To Read” list since needle it even has a cover.
What isn’t there to love about a WWII novel centered around a library and books and written by Roseanna M. White!
I have enjoyed every one of your books that I have read (I think I have read almost all of them!) and this one is no exception! I look forward to being able to read it!
I’m looking forward to reading!
Congratulations! I am really excited about this book and can’t wait to read it!
Everything about the book intrigues me and pulls me in to read the book really looking forward to reading in print formats
Sounds like great read
Hope I Win
It sounds like a really interesting book.
I can’t wait to read this book!