Philosophy professor Dr. Daniel McInerny is releasing his latest novel this spring: The Good Death of Kate Montclair. An “enchanting, page-turning novel with real spiritual depth,” McInerny’s novel is already gaining acclaim as an “instant classic of 21st century Catholic fiction,” making it a must-read, gripping look at life, death, and the beauty that can come from suffering.
McInerny teaches courses on the Philosophy of Art and Beauty and Ethics and Imagination at Christendom, amongst others. When he is not teaching and mentoring his students, McInerny has been writing fiction, nonfiction, drama, and screenplays for years, including his Kingdom of Patria series for middle grade readers (now available on Amazon).
The Good Death of Kate Montclair marks McInerny’s latest foray into adult fiction. In the novel, McInerny presents the story of Kate Montclair, who is dying. She has arrived at late middle age loveless, childless, and having failed to achieve the career dreams of her youth. Now diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, she sees the next fourteen months of suffering as an intolerable prospect. Kate is desperate—not only for a miracle cure, but for some sense that her life, and life itself, amounts to something more than a catastrophe.
An “enchanting, page-turning novel with real spiritual depth,” McInerny’s novel is already gaining acclaim as an “instant classic of 21st century Catholic fiction,” making it a must-read, gripping look at life, death, and the beauty that can come from suffering.
Over the course of the novel, which takes turns both humorous and tragic, Kate wrestles with the decision of whether to take her own life or remain alive to repair what she can of her past — a choice that will mean undergoing the excruciating suffering she has been so desperate to avoid.
The book, which launches on March 15, is already gaining praise, including from author Maya Sinha.
“Witty, exacting, independent Kate Montclair is a beloved English teacher . . . with a past,” says Sinha, the author of The City Mother. “When a surprise diagnosis forces her to wrap up her affairs, she’s got it all under control—but has she misread the story of her own life? The Good Death of Kate Montclair is an enchanting, page-turning novel with real spiritual depth. An instant classic of 21st century Catholic fiction.”
McInerny, who lives in the Shenandoah Valley, is also the frequent writer of a newsletter called “The Comic Muse,” where he imagines a renaissance in popular entertainment fueled by wonder, philosophy, and the quest for the good life. Readers can find out more here.
For more information on his fiction writing, visit his author website at danielmcinerny.studio.
To preorder his newest book now, visit here.
Read more about McInerny’s academic accomplishments here.