From the time Leif Enger was little, flying kites was an out-of-body experience for him. Now, kites play a big part in “Virgil Wander,” his first novel in 10 years after “Peace Like a River” and “So ...

When the apocalypse arrives, should we be optimistic? In I Cheerfully Refuse, the fourth novel by American writer Leif Enger, the answer is – as the slightly cloying title suggests – yes. Set in the ...

MOORHEAD — When starting out as a writer, there's one rule that gets repeated over and over: "Write what you know." For Osakis, Minn., author Leif Enger, writing a version of what he knows brings new ...

Dead for 10 minutes before his father orders him to breathe in the name of the living God, Reuben Land is living proof that the world is full of miracles. But it's the impassioned honesty of his quiet ...

The NEA Big Read Lakeshore, organized by Hope College, and the Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination, a program of Western Theological Seminary, are collaborating to bring award-winning ...

We are practically a cult, we faithful fans of Leif Enger’s first novel, “Peace Like a River.” Appearing just as terrorists flew planes into the twin towers, Enger’s story about a saintly single ...

DULUTH -- You may well learn some new words by reading Leif Enger’s long-awaited third novel, “Virgil Wander.” The title character suffers a concussion and loses part of his ability to communicate. As ...

In what turns out to be the first of several miracles, the opening pages of Leif Enger's memorable where-did-he-come-from debut novel, "Peace Like a River, " describe the birth of the narrator, Reuben ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Valgard Jonsson, a Post-Dispatch reader, picked up a copy of Leif Enger's new book, "So Brave, Young and Handsome." He also went ...

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