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New Novel “Lives Well Lived” Traces One Boy’s Question Through Four Generations of a Family
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Rich Gove has published a new novel, "Lives Well Lived," following Nate Johnson from age eleven into adulthood as a question he asks as a child ripples outward to reshape his family and his town, according to the publisher’s announcement.
The book, published through Fulton Books, spans four generations of the Johnson family. Per the publisher’s description, Nate is raised with the steady support of his parents and guided along the way by three figures who become central to the story: Marjorie, Thomas, and Sharon. The JT Ranch recurs throughout as a setting tied to mentorship and purpose, and Nate’s eventual marriage to Sharon anchors the book’s later chapters. The publisher describes the novel as built around themes of love, learning, and generosity, carried through the relationships between parents and children, mentors and protégés, and spouses.
Gove is a retired educator who, according to the announcement, started writing during the pandemic intending to produce a short story for his family. The project grew into a roughly two-hundred-page novel. He has said he spent long stretches planning the book before writing it, and that he particularly enjoyed developing the friendship between Marjorie and Mary and tracing Sharon’s arc through the story.
"Writing this book became a true joy," Gove said in the announcement. "I wanted to create a story that would resonate in readers’ hearts and remind them that the most meaningful lives are those lived in service to others and in deep connection with those we love."
"Lives Well Lived" is available through Fulton Books’ website and at major retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and the Apple iTunes Store.
Studio CarryOnHarry sees a familiar but durable pitch here: a multigenerational family story built on mentorship and small-town values, the kind of book that tends to find its readers through word of mouth rather than splashy marketing.
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Fayetteville Theologian Reginald J. Lise, Sr. Releases Book Tracing Biblical Covenant from Eden to Christ
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Reginald J. Lise, Sr., a Fayetteville, North Carolina-based scriptural scholar, has released a new book titled "From Prototype to Presentation," published through Christian Faith Publishing. The book is available now in print and digital formats through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the author’s page on the publisher’s website.
The book’s central argument, according to the announcement, is that the early chapters of Genesis function less as straightforward history and more as a kind of theological blueprint. Lise frames Adam and Eve as a "prototype" — an initial model of union, identity, and dominion meant to be tested and eventually perfected — and traces that idea forward through what the announcement calls the Old Testament’s years of spiritual longing, arriving at Jesus Christ as the "Second Adam" and the Holy Spirit as the Church’s helper.
"Every generation from the Garden onward has been a rehearsal of faith, failure, and longing," Lise said in the announcement. "I wrote this book to invite readers into a deeper understanding of biblical mystery — to show that the fall was never final, but rather the ultimate setup for divine glory and restoration through Christ."
According to the announcement, the book extends beyond traditional biblical exposition to address topics including the spiritual nature of marriage, what it calls the "hidden years" of prophetic silence between the Old and New Testaments, and the intersection of spiritual transformation with neuroscience. The announcement positions it as intended for pastors and ministry leaders as well as general readers interested in covenant theology.
Lise’s author bio describes him as focused on covenant faithfulness and spiritual maturity, themes that run through the book’s stated structure of moving from an original "prototype" toward a final "presentation" in Christ.
For Studio CarryOnHarry, books like this one are a reminder that the self-publishing and faith-publishing space remains a steady outlet for theologians and lay scholars working outside the traditional acquisition model — worth watching as that segment of religious publishing continues to grow.
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Broward County Court Judge Woody R. Clermont has picked up two national literary honors for his historical nonfiction book, "The Golden Mansaic Age: The Legendary Malian Empire," which was named a 2026 Distinguished Favorite by the NYC Big Book Award and a 2026 Finalist in the African American Nonfiction category of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards, according to the announcement.
The book centers on Mansa Musa, the 14th-century Malian emperor whose pilgrimage to Mecca became legendary for the sheer volume of gold he carried across the Sahara, a journey said to have affected economies as far away as Cairo and Venice. Drawing on chronicles, oral tradition, and archaeology, the book also traces Sundiata Keita’s founding of the Mali Empire, the rise of Timbuktu as a center of manuscripts and scholarship, and the empire’s eventual decline under Songhai and, later, Moroccan forces. Reader reviews posted to Google Books describe it as weaving oral histories and archaeological research into a narrative-driven account of the empire’s wealth, religion, and politics.
"History becomes more meaningful when we recognize the contributions of civilizations that have too often been overlooked," Clermont said in the announcement. "The Mali Empire reminds us that Africa has a remarkable history of scholarship, economic innovation, leadership, and cultural achievement."
Clermont, who in 2018 became the first Haitian-American male elected to judicial office in Broward County, has published more than 40 books through his own imprint, Woody Clermont Book Publications, covering subjects from law and economics to philosophy and fiction. His educational credentials span ten earned degrees, among them a law degree and a graduate degree in theology from Liberty University completed recently, and he continues advanced study toward a doctoral degree focused on organizational development and innovation. Past recognition for his writing has come from the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, The BookFest, and the Eric Hoffer Book Awards, among others.
The NYC Big Book Award distinction will be marked at the organization’s 2027 awards gala in the New York City area on April 10, 2027.
Studio CarryOnHarry sees the more interesting story here less in the award itself than in the author: a sitting judge building a parallel career as a working historian of pre-colonial Africa, one book at a time.
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