I’m pretty surprised that P&R published a novel about John Calvin, seems a little weird since Calvin very rarely wrote about himself (unlike Luther who wrote about himself a lot) but it is timely given the fact that it’s Calvin’s birthday this month. It’s told from the perspective of an enemy who hates Calvin (which may bet around the problem of trying to invent a voice for Calvin):

Enter the brilliance and decadence of renaissance France in this fast-paced biographical novel on John Calvin. Told from the perspective of a rival whose envy escalates to violent intrigue and shameless betrayal, JEAN CAUVIN is a tale of how God uses the humility and unflinching faithfulness of Calvin to break down the barrenness and bitterness of a chief of sinners–all accomplished by grace alone.

History novels can be an interesting way to learn about a subject. I enjoyed “<a href="The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (P.S.)“>The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary” If you haven’t read it yet, it’s a really interesting read.