Steve Wiegenstein

Steve Wiegenstein’s Followers (26)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
Jay
Jay
2,361 books | 9 friends

J.
J.
2,274 books | 361 friends

Donna
64,853 books | 1,385 friends

Pat Wahler
395 books | 139 friends

Nik Krasno
126 books | 4,528 friends


Steve Wiegenstein

Goodreads Author


Website

Twitter

Genre

Member Since
April 2012


Steve Wiegenstein is the author of Land of Joys (2023), Scattered Lights (2020), The Language of Trees (2017), This Old World (2014), and Slant of Light (2012). Scattered Lights was a shortlisted finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award in Fiction for 2021. Slant of Light was the runner-up for the Langum Prize in American Historical Fiction, and This Old World was a shortlisted finalist for the M.M. Bennetts Award in Historical Fiction. The Language of Trees received the Walter Williams Major Work Award from the Missouri Writers Guild in 2018. The fifth and final book in his historical novel series, Bring Daybreak, will be published in November 2026.

Steve grew up in the Ozarks, the setting for his books, and worked there as a newspaper reporter
...more

To ask Steve Wiegenstein questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

Steve Wiegenstein I'm currently working on the next novel in this series. In this one, as yet untitled, the children of the main characters of SLANT OF LIGHT and THIS O…moreI'm currently working on the next novel in this series. In this one, as yet untitled, the children of the main characters of SLANT OF LIGHT and THIS OLD WORLD are now the main characters -- there's been a generational shift. Although the adult characters of THIS OLD WORLD are still present, the focus has shifted. I'm very excited about this new book and about dealing with a somewhat later era of history.(less)
Steve Wiegenstein My most recent book grew out of the previous one, almost seamlessly, and in fact I think of them as two parts of the same story. The book I'm working …moreMy most recent book grew out of the previous one, almost seamlessly, and in fact I think of them as two parts of the same story. The book I'm working on now (more on that later) is a further continuation of the story, only with a new generation of main characters and a whole new set of circumstances. I have a "big picture" view of this series and hope that readers will start to see the emergence of patterns and themes as the books follow and interconnect.(less)
Average rating: 4.15 · 189 ratings · 47 reviews · 10 distinct worksSimilar authors
Slant of Light

4.08 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
This Old World

4.52 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Scattered Lights

3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Language of Trees (Volu...

4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings3 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Land of Joys

4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Gods of Four Mile Creek: Po...

by
4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Land of Joys (Daybreak Book 4)

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
The BSP Holiday Fiction Col...

by
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Slant of Light

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
Slant of Light: A Novel of ...

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Steve Wiegenstein…

Christmas Elves

Santa’s elves don’t get enough respect. Santa is in all the pictures and songs, but who really does the work of putting together all those toys? The elves, that’s who.

Thus I want to take a moment to thank the people who serve as elves to us novelists: the librarians and historical societies who assemble all that great material for us to draw on. Case in point:

The State Historical Society of Missou

Read more of this blog post »
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on December 11, 2025 14:20
Slant of Light The Language of Trees (Volu... This Old World
(3 books)
by
4.17 avg rating — 141 ratings

Steve’s Recent Updates

Steve Wiegenstein wrote a new blog post

Christmas Elves

Santa’s elves don’t get enough respect. Santa is in all the pictures and songs, but who really does the work of putting together all those toys? The e Read more of this blog post »
More of Steve's books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
The American Civi...: Historical Fiction 27 171 May 12, 2023 06:28AM  
53412 Historical Info for Historical Fiction Readers — 1564 members — last activity Aug 11, 2022 01:41AM
Information about eras past in different parts of the world. Help for readers who may feel lost in an unfamiliar historical setting, may not understan ...more
No comments have been added yet.