N. J. Schrock

Drawing on her Virden roots, local history, journalism, and scholarship, N. J. Schrock recreated in Morning of a Crescent Moon a pivotal labor battle that strengthened the United Mine Workers of America and inspired future union activism. With a Ph.D. in chemistry and an M.A. in English, she brought both science and storytelling to her first novel, Incense Rising, a work of speculative fiction.