About
Tim Wendel is the author of 17 books, including SUMMER OF '68, CASTRO'S CURVEBALL, CANCER CROSSINGS, and REBEL FALLS, which won the W.Y. Boyd Award for Historical Fiction. The stand-alone sequel, IRISH FALLS, will be published in Spring 2027 by Three Hills. A longtime writer-in-residence at Johns Hopkins University, he writes and teaches fiction and nonfiction. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, National Geographic, Gargoyle, Potomac Review, GQ and Esquire.
Featured Work
Rebel Falls: A Novel
In waning months of the Civil War, Rory Chase becomes a spy for the Union side. Her mission? To stop Confederate spies from seizing the remaining U.S. warship on the Great Lakes. Along the way, Rory must muster the courage to both follow orders and break the rules.
Other Works
Awards and Recognition
- W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. (Given annually by the American Library Association.)
