{"id":608068,"date":"2026-08-11T06:27:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/608068\/john-cheyenne-wilburs-new-book-grace-notes-receives-a-warm-literary-welcome.html"},"modified":"2026-08-11T06:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T06:27:31","slug":"john-cheyenne-wilburs-new-book-grace-notes-receives-a-warm-literary-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pennsylvania-magazine.com\/news\/story\/608068\/john-cheyenne-wilburs-new-book-grace-notes-receives-a-warm-literary-welcome.html","title":{"rendered":"John Cheyenne Wilbur’s new book “Grace Notes” receives a warm literary welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Readers’ Favorite announces the review of the Fiction – Literary book “Grace Notes” by John Cheyenne Wilbur, currently available at http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0H44Q4F18<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Readers’ Favorite is one of the largest book review and award contest sites on the Internet. They have earned the respect of renowned publishers like Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Harper Collins, and have received the “Best Websites for Authors” and “Honoring Excellence” awards from the Association of Independent Authors. They are also fully accredited by the BBB (A+ rating), which is a rarity among Book Review and Book Award Contest companies.<\/p>\n

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“Reviewed By Jamie Michele for Readers’ Favorite<\/p>\n

In John Cheyenne Wilbur’s Grace Notes, Jerry Cradleman is a New Jersey athlete whose path changes after his best friend decides he no longer wants to live, and Jerry’s own inherited faith begins to fail. He enters Princeton Seminary hoping the ministry will give him a home, but his first church post in Sacramento exposes the distance between church language and the God he wants to meet. When a relationship ends after an uncomfortable decision, Jerry leaves the formal ministry and follows a spiritual pull toward Port Townsend, where April, a Jewish seeker, points him toward another way of listening. Therapy thrusts his horrific memories into the open, as Jerry searches for a direct sign from the God he has served but cannot yet trust.<\/p>\n

John Cheyenne Wilbur’s Grace Notes is possibly the most frank reconstruction I’ve come across of one man trying to figure out his life with God, and in turn lead others. The author presents Jerry Cradleman as a guy who has had pretty much everything horrible someone can experience thrown at him. There are really heartening moments, like the welcoming of teenage Jerry into a music-filled home, and the author’s gift for imbuing literary grace in ordinary rooms. There’s also a scene that is almost set up like a joke: a Christian, a Jewish woman, and a Muslim stand around in a symbolic moment…but it ends up being really beautiful and is, again, a testament to Wilbur’s skill as a writer. This is a strong and brutally honest read. I heartily recommend it to adults who enjoy literary Christian fiction linked to true spiritual honesty.”<\/p>\n

You can learn more about John Cheyenne Wilbur and “Grace Notes” at https:\/\/readersfavorite.com\/book-review\/grace-notes<\/a> where you can read reviews and the author’s biography, as well as connect with the author directly or through their website and social media pages.<\/p>\n

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