News & Reviews

It's been many years since I wrote anything for TIME magazine. Returning to the space in December for this essay in the Ideas section of  the website felt right. Grateful for the opportunity. You can read the essay, "How Faith Helped My Son After He Survived Sandy Hook," in its entirety at this link.    

Erika Dreifus, editor and publisher of THE PRACTICING WRITER interviewed Sophfronia about Unforgivable Love and the craft process behind retelling a classic tale. Ericka writes: "Yes, it has happened again: I’ve encountered an author online, learned a bit about her/her work via Facebook and other platforms, and happily had the opportunity to meet her “in real [...]

Sophfronia Scott spoke with NPR Weekend Edition host Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the inspiration for and complicated characters of her novel Unforgivable Love.  The interview can be heard at this link. A transcript of the interview is available here as well.   

Unforgivable Love is featured in the October 2, 2017 issue of People Magazine (Prince William cover) as one of the "Best New Books" of the week. "Scott's retelling of Les Liaisons Dangereuses is marvelously dramatic and brings its era to life with lush detail."

Unforgivable Love is featured in the October 2017 issue of Essence Magazine. Reviewer Patrick Henry Bass called the book a "delicious and infinitely enjoyable read." The full review is available at this link on the Essence website.  

UNFORGIVABLE LOVE is listed in the BookBub Blog's round up of "the biggest new historical fiction releases coming out this fall" along with books by Heather Webb, Elise Hooper, Devin Murphy, Alice McDermott, Jennifer Egan, and Janet Fitch.  Read the complete list here. From the BookBub website:  BookBub is a free daily email that notifies you about deep discounts on [...]