williamlobdell.com

On the first day of the release of “Losing My Religion” (and before most of the media hit), the book climbed to #774 on Amazon and was No. 3 in the Faith category. Boo-yah!

[Read more →]

Nice story in today’s Orange County Register by Greg Hardesty about my book release. An excerpt:
Lobdell’s 302-page hardcover — published by HarperCollins, and stemming from a front-page story he wrote for the Times — is a layered, nuanced autopsy into what killed his faith.
Like all seasoned journalists, he knows how to hook the reader.
“By age [...]

[Read more →]

Today,  the day my “Losing My Religion” memoir is released, these reviews came in.
From the Christian Science Monitor (there’s also an audio interview with me on the site):
“Lobdell is a gifted writer. Avoiding the disparaging polemics that often characterize the debate between nonbelievers and people of faith, he turns his own story into a fast-paced, [...]

[Read more →]

He’s way funnier than me and more strident, but he makes some great points from an atheist point-of-view.

[Read more →]

Tuesday, my memoir–”Losing My Religion”–will hit bookstores. I feel like another son is about to be born–excited, nervous, and wondering how my life will change (or not).
I’ve been really humbled by the nice reviews the book’s received, especially from believers and even pastors. I’ve listed some of my favorites below. Of course, you can do [...]

[Read more →]

Here’s an essay I wrote for Debunking Christianity, a blog run by a very thoughtful, former evangelical pastor.

[Read more →]

A new Gallup poll shows that the poorest countries are the most religious. Thanks to my friends at The Freethinker. Two possibilities: a) The poorest people, stripped of earthly treasures, are closest to God; or b) The poorest people are the most desperate to believe in something fanciful.

[Read more →]

With the launch of my book a week away, I’m starting to read and hear an increasing amount of criticism–something I expected with a memoir titled, “Losing My Religion.” They have their opinion; I have mine. Fair enough. But I thought I’d take a stab at answering some of the most popular criticisms.
Criticism: You’re anti-religious [...]

[Read more →]

[Read more →]

Melana Lott, who reviews books at Bookgasm: Reading Material to Get Excited About, has written my new favorite review about my book. Here are read it here. Some excerpts:
The first thing a reader should know is that LOSING MY RELIGION: HOW I LOST MY FAITH REPORTING ON RELIGION IN AMERICA — AND FOUND UNEXPECTED PEACE [...]

[Read more →]