Twenty years after Dark Debts was first published, I had grown and changed a great deal — both as a writer and in my own faith journey. I wanted the story to more accurately reflect who I am now and the deeper understanding I had gained. Revising the book gave me the chance to tone down some of the violence and create a much stronger, more emotionally true ending that finally felt right to me.

A review of The Sound of Silence that presents the real Fr. Mankowski through his correspondence, his tense relationship with Jesuit superiors, and decades of suppressed writings — told through Karen’s memoir of friendship.

Karen discusses her career writing for classic TV shows like M*A*S*H, Hill Street Blues, and Moonlighting, her novel Dark Debts, and her journey from Hollywood to faith and nonfiction.