• "Brook van der Linde is a remarkable writer with a gift for precision of detail and description, both of the world around her and the world within. She is a wonderful storyteller with a seismographic sensitivity to the beauty hidden in plain sight. She can unearth it even from the depths of the world’s pain, and her writing does not invite her readers to imagine it, but to wonder how they could ever have missed it. I look forward to reading anything that she writes."

    Brian Hook | Professor of Classics, UNCA

  • "Brook has the unique ability to reach under assumptions and appearances and draw out the true essence of people, revealing the hidden glory of their stories. She's willing to sit through hard parts with impartial love and dedication in order to reach the beautiful. While writing the testimony of others, she also bravely and generously lays her own soul bare."

    Amy Manikowski | Biblio, Author of “Historic Inns of Asheville”

  • "I have no idea what she's talking about, but it sounds kind of important."

    Soleil | daughter of Brook

Brook’s writing is inspired by many people and many things. Here’s just a few: