Radio + Podcast
Interviews
“It takes her a while to process things.”
The Rev. Michael Schuermann
- “Suffering Infertility” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on May 19, 2023
- “Storytelling, Screen Time, and Today’s Youth” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on October 11, 2022
- “The Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Brigade” on The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge – In a special April Fool’s Day episode, Katie interviews hosts Sarah, Erin, Bri, and Rachel on April 1, 2022
- “The Gift of Story” on The Wittenberg Hour – Katie presents to Wittenberg Academy during Lutheran Schools Week on January 24, 2022
- “Conversations with Creatives: Katie Schuermann” on The Lutheran Ladies’ Lounge – Sarah, Erin, Bri, and Rachel interview Katie on January 7, 2022
- “The Power of Story to Teach about Life” on Friends for Life – Stephanie Neugebauer interviews Katie on January 7, 2022
- “Words Matter in Barrenness and Suffering” on Friends for Life – Stephanie Neugebauer interviews Katie on March 19, 2021
- “Dressing Modestly” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on January 12, 2021
- “Sharathon 2020: Katie Schuermann and the KFUO Library” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on June 26, 2020
- “Here I Write: What to Write and the Author-Reader Relationship” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on May 26, 2020
- “Infertility” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on September 10, 2019
- “Helen Keller’s Eugenic Views” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on September 9, 2019
- “He Remembers the Barren“ on I Choose Life Radio – Abigail Lorenzen interviews Katie on August 17, 2019
- “Memorizing the Faith: Athanasian Creed” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie and two of her Goddaughters on August 8, 2019
- “Mary Poppins 101” – Katie gives a presentation on integrating music in the classroom and home at the CCLE XIX Conference at Concordia University Chicago on July 18, 2019
- “Illinois Reproductive Health Act” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview the Rev. Michael Schuermann and Katie on May 31, 2019
- “Writing Contest: Patiently Waiting on the Lord” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on February 26, 2019
- “How to Be a Writer” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on February 26, 2019
- “A Soft Apologetic for Suffering and Heart” on RevFisk: Raw – Jonathan Fisk chats with Katie about the craft of writing on November 29, 2018
- “Forgiveness and Regret” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on October 4, 2018
- “I Am Herod” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on September 27, 2018
- “All We like Sheep” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on September 18, 2018
- “He Restores My Soul“ on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on September 18, 2018
- “A Washington Post Column ‘Reinventing Religion — with Romance Novels’” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on August 27, 2018
- “Precious Vocations of Godparent and Godchild” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview the Rev. Michael Schuermann, Katie, and their godchildren on June 20, 2018
- “The Gift Not Given” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on May 17, 2018
- “March for Life: Live!” on KFUO’s The Coffee Hour – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie and other march attendees on January 19, 2018
- “Teaching Hymns to Children” on KFUO’s Faith ‘n’ Family – Andy Bates interviews Katie on October 10, 2017
- “Embryo Adoption” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on August 24, 2017
- “The Vocation of the Pastor’s Wife – Part 2” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on August 18, 2017
- “The Vocation of Pastor’s Wife – Part 1” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on August 17, 2017
- “Vocation in the Midst of Barrenness” on KFUO’s Faith ‘n’ Family – Sarah Gulseth interviews Katie on July 17, 2017
- “He Remembers the Barren“ on KFUO’s Faith ‘n’ Family – Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth interview Katie on June 9, 2017
- “Barrenness” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on June 6, 2017
- “Housekeeping as Christian Vocation” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on March 24, 2017
- “March for Life” on KFUO’s Faith ‘n’ Family – Andy Bates interviews Katie on January 27, 2017
- “March for Life” on KFUO’s World Lutheran News Digest – Andy Bates interviews Katie on January 30, 2016
- “Christian Fiction” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on November 13, 2015
- “The Intersection,” a production of Faith Radio’s The Meeting House – Bob Crittenden interviews Katie on September 25, 2015
- “The Choir Immortal“ on KFUO’s BookTalk – Rod Zwonitzer interview Katie on September 4, 2015
- “An Infertile Couple’s Perspective on the Planned Parenthood Videos” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on August 13, 2015
- “Infertility Symposium” on KFUO’s Faith ‘n’ Family – Andy Bates interviews Katie, Tracy Quaethem, Dr. Donna Harrison, and Rev. Scott Stiegemeyer on June 23, 2015
- “House of Living Stones“ on KFUO’s Book Talk – Rod Zwonitzer interviews Katie on October 17, 2014
- “Barrenness, Infertility, In Vitro Fertilization, Embryo Testing” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on June 11, 2014.
- “Infertility Ethics Symposium” on KFUO’s His Time – Andy Bates interviews Katie and Dr. Jeff Gibbs on June 10, 2014.
- “Infertility and God’s Will” on KFUO’s Faith ‘n’ Family – Andy Bates interviews Katie, Pastor Schuermann, and Kristi Leckband on April 14, 2014
- “Pew Sisters” on KFUO’s Book Talk – Rod Zwonitzer interviews Katie on January 24, 2014
- “He Remembers the Barren” on KFUO’s Faith ‘n’ Family – Andy Bates interviews Katie on December 10, 2013
- “A Pastoral Concern for Mother’s Day” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Rev. Michael Schuermann and Katie on May 10, 2013
- “He Remembers the Barren” on New Life Radio 91.9 – Eric and Erica of the Eric and Erica show interview Katie on May 9, 2012
- “Children Are a Gift from God” on iChooselife Radio Magazine – Cathie Humbarger interviews Kristen Gregory and Katie on April 14, 2012
- “He Remembers the Barren” on Family Shield – Kay Meyer interviews Katie on November 18, 2011
- “He Remembers the Barren” on KFUO’s Studio A – Roland Lettner interviews Rebecca Mayes and Katie on September 7, 2011
- “Barrenness” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Rev. Michael Schuermann and Katie on August 31, 2011
- “Barrenness” on Issues, Etc. – Todd Wilken interviews Katie on June 24, 2011
Awards +
Recognition
“She’s no Jane Austen.”
Online review
- Winner of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana’s 175th Anniversary Hymn Competition (“Open Wide the Chapel Doors,” 2020)
- Issues, Etc. Soundbite of the Week for Friday, October 5, 2018
- 2015 CPH Readers’ Choice Award for Adult Spirituality Book (The Choir Immortal)
- Finalist for a 2015 Christy Award – First Novel (House of Living Stones)
- Nominated for a 2015 Christian Retailing’s Best Award in General Fiction (House of Living Stones)
- Finalist for KFUO Radio‘s “BookTalk Book of 2014” (House of Living Stones)
- Award of Merit for “Feature Article: Magazine, Short Format” from Associated Church Press
- Issues, Etc. Soundbite of the Week for Friday, September 2, 2011
- Issues, Etc. Blog of the Week (Jeff’s pick) for Friday, July 22, 2011
Reviews +
Features
“Worst murder mystery ever.”
Matthew P. Braun, Amazon review of House of Living Stones
- He Remembers the Barren on The Beggars Bog by Rev. Timothy A. Koch
- He Remembers the Barren on Let It Stet by Adriane A. Heins
- Book Recommended on The Darkness Deepens
- “HE RESTORES MY SOUL: Writings on Cross and Comfort” on The Beggars Blog by the Rev. Timothy A. Koch
- Pew Sisters: A Great Resouce for Groups or Private Study on Sister, Daughter, Mother, Wife by Rachel Kovaciny
- True Sisterhood is Pew Sisterhood by Rebecca Mayes
- Book, Recommended: Pew Sisters on Concordian Sisters of Perpetual Parturition by Rebekah Curtis
- “Bradbury’s Expecting in June!” on Into Your Hands LLC
- Anthems of Zion Series on Luther Deac
- Anthems of Zion on …the crawford family…
- “Songs of Joy in the Anthems of Zion” on The Joy of School
- House of Living Stones Review on Through Clouded Glass
- “Book Review: House of Living Stones“ on kleckmusic
- “Book Review: House of Living Stones“ on Richard P. Shields’ Believe, Teach, and Confess
- “Liver Aerobics” on Becky’s Book Addiction
- “Review: The Choir Immortal“ by Madelyn Rose Craig
- Book Review of The Choir Immortal on Lucy and the Lion
- “The Choir Immortal“ by Katie Schuermann on The Edge of the Precipice
- The Harvest Raise on Sister, Daughter, Mother, Wife by Cheryl Magness
- The Harvest Raise on Meet, Write, & Salutary
- The Harvest Raise on Some Like Poetry…
- Katie Schuermann, baby smoocher on Let It Stet by Adriane A. Heins
Bios
“Lord, help me be like Alice and Esther, because you know I can’t sing like Emily!”
Amazon Kindle Customer review of The Harvest Raise
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Author Katie Schuermann lives in central Illinois with her husband of twenty years, the Rev. Michael Schuermann. She began her writing career in Mrs. Kaufman’s fourth grade elementary class, self-publishing poetry in a treasured yellow, teal, and hot-pink spiral-bound notebook. She has since upgraded her trusty notebook to a Mac on which she pounds out articles for publications such as The Lutheran Witness and The Federalist.
Schuermann’s nonfiction books, He Remembers the Barren (LL 2011; 2nd ed, EP, 2017), Pew Sisters (CPH 2013), and He Restores My Soul (EP, 2018), address the topics of suffering and the theology of the cross for the benefit of her sisters in Christ. Her acclaimed Anthems of Zion fiction books, including House of Living Stones (CPH, 2014), The Choir Immortal (CPH, 2015), and The Harvest Raise (CPH, 2017), tell the story of Emily Duke, a choir director from the big city who moves to a small town in Illinois to direct the local church choir.
Schuermann was given an Award of Merit from the Associated Church Press for her journalistic work on the feature article, “A Light in the Darkness,” in the September/October 2013 issue of Lutherans Engage the World, and her debut novel, House of Living Stones, was a 2015 Christy Award finalist under the category of First Novel. Most recently, her hymn text, “Open Wide the Chapel Doors,” was chosen as the winner of the 175th Anniversary hymn competition of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Shorter
Author Katie Schuermann‘s “earthy and joyful” (Miller, 2014) voice is as refreshing and invigorating as the Midwestern sunshine in which she was raised. Writing in vignettes which so perfectly suit the charm of small-town life, Schuermann’s words call to mind the warmth and realism of Montgomery’s Avonlea.
Always leaning toward the arts, Schuermann earned graduate degrees in music. Her professional experiences are as varied and eclectic as any writer’s, ranging from walking beans to singing with a Baroque orchestra to directing children’s musical theater camps. No doubt, Schuermann’s cornfield roots and musical adventures factor heavily in her stories, but it is her confession of faith in the Triune God that readers have come to expect and trust in her books.
When not writing, Schuermann can be found singing, gardening, cooking, holding babies, or trying to climb the nearest tree.
Shortest
Author Katie Schuermann is a baptized child of God, pastor’s wife, godmother, daughter, sister, aunt, soprano, tree climber, raspberry picker, herb gardener, and daydreamer. She is also the author of He Remembers the Barren (LL, 2011; 2nd ed, EP, 2017), Pew Sisters (CPH 2013), House of Living Stones (CPH, 2014), The Choir Immortal (CPH, 2015), The Harvest Raise (CPH, 2017), and He Restores My Soul (EP, 2018).
Headshots
“Hello, Big Nose.”
Katie’s toddler nephew





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