Share this article NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Essence of Nathan Biddle by J. William Lewis will be released in June. A stunning debut novel, The Essence of Nathan Biddle (Greenleaf) will be published simultaneously in hardcover (6 x 9, 400 pages-approx., ISBN: 978-1-62634-846-2, $27.95) and eBook (ISBN: 978-1-62634-847-9) editions and available where fine books are sold on June 1, 2021. The Essence of Nathan Biddle is a timeless coming-of-age tale that, as novelist David Armstrong observed, "is like discovering The Catcher in the Rye all over again." "The Essence of Nathan Biddle" by J. William Lewis About the Book: Protagonist Kit Biddle is a rising prep school senior who finds himself tangled in a web of spiritual quandaries and intellectual absurdities. Kit's angst is compounded by a unique psychological burden he is forced to carry: his intelligent but unstable Uncle Nat has committed an unspeakable act on what, according to the Uncle's deranged account, were direct orders from God.