"When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."
Midwest Book Review called Verities:
"A succinct literary masterpiece."
Award Winner in the Inspirational category of the 2021 American Fiction Awards.
Award-Winning Finalist in Inspirational Fiction category of the 2020 International Book Awards.
What's in Verities?
A Great Story
Take a ride down the train tracks in the small town of Verities, and you’ll see one young man’s quests for meaning in his troubled life. Follow Sam’s journey as he grows up facing ugly truths about love and loss on the wrong side of the tracks. Verities is a hopeful story of rising above one’s circumstances, even in the cruel face of social injustice.
Authors are saying...
“Spotlights, in an era of receiving information in short bursts, the enduring value of books that make you think and see things you might never have seen.”
—Rich Garon, author of Felling Big Trees and Lee Fitts
Writing for Change
Proceeds from sales of Verities will benefit Love of Learning, a nonprofit that hosts read-alouds and donates high-quality children’s books to low-income kids in Central Virginia.
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About the author
Randy White founded and serves as executive director of Love of Learning (loveoflearningrva.org), a nonprofit that hosts read-alouds and donates high-quality children’s books to low-income kids in central Virginia. He has received numerous Making a Difference awards for his work promoting literacy opportunities for disadvantaged children. Before founding his nonprofit organization, Mr. White spent fifteen years as a public school teacher in a suburb of Richmond, Virginia. Currently working on doctoral studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, he also holds a master’s degree in teaching and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the university as well as an associate’s degree in social sciences. A native of Richmond, Mr. White currently lives in the city with his wife, Christin, their two young children, and two adorable boxers.