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2026 WINNER of HONORABLE MENTION in General Fiction > Eric Hoffer Awards
2026 FINALIST for First Horizon Novella Award > Eric Hoffer Awards
Reader Views 5-Star Review by Joan Kirschner: Three Guesses “is a highly imaginative and appealing work, cleverly written.”
Southern Literary Review by Tamatha Cain: “quietly spellbinding novella”
Paducah Life Magazine interview with Susie Rozzell Fenwick, September/October issue, page 57, Paducah KY
Three Guesses Playlist-Chris McClain Johnson (Spotify): Also recorded live July 21, 2025, with Willy Bearden at wyxr.org/songs-that-move-you
Washington Independent Review of Books: Sneak Preview: Spring 2025: Three Guesses made the baker’s dozen list of promising new titles.
Midwest Book Review Library Bookwatch under The Literary Fiction Shelf: “Told in the author's distinctive and narrative driven storytelling style laced with humor and insight, Chris Johnson's ‘Three Guesses’ is especially and unreservedly recommended novella for community and college/university library Contemporary American Literary Fiction collections.”
Small Press Picks - Three Guesses: Wonderful author and book reviewer Beth Castrodale posted a lovely review: “Three Guesses is a warm, witty, and incisive book, one that makes smart use of the epistolary form. It was a pleasure to read.”
Shepherd.com > Diane Wald: Three Guesses made the list of “The best books that are short enough for you to read all at once in a comfy chair with a nice glass of wine.”