> This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingDaisy ChainZondervan (March 1, 2009)byMary DeMuth ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mary E. DeMuth is an expert in Pioneer Parenting. She enables Christian parents to navigate our changing culture when their families left no good faith examples to follow. Her parenting books include Authentic Parenting in a Postmodern Culture (Harvest House, 2007), Building the Christian …
>HOW WELL READ ARE YOU?
>The BBC believes most people will have only read 6 of the 100 books here. How do your reading habits stack up? Normally you just put an ( X ) if you’ve read it. But I’m also putting an asterisk if I read part of it and couldn’t get through it, or didn’t finish the series! Man, do I have …
>PREMIERE EVENT
> The first Christian Book Expo takes place in Dallas on March 19 – 22. This is an important event for several reasons. It’s a great resource for what is happening in Christian communities across the nation with some of the country’s leading speakers: Henry Blackaby, Don Piper, Max Lucado, Donald Miller, Liz Curtis Higgs, Randy Alcorn, Mary DeMuth, and …
>GIVE ME A COWBOY
>When I began writing eight years ago, Panhandle Professional Writers in Amarillo, TX was the nearest writers’ group to our home in the Oklahoma Panhandle. There I met some of the friendliest, most talented and helpful people on the planet. PPW was the womb where my writing dreams were nurtured and grew. So now I’m delighted to tell you about …
>SOME JAZZY RESEARCH
>A week or so ago, I mentioned trying to research using Google Maps—a fun and somewhat helpful method of seeing my setting without actually being there. But as several of you responded, you prefer the “in person” method of doing research. Today I took your advice, and with a notebook and camera, went for a drive. First stop: Downtown Tulsa …
>REVIEW of SAME KIND OF DIFFERENT AS ME
> My thanks to the folks at Thomas Nelson for providing the PDF download of The Same Kind of Different as Me through their Book Review Bloggers program. I really like to hold a book in my hand, carry it around the house, and read snatches whenever I can. This was a new experience for me, and since I normally …
>THE BOOK BUFFET
> Trying to decide what books to put on my reading list this year makes me think of the endless buffet people talk about on a Princess cruise liner. Every choice imaginable, but only so much room on the plate. And you don’t want to fill up on just one thing, so I’m imagining my reading list as a scrumptious, …
>BEST READS OF 2008
> In a blog interview this year, I was asked what inspired me as a writer. Several things came to mind: music, being with other writers, listening to God’s voice. As I rethink what I said in that interview, I have to say that my love affair with books—my lifelong attachment to reading is what inspired me to begin writing …
>ENGAGING FATHER CHRISTMAS by Robin Jones Gunn Up on CFBA
> This week, theChristian Fiction Blog Allianceis introducingEngaging Father ChristmasFaithWords (October 30, 2008)byRobin Jones Gunn REVIEW OF THE BOOK: If you love British settings as I do, you will enjoy this delightful novella. From the performance of A Christmas Carol to the quaint coffee shop run by Miranda’s boyfriend’s family, you feel the spirit of Christmas. Ian, her boyfriend, has …
>The Sense of Place, Part 4 – AN IRISHWOMAN’S TALE by Patti Lacy
>Did you ever dream of going to Ireland? Of visiting the wild cliffs above a foamy sea? Sipping tea in a thatched cottage? I have. And what a delight to take this vicarious trip to the Emerald Isle through the pages of An Irishwoman’s Tale by debut author, Patti Lacy. As I’ve been doing for several weeks, I’m talking about …