Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares with our readers a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Sandra Byrd earned her first rejection at the age of thirteen and has now published more than forty books, including a Christy Award finalist and two Library Journal Best Book Picks. Before she began writing full-time, Sandra worked in … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens | Roger Bruner
Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares with our readers a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. Roger Bruner writes—and gardens—from the home he shares with his wife, Kathleen, near Richmond, Virginia. Roger's young adult fiction series began with Found in Translation. Having traveled on mission trips to Australia, England, Wales, … [Read more...]
The Plot Thickens | Janet Chester Bly
Each Sunday "Inspired by Life...and Fiction" shares with our readers a Christian novelist's newest book and the garden spots where they find inspiration. With a very short growing season where Janet Bly lives, petunias are one of the few hardy flowers that last through summer until the first snows hit. The rest of the year Janet enjoys about sixty ponderosa pines that surround the home. … [Read more...]
Author Event: Deborah Raney (9/13/14)
Christian authors Deborah Raney and Patricia Davids will sign copies of their novels and meet readers at Faith & Life Bookstore, 606 N. Main, Newton, KS 67114, on Saturday, September 13 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Deborah Raney's newest novel, Home to Chicory Lane, is the first in her new Chicory Inn series and releases August 19 from Abingdon Press. Patricia Davids, a USA Today bestselling … [Read more...]
Getting my book ripped to shreds . . . and happy about it!
“. . . he who destroys a good book kills reason itself.” ~John Milton It all started when my daughter-in-law, Jenica, whom I love dearly (and I thought she loved me too!) asked me how upset I would be if she ripped one of my books to shreds. As soon as I found out she wasn't speaking metaphorically, and had no intention of giving me a horrible, no-good, very bad review, I was delighted. Turns … [Read more...]