Every year for the past four years, I've hosted a Reading Challenge in my Posse Facebook group. This has been the single-best motivator for me to carve out reading time every month. With a full-time day job, full-time writing, and plenty of family and church activities on my daily schedule, finding time to read for pleasure can be difficult. These challenges, however, hold me accountable, prod me … [Read more...]
Favorite Christmas Reads
While I do love a good Hallmark Christmas movie, I have to confess that I love reading Christmas-themed novels and novellas even more. I’ve read some great ones through the years, so I thought I’d spotlight a few in case you need a book to read between now and New Year’s Day! MOST ANTICPATED: The book I’ve been most excited to read this season is Susan May Warren’s All I Want for … [Read more...]
Karen’s Big Christmas Giveaway
The Christmas season is here, and if you're anything like me, you're directly in the middle of all the hustle and bustle. Shopping, baking, decorating the house, wrapping gifts, getting packages in the mail . . . It seems like every time I scratch one thing off the to-do list, three more appear to take its place. Wouldn't it be nice if someone sent you a big care package to help you relax and … [Read more...]
How to Write a Book Review
With two novels releasing within one week of each other (Like the Wind earlier this week and All She Ever Dreamed on Monday, Dec. 5), I’ve been reading a lot of reviews. I’ve become increasingly aware of what makes a good review and what doesn’t. I thought I’d share my opinion. First, let me say that I write reviews for all the books I read and I post them on Goodreads. I do not … [Read more...]
A Dream Come True
The Christy Award is considered the most prestigious award for Christian fiction. Named in honor of Catherine Marshal's groundbreaking novel, Christy, this award was established in 1999 to acknowledge the value and impact of the novel of faith in contemporary culture. Christy was published in 1967. An historical novel set in the fictional Appalachian village of Cutter Gap, Tennessee in 1912, … [Read more...]
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