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Spring Reading Bouquet

May 1, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

If you were to put together a bouquet of books that you either have read or plan to read this spring, and each genre is a different flower type, how eclectic would your bouquet be? Bouquets of a dozen roses can be dramatic and beautiful, while bouquets of a dozen different flowers can be cheerful and fun, so there are no wrong answers. My bouquet fits in a small vase since I don't have much … [Read more...]

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Meet Megan Soja (and enter a GIVEAWAY)

April 15, 2025 By Tamera Alexander

While teaching at a women's weekend retreat two weeks ago, I had the total pleasure of meeting Megan Soja, a writing friend whose first novel—Spark of the Revolution (Harbor of Spies, book 1)—just released with Wild Heart Books in March! To celebrate being with us today, Megan is giving away a signed copy of Spark of the Revolution to one lucky IBL&F reader! Simply leave a comment TODAY … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Books, Friendship, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Megan Soja, Spark of the Revolution

The Mathematics of Dancing

April 3, 2025 By Karen Witemeyer

A Sneak Peak of Proclaimer by Megan Schaulis When you live in a relatively small town, you don't expect to meet other published Christian Fiction authors, but Abilene, TX now has at least two of us! Funny enough, I didn't actually meet Megan until she introduced herself to me at an ACFW conference. Last year we met up again at a local public library event, and I eagerly invited her to do a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading, Writing Tagged With: Behind the Book, Excerpt, Megan Schaulis, Proclaimer

Learning to Relax

March 27, 2025 By Cara Putman

I have a confession to make. I‘m really good at working. Like world class at it. I am the queen of going from one task right to the next, barely with a break to celebrate that the one has ended. I tightly calendar everything, and most of the time it works out fine… until someone gets sick, or an extra task gets assigned or a miscommunication occurs. Then the cascade can be brutal, but I ALWAYS hit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Assorted & Sundry, Reading Tagged With: cara putman, reading, travel, writing

The Unseen TBR pile

March 19, 2025 By D'Ann Mateer

When physical books were my go-to, my TBR (To Be Read, in case you aren’t familiar with the lingo!) pile sat on my nightstand. It started with one or two books as a young, busy mom. It morphed into half a dozen as the kids spent time at school. Beyond that, I had to find a new place to stash them. I’ve moved those TBR books around over the years, but while living in the condo in Austin, we found a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Reading Tagged With: tbr pile

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