Suzanne Woods Fisher's Season on the Wind is more than a lovely romance set in Pennsylvania's Amish country. This beautiful story showcases the beauty of birds, of conservation, and more. In this interview, we talk about the annual Audubon bird count, rare birds and LBJs (little brown jobs, not Continue Reading
How Expensive Is FOMO? About 50K. Good Thing I LOVE to Write
What's wrong with me? Oh, a lot of things, trust me. From my inability to remember anything I'm supposed to do (and I used to forget nothing I said or did--ahhh... those were the days) to my "shiny syndrome," you name it, I've got something wrong with it. Here's the deal. I've been doing Continue Reading
Are You Ready for a Historical Romance Series That Will Keep You Riveted?
Author of the American Wonders Collection, Regina Scott combines the beauty and wonder of America's National Parks (before and after they became such!) with the beauty and wonder of romance. In her most recent release, A View Most Glorious, Regina writes of suffragettes and mountain climbing--what Continue Reading
The Last Thing I Need Is More Amazing Books to Read—Just Kidding!
As I edited this episode, I'm about 1/3 through Joanna Politano's latest release, A Midnight Dance, and while I rave about the little bit I'd read before recording the interview, let's just say this book gets better and better. I don't think I've ever cried out aloud while reading a book more. I Continue Reading
How Clearing out Junk Helped Me Find Treasure
When you spend a weekend with a professional organizer who is trying to help authors declutter their spaces, their schedules, and their minds, it gets under your skin, okay? I am already prone to bouts of decluttering frenzies as it is. I mean, I wrote a whole book on one woman's quest to eradicate Continue Reading
Why This Author’s Authentic Historical Fiction Is So Well Loved
Beloved Christian historical fiction author, Jane Kirkpatrick, tells the stories of historical women we might otherwise never have known about. Instead of fiction set in historical times and including historical people we all know about, Jane writes about real people whose lives we know little of Continue Reading
This Brilliant Author Made Me Love a Beloved Book Even More
You've never heard Aslan roar--not really--until you've heard it out of a four-foot-nothing, Estonian teacher who looks like blowing a candle out too close to her would send her into the next county. Mrs. Elkins looked like a literal pushover, but let me tell you, that woman lived and loved with Continue Reading
How Many Times Can Someone Get Beaten Down Before She Gives Up?
Author of Moose Ridge: Ending to Beginning, Craig Hastings speaks candidly about the difficulties of life, how God is faithful in the middle of it all, and why he wrote a book about a young woman beaten down by life so much that she's ready to give up. The Moose Ridge series looks at difficult Continue Reading
Classy Women Wear Heels but I Absolutely Love Invisible Shoes
My feet hurt. You'd think after walking through airports all day, this wouldn't surprise me. Here's the thing. I've worn the same brand of shoes for the past five years. When my old pair got worn out and my daughter said Marshall's had them in stock, I had her grab some. They are not the same. Continue Reading
How an Enemy Prostitute Changed the Course of History (sorta)
You know that when a reader who is "meh" or even "NO THANK YOU" about Biblical fiction has an author who is an "instabuy," there might be something to this gal's writing! Naomi Craig has written a fascinating and hard-hitting (or maybe it's just me and my issues) novel about faith, hope, and Continue Reading
Why Saving Ebenezer Was My #1 Christmas Recommendation Last Year
Why Saving Ebenezer Was My #1 Christmas Recommendation Last Year Saving Ebenezer is one of the best novel continuations I’ve seen. While staying faithful to the original story, he gives us more and shows us where Dickens fell just a bit short of the true goal of Marley’s warning. He even brings in Continue Reading
Can 2 Great but Opposite Books Encourage You in Similar Ways?
One of life's biggest blessings are encouraging books. When I found Dearest Josephine on my Kindle on a particularly difficult day, I had no idea how that book would minister to me--probably in ways the author could never have imagined. So when I finally picked up another book I've been meaning Continue Reading
