Introducing The Santa Society by Kristine McChord

Introducing The Santa Society by Kristine McChord

Once in a while, I have the time to peruse some of the many newsletters I receive every week. One, from Bookstores without Borders, recently named its 2013 Christmas Mistletoe contest winner and I was curious, so I read the excerpt of THE SANTA SOCIETY by Kristine McChord. And I thought, “Why isn’t this book […]

Anatomy of a Book Event

Saturday, I joined my prolific and bestselling YA author friend, Melody Carlson at Costco while she signed her books. If you’ve been to an author’s event lately, chances are you know that it’s a on-off type thing: mobbed one minute, lonely the next. I decided to observe her event and try to learn from it.Writing […]

Book Review: Someone to Blame by C. S. Lakin

Book Review: Someone to Blame by C. S. Lakin

Someone to Blame (Zondervan 2010) is C. S. Lakin’s first contemporary inspirational novel, but not her first foray into fiction. She won the Zondervan First Novel contest with this effort. She also write fantasy and allegorical novels. Summary:Matt and Irene Moore, anxious to leave horrific tragedies behind them, relocate to a small coastal town with […]