I’ve known Brad, at a distance, for a few years. He’s a fun, albeit quirky guy, the good kind of quirky, with a sparkle in his eye, capturing the oddities of life. I’ve had his book, Welcome to Fred, for awhile and finally settled down to read it. It’s a first person account of Mark, a PK (preacher’s kid) and his adolescent journey. After living in Ohio for four years, his father takes a church in Fred, Texas. Mark is definitely out of step with his long hair, bell bottoms and beads in this farming, cowboy, jeans-wearing town. While feeling like a misfit throughout most of the book, Mark adapts, makes friends and discovers life. Whittington has a great voice. A true first person storyteller with lovely writing and the […]
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Book Therapist Picks Karen Ball!
Karen Ball , bestselling novelist, is also the editor behind several of today’s bestselling Christian novels. Her love for words was passed down through her father and grandfather – both pastors who shared God’s truth through sermons and storytelling. Blending humor, poignancy, and honesty, Karen’s writing style is a powerful force for revealing God’s truth. She lives in Oregon with her husband, Don, and their "kids," Bodhan, a mischief-making Siberian husky, and Dakota, an Aussie-terrier mix who should have been named "Destructo." When I first met Karen, I was captured by two things – her great sense of humor, and her deep love for the Lord. Karen has a way of getting to the heart of the matter, in a way that resonates, and that is the hallmark of her […]
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“The clear topaz of the water as we putted into the tiny wooden dock, moving splashes of color against creamy sand as fish darted away below, the untouched sweep of beach….” It’s with these evocative words that Lisa McKay brings us into the world of Seram, an island off Indonesia, in her book,
Read the RestPicks: Belva Plain
I’m a little late in posting this week’s Pick! Sorry. Friday was hectic. Thinking of great authors I’ve loved, Belva Plain comes to mind. She tells great family sagas, rich in characters and history. While her writing is straight forward and simple, with an occassional point of view hop, she has an amazing way of weaving a complex story and drawing in the reader. She employs unusual themes and settings. And some where along the line, there’s a surprise twist or two. An author friend asked several other authors, “What books do you read for pleasure? I can’t seem to find any I can stick with.” I recommended Belva Plain. My friend loved her stories. For the first time in a long time, she spent a Sunday lost in reading. […]
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