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Cities of Refuge and Fiction
I’ve just finished reading a series of novels called The Cities of Refuge by Connilyn Cossette. As often happens in my life, I chanced upon these novels just as I began my systematic reading of the...
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4 Engrossing Books for a Summer Plane Flight
I like to read on a plane flight. The more engrossing and interesting the book, the better. I don’t care if it’s fiction or nonfiction as long as it captures my attention and makes that in-flight time...
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10 Classic New England Kid Books
“I need a list of New England kid books,” my brother-in-law wrote. He’d booked a trip to his native corner of the US, and wanted to take his 10-year-old granddaughter. A reader himself, Brian knew a...
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Patricia Raybon and a New Mystery Series
Noted author (and friend) Patricia Raybon introduces a new detective in a mystery series this week. Our heroine is an African American seminary professor in the 1920s. Annalee Spain is a feisty woman...
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Wendy Lawton & Daughters of the Faith
Wendy Lawton and Moody publishers have reissued her Daughters of the Faith series with a new look! Historical fiction/biography designed for school-aged children, Daughters of the Faith tells stories...
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Celebrating Christmas: Joy, Art, & Reflections
I’ll be Celebrating Christmas with this new book in hand. It’s lovely. The writer and artist team of daughter and father, Amy Boucher Pye and Leo Bucher, have produced a beautiful meditative...
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2021 Reflections on the Arts with Thanks
My 2021 reflections are an odd batch this year. (And look, they’re coming several weeks late! Had to get past Advent.) In thinking about the year, my favorite parts involve books (surprise!), travel,...
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Book Coincidences and Jerusalem
I started reading Our Jerusalem this week and discovered I’m in the middle of three book coincidences. They all link to Eric Metaxas. I’ve had book coincidences before–I think they’re charming and...
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Jesus-Life Under Communism
How do you live a Jesus-life under Communism? I’ve read two books about believers living under challenging circumstances in China and in Romania. (This idea is the subject of countless books–including...
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The Crucifixion in all Jesus’Glory
The Crucifixion of the King of Glory is the perfect read for Holy Week. Written by Eugenia Scarvelis Constantinou Ph.D., this amazing book provides surprising insight into Jesus’ ministry and the...
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