You Are Not Alone: Feminine Heroines are Actually Okay!
As far as I’m concerned, Anne of Green Gables belongs in the spring. I’m totally fine if you disagree with me on that one. It’d be hard to find a…
Read moreYou Are Not Alone: There’s Nothing Wrong with Nice Characters!
I was recently reading a BBC article about a faith-based film that hit the mainstream market with unprecedented success. Interested by this unusual phenomenon, the journalist had done some digging…
Read moreYou Are Not Alone: It’s Okay to Like Picture Books!
The year I turned 21, I moved to a new community—a new church—a new friend group. And oddly enough, a new perspective on picture books. The perspective was one that…
Read moreDear Reader: You’re Not Alone!
Dear Reader: You’re not alone. There are some days when we all need to hear somebody’s voice saying those three syllables. You’re not alone! Honestly, you’re not. But have you…
Read moreDear Reader: Not What It Used To Be
“It’s not what it used to be!” Yes, we hear it all the time. Hear it about candy bars and Christmas tree prices; church singing and Captain Crunch; car parts…
Read moreDear Reader: Brave Enough to Stop
Dear Reader, Have you ever felt the pressure to finish a book you’ve started? Not the pressure of finding yourself halfway through a page-turner. (That kind of pressure’s one few…
Read moreDear Reader: They’re All Reading It!
“They’re all reading it!” Does the phrase evoke an emotional response? For most of us, I think it definitely does. Sometimes it’s the classic FOMO response. “If they’re doing it,…
Read moreDear Reader: I Think I Want to Write
Dear Reader, Yes, I know. This was meant to be Dear READER. And today, the reader somehow turned into a writer! It happens in real life, as well as in…
Read moreDear Reader: How Do You Choose?
Dear Reader, Have you ever stood halfway down the isle in a store, boxed in by shelving that reaches from way below eyelevel to way above eyelevel—colors, letters, packaging, competing-products-that-all-look-virtually-alike—and…
Read moreDear Reader: What About Romance?
Dear Reader, What about romance? Yes, go ahead—squirm a little, and get it out of your system. It’s one of the trickiest topics in the world of books. One of…
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