Interview with Jim Burns

Hear an interview with Jim Burns (Teaching Your Children Healthy Sexuality) on Along the Way with guest host Susie Larson.

New reviews on the blogs

A handful of reviews found out in blogland today:

• A Promise to Believe In at Confessions of a Bookaholic
• Until We Reach Home at A Peek at My Bookshelf and at Becky's Book Reviews
• Stepping Into Sunlight at Stray Thoughts

Christa Parrish Interview

There's an interview with Christa Parrish (Home Another Way) in the Glens Falls, NY, Post Star.

From A Distance Review

Tamera Alexander's From A Distance was reviewed in the Fall 2008 Church Libraries magazine:

There's conflict as soon as Elizabeth Westbrook, a strong-willed, fashionable, aspiring photojournalist and daughter of a decorated Union commander, bursts into the 1870's Colorado Territory from Washington, D.C. Elizabeth hires a freed slave, Josiah, who becomes a trusted friend with a story to tell. She battles a mysterious disease and turns more than a few heads while annoying others, especially former Confederate sharpshooter Daniel Ranslett, the man she plans to use to establish her career.

The plot is believable, and characters are endearingly drawn. There's a mystery to solve when one of Elizabeth's photographs becomes evidence in a murder. Plus there's plenty of girl-meets-and-loses-guy romantic twists, adventure when her life is endangered, and interpersonal conflict to make the pages tum. The setting is breathtaking, almost like a secondary character. This award-winning author has done it again. Recommended.

Check out Lisa Wingate's new video - it's not really for Talk of the Town, it's more an inspirational message that came from the book, but anyone who enjoyed reading it should also enjoy the video!

Athol Dickson Featured in Christian Fiction Online Magazine

Athol Dickson is the featured author this month in Christian Fiction Online Magazine! Read the interview here.

Beverly Lewis Interview

The Ft. Wayne News Sentinel recently ran an interview with Beverly Lewis when she was in town for a booksigning. Read the interview here.

Book Trailer for Home Another Way

Check out the new book trailer for Christa Parrish's Home Another Way:

Review of Just Jane

Jennifer Bogart has a great, in-depth review of Just Jane by Nancy Moser at BlogCritics as well as on her blog.

New reviews from Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly recently reviewed the upcoming books from Lynn Austin and Sharon Hinck! They're not available yet on the PW site, so I've included them here:

Until We Reach Home, Lynn Austin: "In 1897, the promise of the gold-paved streets of America can heal the broken hearts and lives of orphans Elin, Kirsten and Sofia Carlson, if only they survive the transatlantic trip from Sweden. Family secrets—ranging from the disgrace of suicide to shameful relations—churn like the ocean itself during a two-week crossing, only to haunt the girls after they reach Ellis Island. From the first sighting of Lady Liberty through their travails to reach a newly rebuilt Chicago, the girls discover their strengths, a variety of new acquaintances and, most importantly, each other. And while they quickly experience the immigrant's harsh realities, they also find a way to make a life in their new world. Complete with room for happily-ever-after, this rich tale will not disappoint historical romance fans. Austin, three-time Christy Award winner, scores again with an engrossing tale of loss, determination and hope."

Stepping Into Sunlight, Sharon Hinck: "Hinck, a 2008 Christy finalist for visionary fiction, offers an especially grounded tale of sudden trauma and slow healing. Narrator Penny Sullivan witnesses a horrific crime shortly before her navy chaplain husband is deployed, so she is forced to cope alone with the psychological fallout from what she saw. Family issues from her past complicate her struggle and enhance its credibility. Strong Christian themes form a natural part of the narrative. Penny Sullivan's faith is shaken, and she wonders why God would appear to permit evil and whether her emotional turmoil can be healed. A supporting cast of characters, from a nosy neighbor to the busy faithful servant to the downtrodden who heads a local mission, adds quirk and richness. Hinck is a mother of four, and it shows in authentic details in her characterization of the narrator's worried, loving seven-year-old son who gets his first pet in some cute comic relief. Hinck has done her homework on post-traumatic stress syndrome, and is not afraid to show readers that challenges can deepen faith."

New Interviews with Richard Abanes

Two new interviews with Richard Abanes (A New Earth, an Old Deception) to listen to:

• Issues, Etc. (scroll down to July 28)
• Along the Way with Kim Ketola

New reviews at TitleTrakk

Two recent reviews on TitleTrakk—My Heart Remembers by Kim Vogel Sawyer, and Deep in the Heart of Trouble by Deeanne Gist, both reviewed by Vickie McDonough.

Award Winners

With ICRS comes award season, and we've got a few award winners to announce! We had three books win Christy Awards, one got a Christian Book Award, and one got a Retailer's Choice Award!

First off, the Christys:

• A Proper Pursuit, Lynn Austin (Historical)
• Remembered, Tamera Alexander (Romance)
• The Cure, Athol Dickson (Suspense)

In Search of Eden by Linda Nichols, won the Christian Book Award for Fiction. Also, The Parting by Beverly Lewis, won the Retailer's Choice Award for General Fiction. Congratulations to all winners and nominees!

Interview with Richard Abanes

There's a four-part interview with Richard Abanes about Eckhart Tolle and A New Earth running this week on The A-Team Blog. The interview begins here and will continue through Thursday.

Upcoming Novels at LibraryThing Early Reviewers

Three upcoming BHP novels are being offered to members of LibraryThing through the Early Reviewers program. If you're interested in an early look at A Constant Heart, Home Another Way, or Rain Song, all due out in October, sign up with LibraryThing and request the books. They match the books up with readers of similar novels and encourage them to review the books to start some early buzz. It's a neat program with lots of great looking books offered, so check it out if you're interested.

Some Recent Interviews

A handful of recent interviews with Bethany House authors:

On air - Richard Abanes (A New Earth, An Old Deception) and Ellie Kay (Heroes at Home) on Chris Fabry Live!, Ellie Kay on Point of View (6/30).

Online - Tamera Alexander (From a Distance) at Edgewise (Susan Meissner's blog).

New Month, New Books!

It's the first, so our July releases are available in stores everywhere. We've got a set of contemporary novels with a healthy dose of suspense, including the conclusion to Robin Parrish's Dominion Trilogy. On the nonfiction side, we've got a timely response to the bestselling A New Earth and a great application of the Lord's Prayer. Here's the list:

• Fiction
  • The Edge of Recall by Kristen Heitzmann
  • Wind River by Tom Morrisey
  • All Through the Night by Davis Bunn
  • Merciless (Dominion Trilogy #3) by Robin Parrish
• Nonfiction
  • A New Earth, An Old Deception by Richard Abanes
  • Living the Lord's Prayer by David Timms

Christian Fiction Online Magazine

The new Christian Fiction Online Magazine launched today and is pretty nice looking. Our own Nancy Moser is one of the regular columnists, writing a monthly devotional. Future issues will spotlight more BHP authors, and of course anything that helps spread the word about great Christian Fiction is worth a read!