Weekend Chatterbox: What's your Reading Lifestyle?

This week The Christian Writer's View have been sharing their reading lifestyle with each other. I thought I would share my response with the hopes that this weekend you will share yours with me. Since its summer and some of us have a little more time to read than any other time, and since gas prices have some of us locked in our homes I thought it would be a great opportunity to share. Also recommend some great stories if you will. Happy Father's Day Weekend.

1. What do I read?

All Christian fiction genres, all African-American except erotica, but have fallen in love with Nigerian and Black British lit.

2. Do I have a reading schedule?

I am an inspirational reviewer for Romantic Times Magazine, write literary criticism for Mosaic Literary Journal, is News/Books editor for Hope for Women Mag, have a syndicated book buzz column (under an alias), have been a Christys Judge for 3 years now, own Christian Fiction Blog and a children’s book blog, so I must have a reading schedule to stay sane. I use Google Calendar, a monthly planner, and a book reviewer's journal.

3. Must have subscriptions?

Poets & Writers, Romantic Times, Black Book Issues, Mosaic, Essence, QBR, Relief Journal, Salon, Shelf Awareness, BookList

4. Reading goals?

To find more AA children books.

5. Squeezing reading in to life?

Reading is my left arm and right leg. I have no life. But before this when I managed the largest Oprah Book Club in North Georgia, I told my club chicas to take a one hour bubble bath one day a week. Keep their book in a pamper basket near the tub. By month end the book is done unless they fell asleep in the tub, which could be an indicator of the book’s worthiness.:)

6. What determines whether you'll take the time to read something someone gives you?

First line, very unique and provocative synopsis

7. Recommendations:

Claudia Mair Burney's Wounded, Walter Mosley's Blonde Faith and Uwem Akpan's So You're One of Them. Visit the CFB A Store or our Books-A Million FaithPoints Affiliate link for discounts on these titles.)

Steven Curtis Chapman & The WIlliams' Brothers This Weekend For Televised Father's Day Special

FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND ON GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL FEATURES STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN, MICHAEL W. SMITH,NATE SALLIE & THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS

ATLANTA, GA June 12, 2008 – Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Nate Sallie, and The Williams Brothers will be featured during Gospel Music Channel’s special Father’s Day Weekend TV event beginning Friday, June 13. GMC will play nightly episodes of its Faith & Fame series, featuring some of Christian/Gospel music’s famous dads. Faith & Fame is GMC’s original biography series that invites viewers to go behind the scenes for a tour of the private world of their favorite artists as they share stories of their lives, family, music and faith.

GMC’s Father’s Day Weekend 2008

Friday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT. Morgyn Sallie’s dad Nate Sallie will be the Faith & Fame subject as the “pastor's kid” from Washington, D.C. shares his journey from sports fanatic to musical star, and the struggles and triumphs in between.

Saturday, June 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT Father’s Day Eve features back-to-back Faith & Fame episodes with two of today’s biggest Christian pop artists who are as proud of being fathers as they are of their platinum-selling music careers.

First up at 9 p.m. ET/PT is Faith & Fame: Michael W. Smith. Blessed with five now-grown kids - Ryan, Whitney, Tyler, Emily and Anna – Smith recently celebrated his 25^th year in the music business and talks about the challenges he’s faced in his life and career.

Following at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, Faith & Fame looks at the life of Steven Curtis Chapman who, after raising three children with wife Mary Beth, adopted three more daughters from China and inspired them to create Shaohannah’s Hope Foundation. (Chapman’s Faith & Fame story took an overwhelming turn recently with the accidental death of 5-year-old Maria.)

Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT. A trio of dads and one of gospel’s longest running groups, The Williams Brothers, share their life stories. Faith & Fame’s intimate conversation with current members Melvin Williams, Doug Williams and Henry Green chronicles the renowned group from its founding by Leon "Pop" Williams in 1960 through its five decades of success.

Gospel Music Channel is the nation’s first and only 24/7 television network devoted to the uplifting, inspiring and diverse music that is Gospel/Christian music. Gospel Music Channel is the fastest-growing network in television today and can be seen in nearly 40 million homes on various cable systems around the country and on DIRECTV.