Christian Fiction Buzz Weekly

Fun and good stuff that wandered to my neck of the woods regarding current Christian fiction buzz. Fly on over to Gospel Fiction today to hear Zora Neale Hurston's voice, to read the while Christy conspiracy theory involving Dave Long and what Black preachers in Detroit are dancing about.

Something Ventured

When Herod heard John he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.

-Mark  6:20

Today, my Sunday School buddies and I had an interesting discussion about the DaVinci Code, John the Baptist's beheading, and our own evangelistic pursuits.

 

Have you ever ventured out of your normal routine to share Christ with others?

 

Let's talk about it over at The Master's Artist today. More...

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2006 Christy Award Finalists Announced

I still can't talk about the books that I judged for this year's Awards, but I can announce the finalists.

2006 Finalists

Contemporary (Stand-Alones)

Grace at Low Tide by Beth Webb Hart (WestBow Press)

Levi's Will by W. Dale Cramer (Bethany House Publishers)

Wrapped in Rain by Charles Martin (WestBow Press)

Contemporary (Series, Sequels and Novellas)

 Living With Fred by Brad Whittington (Broadman & Holman)

Moment of Truth by Sally John (Harvest House Publishers)

The Road to Home by Vanessa Del Fabbro (Steeple Hill)

Historical

Glimpses of Paradise by James Scott Bell (Bethany House Publishers)

The Noble Fugitive by T. Davis & Isabella Bunn (Bethany House Publishers)

Whence Came a Prince by Liz Curtis Higgs (WaterBrook Press)

Romance

A Bride Most Begrudging by Deeanne Gist (Bethany House Publishers)

Chateau of Echoes by Siri L. Mitchell (NavPress)

In Sheep's Clothing by Susan May Warren (SteepleHill)

Suspense

Comes a Horseman by Robert Liparulo (WestBow Press)

Last Light by Terri Blackstock (Zondervan)

River Rising by Athol Dickson (Bethany House Publishers) 

Visionary

Legend of the Emerald Rose by Linda Wichman (Kregel Publications)

The Presence by Bill Myers (Zondervan)

Shadow Over Kiriath by Karen Hancock (Bethany House Publishers)

First Novel

Like a Watered Garden by Patti Hill (Bethany House Publishers)

The Road to Home by Vanessa Del Fabbro (SteepleHill)

This Heavy Silence by Nicole Mazzarella (Paraclete Press)

Next year I'm hoping that the 2007 Christy's have more multicultural authors in the nominations and perhaps in 2008 a mutlicultural category, which also means that the Christy's would need more multicultural judges. Let's do the dadgum thang guys, you know who you are. :)

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• BOM: Wrapped in Rain
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• Technorati Tags : christy

 

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Thriller Fiction & Teen Safety

Read the prologue of
Web of Lies
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ISBN: 0-310-25106-0

If you are a newbie writer or an established writer, who wants to hone her craft, you must subscribe to Brandilyn Collins' Forensics and Faith Blog. She is quite gracious in providing not only writing tips, but writer's calls, this industry's behind the scenes sneak peaks, and one-on-one help with your WIP. And she does all this while writing bestselling thrillers. I call her a She-thriller. She writes stories with strong, but very feminine and faithful women lead characters and she speaks on things that horrify we, women: teenage girls' safety for one.

Web of Lies releases at an appropriate time since this past year teen dissappearances have made media buzz.  

Below are articles that discuss teenage girl safety and tips for parents:

• How Young Women Can Stay Safe on Spring Break
• Safety Tips on Preventing Teen Abduction
• Top 6 Teen Driving Facts to Fear
• Safe Blogging tips for Teens
• Team Amber Alert

Web of Lies  in a Nutshell

 After witnessing a shooting at a convenience store, forensic artist Annie Kingston must draw a composite of the suspect. But before she can begin, she hears that Chelsea Adams wants to meet with her-now. Chelsea Adams-the woman who made national headlines with her visions of murder. And this vision is by far the most chilling.

Chelsea and Annie soon find themselves snared in a terrifying battle against time, greed, and a deadly opponent. If they tell the police, will their story be believed? With the web of lies thickening . . . and lives at stake, who will know enough to save them?

This book is fast-paced and is a good Friday night read with your man at your side and your bible at the other. :)

Today is an Open Track Back Day.

For an explanation of a trackback, Go here. Leave a trackback of your best post for others to read. If you know of any other safety tips for teens leave a comment. And if you're a Brandilyn Collins Fan, let us know about it. 

OTA:  From Woman Honor Thyself...

Many of us find it disturbing to hear the sympathetic apologists defend the ACLU’s work to protect pedophiles over our children.

Don't forget to see Akeelah and the Bee this weekend.

 

 

Jayce Anthony McCollors

Congrats to Bestselling Christian fiction auth  or-my gal pal, Tia McCollors. Sunday, April 23, 2006 she gave birth to her firstborn...a son...Jayce Anthony McCollors!! Stay plugged into Gospel Fiction this summer we'll be buzzing about Tia's second novel, Zora's Cry.

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The Great Book Club Giveaway

If you are a member of a book club and have a say in how books are selected and you'd like a free copy of my first novel Watching the Tree Limbs", contact me. Please send me your snail mail address and your email address. I have a few spots left, so please be speedy!

-Mary Demuth

Book Description:

Nine-year-old Mara loves playing Nancy Drew with her best friend Camilla. With an attic chock-full of treasures, including a telescope, and a whole summer ahead of them, they’re set to find the home of the mysterious and controversial radio disc jockey Denim. But then there are mysteries that Mara’s afraid to share: Who is her mother? Her father? And how can she stop the biggest criminal of all, General?

Caught in a maelstrom of lies and deceit, Mara carefully picks her way through the wreckage of her lost childhood, until the day something magical happens under the pecan tree.

 

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BMH Editor's Blog: Christian Author Victim of Shark Attack

BMH Editor's Blog: Christian Author Victim of Shark Attack

Best-selling Christian suspense novelist and avid surfer T. Davis Bunn was seriously injured when a shark bit both his feet in an attack off the coast of Melbourne, FL, this past week.

Now that's something...