Friday Fiction | Introducing The Pet Sitters.

  Today we are introducing a new children's series "Pet Sitters". We will be getting to know a little more about this series and the authors. Firstly can you tell us a little about yourselves? Many of your readers may already know us. We’re Penny Reeve and Cecily Paterson. Between us we have had more …

Online Book Launches in an Age of Covid

Covid has certainly disrupted a lot of writing events this year, but it doesn’t have to stop you from having a book launch. You might just need to think outside the box. I was fortunate in being able to hold a physical book launch for my debut novel Scattered, but I decided to also do …

Book Recommendation – Organized Backup by Meredith Resce

Narelle here. Today I'm sharing with you my book recommendation for Organized Backup (Luella Linley: License to Meddle Book 1) by Aussie author Meredith Resce. Book Description: Regency romance author, Luella Linley, arranges her characters’ lives, making sure that they weather all storms and live happily-ever-after. Her characters are putty in her hands, but her …

Tuesday Book Chat | What Debut or New-to-You Author Have You Read in 2020?

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What debut or new-to-you author have you read in 2020? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …

A Reckless Extravagant Love part 2 – by Keona J. Tann

Larry Crabb explains that love, real love, the love that defines God, is a love that involves suffering, a love that is willing to sacrifice its own well-being for the sake of another. Love is sacrificial. Many War Memorials bear the words: ‘Greater love hath no man than this’, taken from the Bible verse John …

Friday Fiction | Getting to Know Kate Gordon

Kate Gordon has a new book out Aster's Good, Right Things. Kate is also an Australia children's author. Please welcome Kate Gordon, we are happy to have you here and look forward to getting to know you  more. 1. Can you tell us a little about yourself? I’m a mum, reader, writer and Josh Ritter …

Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Stories of Life Award

The Swimmer and other stories of life The book launch of The Swimmer and other stories of life had been set for Wednesday 18 November, 6:30pm. On Monday, 16 November, a few cases of community transmission were reported, the first in months. On Tuesday, Tabor, our event host, called off gatherings. In response, we reconfigured …

Tuesday Book Chat | What Books Do You Plan To Gift People This Christmas?

Welcome to Tuesday Book Chat. This is where we encourage book lovers to answer our bookish question of the week. Today’s question is: What books do you plan to gift people this Christmas? We look forward to hearing your thoughts. Please join in the conversation by commenting on this post or on the blog post …

DEVOTIONS: There is hope in the hurting

There are a lot of hurting people around. The last few weeks, as I’ve looked around, I have seen so much hurt and pain. I see my own hurt and pain. I see the pain of those around me. I see the pain of those that I don’t even know personally. If we’re honest, we …

Who You are When You’re Not Writing?

Please welcome Jessica Wakefield to our blog today. I love writing. I love how my characters never leave me alone (mostly I love it); I love thinking about writing, I’m learning to love editing (it’s going to be a long journey) and I love writing a book. I love seeing how the characters grow and …