Faith

A New Life After Death Grants One Man a Second Chance to Find His Purpose

“A man always wonders about the purpose of his life.” That is the first line of Thomas Duffy’s novel Heavenly, and it conveys a primary theme that carries throughout the book and weighs on its protagonist (or should I say protagonists!). We are introduced to 43-year-old John Robinson, an ordinary…

BookTribDecember 10, 2021

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

The Heart of This Great American Love Story Beats On, Generation After Generation

Theirs was an unlikely match. Isn’t that how all great love stories start? A Southern man, forced to rebuild his life after the Civil War, falls in love with a Northern woman with pedigree. It sounds like something straight out of a Nicholas Sparks novel. Only this story is real…

Kelsey HallFebruary 24, 2022

Nonfiction

“Covert Cows:” Growing the Chick-fil-A Empire

On Dec 31, 2012, Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil-A, stood on the 50-yard line of the Georgia Dome, surrounded by seventy-two thousand screaming fans, awaiting kickoff at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. How did Truett Cathy, who borrowed $6,600 in 1946 to build the Dwarf Grill in Hapeville, GA, become…

Garrett SweitzerJuly 1, 2019

Giveaways

Passion and Desire Mix Together in This Week’s Authorbuzz

Emotions run high. Passion runs deep. And the hope that these two beings from different worlds can find each other again. Please write to [email protected] to win one of five copies. In The First Day I wanted to create a character who was committed equally to faith and desire; and to…

AuthorBuzzNovember 15, 2017

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“A Pastor’s Pit” Questions the Line Between Religious Sermon and Hate Speech

“Speech that is intended to insult, intimidate or cause prejudice against a person or people based upon their race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, political affiliation, occupation, disability or physical appearance." That's the definition of hate speech, at its most comprehensive. But was Pastor Preston Curtis guilty of it when…

Jim AlkonJune 22, 2021

Better Self Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured Young Adult

For Both Devoted Alcott Fans and any Christian Little Woman , Here’s a Devotional to Cherish

In her latest work, The Little Women Devotional: A Chapter-By-Chapter Companion to Louisa May Alcott's Beloved Classic (Barbour Books), Rachel Dodge matches a cherished girl’s book with a core concept often overshadowed by feminism and social justice issues. While these ideas are crucial aspects of Little Women, Dodge’s focus on…

Susan BaileyDecember 2, 2021

Better Self Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

“One Bag O’ Gold” Teaches Entrepreneurship Through Biblical Wisdom

Faith, as defined by Webster and aptly referenced by Stuart D. Anderson in his book One Bag O’ Gold: Biblical Inspirations for Entrepreneurship (Barnes & Noble Press) is “a confidence, belief or assurance not based on proof.” The author elaborates that “it is when you know something as Truth, deep…

BookTribApril 7, 2021

Better Self Nonfiction

“Functional Dysfunction: From Sour Grapes to Fine Wine” Proves Life Can Be Salvaged and Savored

Errol Ball was trapped in the wilderness of his own life. His marriage was tenuous, he was questioning his religious beliefs and was doing reckless things in hope of producing reckless outcomes. He likened his situation to the part in the movie The Ten Commandments when, despite hesitancy from the…

BookTribJuly 16, 2021

Better Self Nonfiction

After a Mother’s Shocking and Devastating Loss, “The World Looks Different Now”

“A beautifully written and harrowing tale of a mother coming to terms with her son's devastating suicide.” — Sarah Neustadter, PhD and author of Love You Like the Sky —∞— In The World Looks Different Now (She Writes Press), Margaret Thomson introduces readers to a challenging topic from a first-hand perspective,…

BookTribJuly 14, 2020

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: “The Feathered Bone” Brings Light to the Darkness

While we read, we can imagine living in a world of wizards and gentle giants; diving 20,000 leagues under the sea; or flying in a hot air balloon over rainbows and yellow brick roads. At other times, fiction pulls us into the dreams and fears of those who live through…

Kerstin MarchJune 14, 2018

Fiction

Author Yann Martel Answers One Question about ‘The High Mountains of Portugal’

When you have the opportunity to ask one question to the Man Booker Prize-winning and international bestselling author of Life of Pi, Yann Martel, you better be damn sure it isn’t a stupid one. Martel’s The High Mountains of Portugal (Random House, 2016) follows three men in three different time periods…

Matt GillickJune 24, 2016

Fiction>Fiction - Featured

A Heartwarming Parable of Family, Faith and Christmas Miracles

Dear God, Have You Lost Faith in Me? by Imani follows a woman’s internal and external struggles as she searches for a connection to God when she is at her lowest. When Lydia feels that God has lost faith in her, she is filled with doubt and begins to lose…

BookTribNovember 14, 2022

Author Spotlight Book Club Network Nonfiction

Amy Herrig Talks Transformations in “No More Dodging Bullets”

“When we feel like all is lost, if we dig deep and look for a better way, we can find a greater strength and better version of ourselves than we ever knew before.” That’s what Amy Herrig did. After overcoming a heroin addiction as a teenager, she faced an entirely…

Judy MorenoFebruary 22, 2021

Better Self Better Self - Featured Listicles

Think Outside the Box: 6 Creative Approaches and Intriguing New Perspectives to Help Hack Happiness

Happiness. What a complicated concept, elusive goal and clickbait catchphrase. How many headlines have promised you simply that one thing, happiness? And how many have delivered? Have you ever felt betrayed, jaded or even more confused about the actual definition and, even, existence, of this north star after a wild-goose…

Judy MorenoNovember 5, 2021

Fiction

Mitch Albom Takes Us Back to Heaven in His New Sequel

"I always carried the idea that when you die, there are these people sitting there waiting for you." If ever there was an author who could paint a tangible picture of heaven and imagine it as a kind of post-life waiting room, it is Mitch Albom, first with his iconic…

Rebecca ProulxOctober 9, 2018

A New Life After Death Grants One Man a Second Chance to Find His Purpose

The Heart of This Great American Love Story Beats On, Generation After Generation

“Covert Cows:” Growing the Chick-fil-A Empire

Passion and Desire Mix Together in This Week’s Authorbuzz

“A Pastor’s Pit” Questions the Line Between Religious Sermon and Hate Speech

For Both Devoted Alcott Fans and any Christian Little Woman , Here’s a Devotional to Cherish

“One Bag O’ Gold” Teaches Entrepreneurship Through Biblical Wisdom

“Functional Dysfunction: From Sour Grapes to Fine Wine” Proves Life Can Be Salvaged and Savored

After a Mother’s Shocking and Devastating Loss, “The World Looks Different Now”

Tall Poppies Review: “The Feathered Bone” Brings Light to the Darkness

Author Yann Martel Answers One Question about ‘The High Mountains of Portugal’

A Heartwarming Parable of Family, Faith and Christmas Miracles

Amy Herrig Talks Transformations in “No More Dodging Bullets”

Mitch Albom Takes Us Back to Heaven in His New Sequel

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