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Speaking of race issues, next week, the CFBA is touring Wedgewood Gray, Book two of the Black or White Chronicles. Normally, it’s not a good idea to jump into the middle of a series, and since the author kindly went the extra mile and sent me a copy of Book one as well, I thought I’d start at the beginning, or namely, with Abiding Darkness. Abiding Darkness left me with mixed feelings. On one hand, John Aubrey Anderson is a masterful story teller (and feel free to quote me on that if you’re so inclined, Mr. Anderson). On the other, Anderson is a story tellerRead More →

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This week, we had a last minute change, and we’re touring a rare nonfiction book, the Christian Writer’s Market Guide. My copy has yet to arrive, but it sounds like a good resource has gotten even better. The only real problem with this guide is one they all have, by the time they go to press, half the information is out of date. The guide is still helpful, and the CD sounds especially promising, but it’s a good idea to subscribe to the website for uptodate listings if you can, and definitely be sure to visit publisher/agent websites and check their guidelines before querying. TheRead More →

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Gentle Readers, My piece over at the Lost Genre Guild Blog, Roots in Frozen Generation, has been quite a hit so far. If the intersection of abortion and racism and/or how I handled those two issues in the short story referenced in the piece’s title interests you, go check it out. Love in Christ, Andrea Graham

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  n olden times, the servants who cared for aristocrat’s children wouldn’t dare spank their charges, but couldn’t let it go, so a servant child would be whipped instead. No doubt many an aristocratic child grew up spoiled, knowing they would never be punished. If they had deigned to be friends with such a common child, the young aristocrat might have thought twice and mourned that their friend would take their punishment.Yet the King looked upon this and grieved. For He had come down from His throne and lowered Himself to take the punishment His subjects deserved, setting an example for us all in grantingRead More →

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I had the pleasure of reading Christine Schaub’s latest novel in the Music of the Heart series, The Longing Season . Surprisingly fast-paced for a historical novel, this is the first novel I’ve made it all the way through in 2-3 days in recent memory. And there’s really not much to dislike about this one.