Life-Transforming Fiction

Fiction That Impacts My World

Taglines are commonplace these days for authors. Many of us know Brandilyn Collin’s Seatbelt Suspense Angela Hunt’s Expect the Unexpected, Sharon Hinck’s Stories for the Hero in All of Us, and Julie Lessman’s Passion with a Purpose. These taglines remind us why we read books: to scare...

Fiction Rants

No Fool Like an Old Fool

If it wasn’t the subject matter of the play (murder, sibling rivalry, arranged marriages, patricide, revenge), it was the language (a pox upon yon scurvy whoreson). I had a little advantage—when I was in junior high, the only Bible was the King James Version. Still, some words were new to me. Old Willy used language I’m pretty...

Rachel's Rubies

April’s Amber Stone

Remember the book and, yes, the movie, Jurassic Park? And remember the amber-trapped mosquito that spawned a whole new generation of the T-Rex, brachiosaur, and velociraptor? A theme park based on the glorious dinosaur age.

Terror anyone?

Far-fetched or not, we bought the premise that life could be recreated from the DNA of an ancient insect. It was an incredible idea.

All About YA

Quests, Spells, and Vampires

A few years back, my sister and her son were going to Barnes and Noble in the middle of the night. Turns out a book called Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban went on sale at midnight, and my nephew had to have a copy right then. I found this amusing, but being a book lover, I made a note to check out this Harry Potter series sometime.

We’ve all probably heard of Harry Potter by now. Maybe you’ve also heard of...