In a recent Associated Press interview, John Carucci asked John Mellencamp why he’s had such staying power in the music industry—30 years is a long time in any business, let alone one as competitive as music. So how did John Mellencamp do it? For one thing, he never gave up. He said he actually […]

Wednesday means we talk about new fiction around here! Get in the holiday mood with the latest from author Roxanne Rustand: Winter ReunionNovember 2010Steeple Hill Love Inspired978-0-373-87633-4 Here’s the back cover blurb: Home to heal…and reconcile? When wounded Marine Devlin Sloan comes back to Aspen Creek, he’s surprised by his late mother’s will. His new […]

  My husband is a science teacher. More specifically, he’s a Physics-Is-Phun Engineering Geek (a PIPEG?). One of the classes he teaches is called Engineering Physics, where the current project is assembling and programming a small, robotic vehicle. My husband shared his thoughts with me about how his instruction to his students was similar to […]

Since this is the season to stockpile books for the coming season of hibernation (at least around my house!) I thought I’d mention another book this week. I’m happy to tell you about Marilyn Brant’s new book, Friday Mornings at Nine. I haven’t read it yet, but Marilyn is a fellow RWA member, and I […]

Now that Halloween is behind us, it’s time to look toward the holiday season! Get in the mood with this book from Deb Raney and other favorite storytellers: A Prairie Christmas Collection from Barbour Books by Tracie Peterson, Deborah Raney, Tracey Bateman and other favorite Christian authors Settling the vast open prairies, weathering winter storms, […]

This week I’ve been reading two books, as usual: one fiction and one non-fiction. I finished the fiction, a re-release of a novel by Anne Rivers Siddons called The House Next Door. My book club chose to read this in honor of Halloween but honestly, it wasn’t all that scary despite its horror classification—and I’m […]