Winners

February 13, 2010

Thanks to the lovely Jenny B. Jones and the wonderful folks at Thomas Nelson Publishers, we ran our most successful contest ever on Monday. We had a record number of people comment and sign up for our newsletter. As always, we love hearing from each of you, but it is time to announce the winners [...]

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The Dynamic of Myth

February 12, 2010

Before we spend the day with author Kathleen Popa from our sister blog Novel Matters, we’d like to remind you that today is your last chance to enter Monday’s giveaway. The winners will be chosen and notified this evening.
Long ago and far away, there was an earnest, well-meaning, silly young Christian woman who quit a [...]

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Story and Memoir

February 10, 2010

(Note: there is still time to enter our “One Sweet Giveaway” contest, so make sure you hop over to this post and toss your name in the hat.)
Today we’re honored to have Mary DeMuth, author of Daisy Chain, share her story. It’s no secret around She Reads that Mary is one of our favorite [...]

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One Sweet Giveaway!

February 7, 2010

Welcome to those of your stopping in from Jenny’s devotion with Proverbs 31 Ministries! You came to the right spot today. We are giving away five copies of her novel, Just Between You and Me, and – are you ready for this? – a Baked Goods Dreambox from Zingerman’s (courtesy of Thomas Nelson Publishers)!

In Just [...]

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Odds and Ends

February 7, 2010

Nearly 500 people entered our contest this week (via comments and our newsletter) to win a copy of Scared by Tom Davis, a custom journal, and a pound of Saints Coffee. We selected (using www.random.org) and notified our winners, and the lucky readers are:
Grand Prize Winner: Jay Davis
Second Place Winner: Leslie Shelley
Third Place Winner: Jennifer [...]

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Jenny B. Jones, Interviewed

February 5, 2010

Today we’re chatting with Jenny B. Jones, author of Just Between You and Me, our She Reads February Selection. Since we’ll be stalking Jenny for most of the month, we figured you’d like to know a bit more about her.
Please tell us a little bit about yourself.
Here it is Twitter style:
I write, teach, buy [...]

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She Reads February Selection

February 3, 2010

The books we’ve chosen over the last six months cover some deep subjects: the disappearance of a young girl, the Salem witch trials, the curse of the Hope Diamond, mental illness, the AIDS crisis in Africa, and racism.
I don’t know about you, but I could use some laughter. And junk food.
Which brings us to our [...]

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Stories From Africa

January 31, 2010

Welcome to those of you stopping by from our Proverbs 31 Ministries Devotion. You couldn’t have found a better place to talk books, revel in stories, and meet authors who are changing the world one novel at a time.
And one of those authors is Tom Davis. His novel, SCARED, is a She Reads winter selection. [...]

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January Poll

January 31, 2010

One of the new features we are implementing this year is a series of polls that will help us know your wants and needs. We’re curious about you. Because you – the reader – are the pulse of the book world.
I spent the greater part of yesterday in a bookstore, without my children. I touched [...]

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Books and Coffee

January 29, 2010

At this very moment I am sitting cross-legged on my couch, covered in my grandmother’s quilt. North Texas doesn’t get snow often, but last night we were graced with a “wintery mix” – fancy words for frozen slush. I’ve got a pile of books on my left hand and a warm cup of coffee on [...]

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