Sticking to your ideals is difficult when others pressure you to abandon them. Such is the story of Martin Arrowsmith, the protagonist of Sinclair Lewis’s 1925 novel about the medical profession. Martin knows early in life that he wants to study bacteriology. Blessed with curiosity, cursed with poor social skills,…

  February 2025 Book Releases Happy Friday, Chevron Ross followers! Below you'll find information on newly released books by members of American Christian Fiction Writers. More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website. Contemporary Romance: Small Town Harmony by Milla Holt -- Faith,…

Today it’s my privilege to feature author Hannah Lucero. She’s a member of Brave Authors, a collaboration of Christian fiction writers. Author Background Hi! I'm Hannah. Christ-follower, wife, and mother are my primary roles. I've held so many titles in my lifetime that I can't remember them all. My favorite…

Historians date the start of America’s Civil War with a rebel attack on Fort Sumter in April 1861. What Erik Larson adds is the suspenseful and dramatic series of events leading to the attack. In vivid detail, Larson describes a South emboldened by its self-righteous defense of slavery, and a…

Now that the United States has declared war on immigrants, it’s appropriate to look back to the Great Depression. John Steinbeck’s classic novel The Grapes of Wrath recalls a time when Americans faced persecution from their fellow citizens for the crime of being poor and desperate. The Grapes of Wrath follows the…

Today it’s my privilege to feature author Jennifer Q. Hunt. She’s a member of Brave Authors, a Facebook collaboration of Christian fiction writers. Author Background Jennifer Q. Hunt is the author of the Sorrow and Song Trilogy and the Wisteria House Trilogy, distinctively Christian family saga fiction set in the first half of…

  January 2025 Book Releases Happy Friday, Chevron Ross followers! Below you'll find information on newly released books by members of American Christian Fiction Writers. More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW website. Children/Middle-grade: Feather by Susan Page Davis -- Feather is snatched by a…

It's easy for adults to forget that their carefree school days weren’t always carefree. There were mean teachers, mean principals, bullies, overbearing parents, and injustices that no child should have to face. Seventh grader Holling HoodHood (how’s that for a name?) thinks his English teacher, Mrs. Baker, hates him because…

What is it about human nature that attracts us to outrageous people? Even in our weakest moments, most of us have a code of ethics. Yet we’re fascinated, if repulsed, by those who have none. Al Manheim, the narrator of What Makes Sammy Run?, is obsessed with Sammy Glick, an…

Today's newsletter is about Jann Franklin, a small-town mystery writer. Jann lives in Grand Cane, Louisiana, population 298. Many of her ideas come from weekly interactions with her fellow villagers. Like her protagonists, she never appreciated her small-town upbringing until her husband John forced her to live in one. Now…