One of the virtues of reviewing a classic novel is the opportunity to introduce it to a new generation of readers. Upton Sinclair’s exposé of Chicago’s meat packing industry, published in 1906, demonstrates that there are some things government does well, when shamed into taking action. The Jungle revolves around the…

Today it’s my privilege to feature Ruth Wuwong. She’s a fellow member of Brave Authors, a Facebook collaboration of Christian writers. Although she grew up in Hong Kong and Taiwan, her family members live in different parts of the world, a common phenomenon for most Chinese her age because of…

On its surface, Ha Jin’s novel is a love triangle. Set in Mao Zedong’s China in the 1960s and 1970s, it follows an Army doctor and nurse who cannot marry because the doctor’s wife, Shuyu, refuses to grant him a divorce. Bound by law and customs, Lin Kong travels to…

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  April 2024 New 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. Contemporary Romance: Love in Tandem by Becca Kinzer -- She’s perfectly…

Dear Chevron Ross Subscribers: AuthorsXP is hosting a one-week giveaway of book club novels, including my latest, The Samaritan's Patient.  You also have a chance to win an ebook reader, plus bonus paperbacks and free or discounted books. Entering is easy. Just Click Here for a link that will take you…

Today I’d like to welcome Olivia Rae, writer of Medieval and Christian romances. Olivia Rae is an award-winning author who spent her school days dreaming of knights, princesses, and far away kingdoms; it made those long, boring days in the classroom go by much faster. Nobody was more shocked than her…

This week I’m happy to introduce Pat Simmons. She’s a fellow member of Brave Authors, a collaboration of Christian fiction novelists. Pat’s new book, Days Are Coming, is about a minister who receives an ominous message from God that spurs him to intercede on behalf the world’s children. It will…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer tried to save the German Christian church. When he failed, he tried to save Germany. In the end, he could not save himself. This inspiring biography by Eric Metaxas adds an important dimension to the history of Nazi Germany. Almost eighty years since Adolph Hitler’s Third Reich collapsed,…

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