Another Francine Rivers Giveaway!

Yesterday I posted about the exciting Francine Rivers giveaways on the Tyndale blog. If you haven't checked it out, I encourage you to! And speaking of "encouragement"... Francine is also celebrating the release of her Sons of Encouragement compilation with a virtual book tour on Facebook. I read The Scribe a couple months ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thoroughly! I look forward to reading the rest of the series as well, and am quite happy to see them bound together in this lovely book.

The cover reminds me of the one for A Lineage of Grace, which is a wonderful book with one of the most beautiful covers I've ever seen. (Isn't it lovely? I can smell the wheat. I can feel the tickle of the grain dust in my nose, the tickle of a trickle of sweat sliding down my face, the sun beating down on my arms.)

So I am super excited to tell you that they are giving away 20+ copies of the new Sons of Encouragement 5-in-1 book for those who join the virtual book tour. Check it out here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CSS-Virtual-Book-Tour-Francine-Rivers-Sons-of-Encouragement-5-in-1/198750670146525?sk=wall&filter=2

Happy Reading!

Book Clubs ROCK!

I have never been in a book club before - at least I hadn't until shortly after I scrawled "Use me wherever you need me." on the bottom of a sign up sheet for our church women's ministry. Then they actually did use me where they needed me and I had a little "God, are you sure you know what you are doing here?" panic attack. No lie. But of course He knows what He is doing here, and I am loving every minute of this journey! We are reading some great books, gaining valuable insight, and the fellowship is fantastic!

Last night I shared some really exciting news with my Lit & Latte ladies, and I wanted to share it with you as well. First, the Francine Rivers Facebook fan page is approaching 100,000 fans. To celebrate this milestone, she and Tyndale House are offering a free e-book of Leota's Garden and they are giving away some books. From the moment I opened my first Mark of the Lion book I was a goner. I may have neglected some household duties to get swept away with that one. To say the least, it was a life changing read! A Lineage of Grace has been an amazing journey for our book club over the last 5 months. I look forward to reading more of her inspired works! You can find information about Francine Rivers and this exciting giveaway on the Tyndale blog at http://www.tyndale.com/blog/?p=1042.

Liz Curtis Higgs has an offer for book clubs who are reading Here Burns My Candle or its newly released sequel, Mine Is the Night! You can submit a request for a conference call or Skype call to discuss the book(s) with the bonny lass at http://www.lizcurtishiggs.com/bookclub/form.htm. Our club has decided to read both and has arranged a call after Mine Is the Night. (That's right, Lit & Latte lasses! I got the e-mail back today and we have a date & time!) I highly recommend her Scottish historical fiction! I highly recommend her non-fiction! I highly recommend her children's books! (I do not recommend reading Go Away, Dark Night to your child who is not afraid of the dark. I messed up and gave my 4 year old the idea of being afraid of the dark. Oops!)

So go forth, dear friends, and read a good book! Then go grab a cup of coffee, or Diet Dr. Pepper, or whatever tickles your fancy, and discuss that book with a group of friends. It'll make your day!