Saturday, January 30, 2010

New Website for Amish Fiction Lovers & Contest

Amish fiction readers craving more of the simple life find community and resources on AmishLiving.com

As an answer to fans’ requests for more of “all things Amish” after enjoying the plentitude of Amish fiction titles on the market, a new community has launched at www.AmishLiving.com. Here, fans gather to share opinions and recommend favorite Amish novels, and also to find recipes, products like quilts and furniture, and advice on planning a trip to Amish country. The site regularly offers book giveaways.

With helpful links to many vendors, event listings, information directories, and blogs, the community also includes member-generated forums designed to spark conversations and groups to join based on members’ locations. Members are encouraged to interact with each other, including several prominent novelists who contribute expert knowledge from their research of the Amish people and seek fan feedback for their upcoming titles. The community’s open membership allows all those who love Amish culture, including authors who write for any publishing house, to get involved in the conversations online.

Bonus! Here's how you can win a copy of the book An Amish Gathering, which features 3 novellas by Beth Wiseman, Kathleen Fuller & Barbara Cameron (courtesy of our friends at Thomas Nelson).

Anyone who joins the AmishLiving.com community and then comments back here (letting us know that you’ve joined) will be eligible for the giveaway. We will draw the winner from the comment submissions February 6th.

Friday, January 22, 2010

Covers of Summer 2010 Tyndale House Novels

Some exciting releases coming from Tyndale House this summer. Here are the covers of a few. We don't have full plot descriptions yet, but stay tuned...


























































Friday, January 1, 2010

Marcher Lord Press Select Winner!

Marcher Lord Select--The People Have Spoken!

After two months and four rounds of voting, Marcher Lord Select, Jeff Gerke's experiment in fiction acquisitions "by the people," has successfully concluded.

And the winner of the primary Marcher Lord Select contest, the author who will become the newest Marcher Lord and whose book will release in the fourth MLP release cycle, is:

The Sending by Matt Koceich

Congratulations, Matt!

Here's the hook for Matt's book: "The Garden of Eden holds a 4,000-year-old secret. One believer must risk his faith to find it."

Find out more about Marcher Lord Press at their website.