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When Mockingbirds Sing, book review

“A modern day parable featuring a cast of colorful characters, this story begs us all to step into the Maybe and have the faith of a child.” ~ Marybeth Whalen, author of The Mailbox, The […]

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The Firebird, book review

“I’m…doing the thing I love best…telling stories.” ~ Susanna Kearsley I was delighted when the She Reads July Book Club pick, The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley, arrived in my mailbox. By its heft and the beauty […]

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Q&A with writer Jenny Miller

Last month I introduced Jenny Miller, a.k.a. Rainy Day Gal, a fairly new voice in the story world with a recently released YA novel, Asylum. Jenny is, like me, a stay-at-home Seattle mom, whose charming […]

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Never Say Never, book review

Following a successful career in corporate America, Victoria Christopher Murray answered the call to write in 1997, and has been doing so ever since. With multiple bestselling novels to her name, she’s  received numerous awards, […]

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Q&A with author Heather Kopp

It delights me to feature Heather Kopp, a writer and editor I have long admired, on Story Matters. I count it as a privilege to have contributed to one of Heather’s non-fiction book projects many […]

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Sober Mercies, book review

So here’s my little confession. Though I had a thick pile of books to review on my nightstand, I let this one jump the queue as soon as it arrived. I simply could not wait […]

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Afloat, book review

I became an Erin Healy fan when I read her novel, The Baker’s Wife, a few months ago. This editor-turned-novelist knows fiction from the inside out. She spent many years as an award-winning fiction editor […]

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Catch a Falling Star, book review

Catch a Falling Star is the sophomore novel of Beth K. Vogt, the renowned non-fiction author and editor who said she’d never write fiction. She’s the wife of an Air Force family physician, though she […]

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Michele Phoenix, featured storyteller

Monday’s post featured In Broken Places, the latest release from the multi-faceted novelist Michele Phoenix. Today, she gives us a glimpse into who she is and what she writes. Michele, welcome. For people who may not […]

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Chasing Francis, book review

To introduce readers to St. Francis of Assisi, Ian Morgan Cron–author, speaker, Episcopal priest, and psychotherapist–wrote Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim’s Tale. He’s also written a spiritual memoir: Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me: A Memoir…Of Sorts. […]

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