Book Review: The Story in the Stars by Yvonne Anderson Risen Books, paperback; 281 pages; © 2011 Reviewed by Glenda Mathes Yvonne Anderson treads new ground, or better, flies through uncharted space in The Story in the Stars, the first novel of her “Gateway to Gannah” series. Labeled speculative fiction for its fantasy elements … Continue reading Written in the Stars, Book review
The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller, book review
Prodigious Love (a book review by Glenda Mathes) The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Timothy Keller; © 2008 by Timothy Keller; Dutton: New York, NY, 139 pp. Every Christian should read this book. Beginning a book review like that may be bad form, but every Christian—backslidden or backboned, infant … Continue reading The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller, book review
Redeeming YA fiction
Janie B. Cheaney and Emily A. Whitten write discerningly about Young Adult literature over at their Redeemed Reader website. Yesterday's intriguing post by Janie piques my interest in the "Use and Abuse of Youth Literature." The two recently interviewed Meghan Cox Gurdon who wrote in June for the Wall Street Journal a controversy generating review about the "Darkness … Continue reading Redeeming YA fiction
