Carrying Our Stories

June 16, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

Recently, I learned to pack a mule…My interest in mule packing began when I read about the packhorse librarians who carried books into remote areas of Eastern Kentucky during the Great Depression.

Writing and Publishing Christian Fiction

January 24, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

A question I often get from writers is how I naturally (or “gently,” as some readers have said) meld faith and fiction in my children’s books. I answer this question and others in this interview with Timarie Friesen of the GCD Writers’ Guild.

Book beauty is only cover deep, but truth goes to the bone

February 24, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

By Amanda Cleary Eastep Have you ever seen a beautifully decorated cake and thought, “Wow, that’s too pretty to eat”? Well, if you’re an avid reader and on Instagram, you will at some point see gorgeous “bookstagram” posts of popular fantasy novels. These still lifes are composed of almost-too-pretty-to-read hardcover books strung with tiny lights […]