Author Interview ~ James L. Rubart

James L. Rubart is the bestselling author of ROOMS, and the just released BOOK OF DAYS. He’s a full time marketing professional, water skier, golfer, photographer, guitarist and every now and then he does a little writing. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.Did you see yourself becoming a writer as a child? If not, what did you dream of being?Always. It’s been a dream since...

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Sunday Devotional

I got Max a toy chest for his birthday, a little box in the shape of a bone. As of today, he’s got that thing full of toys, bones, and at least three of my socks. Still, the moment he loses his purple monkey, he goes nuts. For example, I noticed him digging at the edge of the couch the other day.“Max, stop. Go find your toy,” I said, worried that he would end up damaging...

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Winners!!

It's always so much fun to give away great books!! Congratulations to this week's lucky winner:Jenni/Jennifer Saake - Passport to Darkness by Kimberly L. SmithJenni, please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your mailing address so I can forward your information to the authors. Then, sit back and wait for your book to arrive.Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book and thank you, Kimberly L. Smith...

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Weekly Drawing

Entering our weekly drawing is easy:1. Leave a comment on Fridays or... 2. Sign up to follow The Borrowed Book. Followers will automatically be entered for a chance to win that week's drawing! This week, The Borrowed Book is giving away: Passport to Darkness by Kimberly L. Smith ~ Passport to Darkness takes readers on Smith's journey to the deserts of Africa and the deserts...

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Thomas Nelson to Publish Young Sailor's Adventure

In June 2010 America was consumed by the story of Abby Sunderland, and now it is being retold in the book Unsinkable that is set to hit bookstores in April. Thomas Nelson has signed a deal with the teenager to tell her story of how she set out at 16 to become the youngest sailor in history to circumvent the globe alone. To help write the memoir, Abby has been partnered with...

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Book Spotlight ~ Passport Through Darkness by Kimberly L. Smith

Life on the Edge...One Woman’s Extreme Journey to Finding a Life That MattersEach one of us longs to know we matter. We hunger to know that we have purpose, our life has meaning, and God dreams great dreams for us. In Passport Through Darkness: A True Story of Danger and Second Chances, Kimberly Smith invites us into her own struggles as an ordinary woman who feels those...

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FaceTime: In Your Face

Ane Mulligan (anemulligan.com), contributor to Novel Journey (www.noveljourney.blogspot.com) and fellow writer is guest blogging about our first experience brainstorming with a very 21st century technology.I'm working on my newest manuscript's outline, when my brainstorming buddy, Sandra, emails Penwrights, a critique group we belong to. She proceeds to tell us Mac-ites there's...

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Sunday Devotional

I was sitting at home the other day, typing away on my laptop when I heard it, a low whine. I paused to listen, but the sound did not repeat, so I went back to work. A few minutes later, there it was again.“Did you hear that?” I asked my husband.“Hear what?”“That sound. Like a whine.”“Nope,” he said.I got up and started walking through the house. “Max? Where is he?”My husband...

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Winners!!

It's always so much fun to give away great books!! Congratulations to this week's lucky winners:lorenabeth - The Promises She Keeps by Erin Healykim thorne - Living With Purpose in a Worn-Out Body by Missy BuchananWinners of this week's books, please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your mailing address so I can forward your information to the author. Then, sit back and wait for your books to arrive.Thank you...

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Weekly Drawing

Entering our weekly drawing is easy:1. Leave a comment on Fridays or... 2. Sign up to follow The Borrowed Book. Followers will automatically be entered for a chance to win that week's drawing! This week, The Borrowed Book is giving away: The Promises She Keeps by Erin Healy ~ It's her destiny to die young. The man who loves her can't live with that.Promise, a talented young...

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The Future of Publishing

Two years ago my children gave me a Kindle for Christmas, and I was thrilled to be able to download a book and be reading it in minutes. But as we all know, technology doesn’t stand still When I bought a new cell phone some months ago, much to my surprise I had a Kindle App on it that allows me to sync my phone to my Kindle. This has been great for me because I can pull out my cell phone anytime and have all my downloaded books at my fingertips....

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Author Interview ~ Missy Buchanan

Even when age creeps up on the body and mind, and life changes from what it once was, is it still possible to have a purpose in life? When it is no longer possible to venture out and do the things you once loved, can you still find a reason to look forward to each day? Missy Buchanan, a leading expert and advocate for senior adults, believes that you can. Buchanan wants to...

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A Tale of Insecurities

Have I ever mentioned the insecurities that go along with being a writer? In the first stages of writing a manuscript you believe that your every word is your legacy to the world. Beautiful. Perfect. Witty. Insightful. And then you wake up. The problem with writing for a living is that you have to get used to something we don't usually seek out. Criticism. When others critique your work you become defensive and insecurities are stirred. Getting...

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Book Spotlight ~ The Promises She Keeps by Erin Healy

Author of Never Let You Go, Healy offers her take on the quest for everlasting life with her new supernatural suspense novel, The Promises She Keeps (Thomas Nelson, February 2011, 978-1595547514, $14.99). An award-winning fiction editor-turned-novelist, her latest work combines the edginess from her previous collaborations with Ted Dekker with a distinctly feminine perspective.The...

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Sunday Devotional

“Is his name Max Ludwig?”I glanced down at the little girl tugging on my hand. “Excuse me?”“Your dog. Is his name Ludwig, too?”I had to think about that for a minute. This child whom I was babysitting had actually stumped me. “Well, I guess you could say that, since he’s our dog.”“But you’re not his mommy?”“Not really,” I laughed.“You told him to ‘come to Momma.’”“I know,...

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Winners!!

It's always so much fun to give away great books!! Congratulations to this week's lucky winners:Jess Ferguson - A Billion Reasons Why by Kristin BillerbeckJess, please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your mailing address so I can forward your information to the author. Then, sit back and wait for your book to arrive.Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed Book and thank you, Kristin Billerbeck (via...

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Weekly Drawing

Entering our weekly drawing is easy:1. Leave a comment on Fridays or... 2. Sign up to follow The Borrowed Book. Followers will automatically be entered for a chance to win that week's drawing! This week, The Borrowed Book is giving away: A Billion Reasons Why by Kristin Billerbeck ~ There are a billion reasons Kate should marry her current boyfriend.Will she trade them all...

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Should Huck Finn be "Sanitized?"

Mark Twain once described a classic as “a book which people praise and don't read.” That has been true for years of Twain’s classics about the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. That may be about to change.By now I’m sure that most people have heard that NewSouth Books plans a February release of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in...

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Book Spotlight ~ A Billion Reasons Why by Kristin Billerbeck

Can God’s best include passion and security?Katie McKenna had resolved to live a quiet life, marry a practical Christian man, and leave all her “worldly” desires behind. Since moving to California, she’d made it her goal to live life logically and for the Lord. She has the perfect life—a fulfilling job, a cute apartment, and a wedding to plan with her soon-to-be fiancé,...

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The Pajama Trap

Believe it or not there are some writers who have the luxury of writing full time. From home. Which means there are days when they might not feel like getting dressed. Or brushing their teeth. Or flossing. Most writers who work a job outside the home, in addition to writing, are green with envy at the idea of staying home all day and pecking at their keyboards. But let’s not be fooled. A full time writer at home has their share of hurdles...

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Award Winning Author, Sandra Robbins, joins The Borrowed Book Team

I am so excited to introduce the newest member of our team here at The Borrowed Book.Sandra Robbins, and her husband live in the small college town where she grew up. Until a few years ago she was working as an elementary school principal, but God opened the door for her to become a full-time writer. Her first book Pedigreed Bloodlines, published by Barbour, was...

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Sunday Devotional

A stranger appeared on our doorstep the other day. It had been raining for several days and our driveway was a mess. This guy had taken a wrong turn and ended up getting stuck.“Excuse me, ma’am, is your husband home?”How did I answer that? Nowadays, admitting that a woman is home alone is not exactly a bright idea. “Um, he’s at work, but my son is here. Can I help you with...

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Winners!!

It's always so much fun to give away great books!! Congratulations to this week's lucky winner:Edna - Just for the Moment: The Remarkable Gift of the Therapy Dog by Deanna KlingelWinners of this week's books, please use the button in the upper right side of this page to email me with your mailing address so I can forward your information to the authors. Then, sit back and wait for your book to arrive.Thank you all so much for stopping by The Borrowed...

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Weekly Drawing

Entering our weekly drawing is easy:1. Leave a comment on Fridays or... 2. Sign up to follow The Borrowed Book. Followers will automatically be entered for a chance to win that week's drawing! This week, The Borrowed Book is giving away: Just for the Moment: The Remarkable Gift of the Therapy Dog by Deanna Klingel is a poignant, yet sweetly humorous spiritual journey into...

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Author Interview ~ Deanna Klingel

Deanna Klingel lives in Sapphire Valley, NC with her husband (49 years!). Their seven children all live in the southeast and are parents to the Klingels' ten grandchildren. They are retired from their first jobs, Dave with IBM, and Deanna as homemaker and mom, and now work as a real estate broker( Dave), and Deanna as an author. She works with her two golden retrievers visiting...

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