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Bayou, Boots & Belief: Inside the Heart of Blue Jean Bayou

On the surface, Blue Jean Bayou by Janis Jakes is a slow-burn contemporary romance, but it doesn't take long to notice the richness behind the genre. It's a story about the wounds we carry from early loss, the identities we build to survive them, and the grace that...

Anita Klumpers on Faith, Small Towns, and Killing Spring

Some stories arrive dressed as mysteries but turn out to be something far richer, like meditations on grace, community, and the stubborn persistence of hope in the face of old wounds. Killing Spring by Anita Klumpers is that kind of story, but then, that's just the...

Slightly Singed: Interview with Author Tracy Wainwright on Scorched Dreams

From Sisterhood to anxiety to fear and a faltering faith, author Tracy Wainwright shies away from none of it. Today, she reveals her thoughts and influences while writing Scorched Dreams, number six in the Fruit of the Spirit Christian women's fiction series. PBG:...
To Be-ware or not To Be-ware: Large Publisher, Small Press

To Be-ware or not To Be-ware: Large Publisher, Small Press

This week seems to be the week to blog about small presses, and seeing so many posts brought something to my mind. I’ve always considered Pelican Book Group to be a small press—as I’m sure most people do—but what exactly makes a small press a small press? Is it the size of its catalogue, number of employees, the benefits and drawbacks of being published by said press, or is it strictly the annual revenue generated (and is any of that good or bad)? As I pondered these things, I decided to do a comparison of what large publishers do and what this small press (Pelican Book Group) does.

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Holy Week: Holy Saturday

As Jesus lies in the tomb, that grain of wheat fallen to the ground in order that He may bear much fruit, we are forced to ponder our own faith journey. Can we follow Him fully into a resurrection to

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