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08/07/2025

As book readers, do you find yourselves always finishing the books you start? Oprah Winfrey once shared her rule of giving a book either 100 pages, she later revised it to 50 pages before deciding whether to continue or not. Personally, I still struggle with the guilt of not finishing a book, especially when updating Goodreads. How about you?

07/30/2025

🎉 Exciting news! Author and financial advisor Jonathan Grimm just got his powerful new book "The Future Poor" on the shelves at the legendary Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena! 📚✨
There's nothing quite like seeing your book displayed in a beloved independent bookstore. Vroman's has been a literary landmark since 1894, and now Jonathan's important work has found its home there. (Photo is from my own visit with my husband, Evan Stitt in 2023).
📖 Authors: Your local bookstore wants to support you! Building relationships with independent booksellers can open doors you never imagined. They're passionate advocates for books and often eager to showcase local and emerging authors.
Ready to get your book into your neighborhood bookstore? Check out our guide on working with bricks-and-mortar booksellers: https://lnkd.in/eHd3Sxve

07/29/2025

🚀 PUBLICATION DAY SUCCESS! 🚀
"Rooted: A Spiritual Memoir of Homecoming" by Christy Berghoef is launching TODAY and is steadily climbing the Amazon.com charts!
📈 #7 New Release - Christian Families
📈 #12 New Release - Christian Family & Relationships
📈 #17 New Release - Personal Growth & Christianity

This incredible response shows how hungry people are for stories about finding home, belonging, and grace in unexpected places.
Thank you to everyone who grabbed a copy on day one! Your support is making this memoir soar! 🙏✨

The journey from grief to gratitude, from exile to embrace, resonates because we've all wondered: "Will home still want me after I've changed?"

Keep sharing! Let's help more people find their way home. 💕

07/23/2025

🌍 Author Douglas Brouwer just shared something exciting - he facilitated his first family travel retreat last month!

A multi-generational family who read Doug's book, "The Traveler's Path" invited Doug to help them reflect on their international experiences. They spent a day creating "life maps" and exploring how travel has shaped their family story across generations.
The magic happened when three generations came together - grandchildren's creativity, parents' insights, grandparents' wisdom - all centered around the places that changed them.

Doug discovered something powerful: families are traveling more than ever but rarely pause to reflect deeply on those experiences. That's where transformation happens - where good memories become lasting legacy.

If your family takes meaningful trips together, Doug would love to help you create space for deeper conversation about those journeys.

Interested in a family travel reflection experience? Reach out to Doug directly! Here's his Substack: https://substack.com/

A Presbyterian pastor for nearly 45 years - most recently in Zürich, Switzerland - I am also the author of eight books. The Traveler's Path was published in March.

07/16/2025

Many thanks to Money with Katie for this fascinating conversation with Jonathan Grimm about the future of retirement and his new book, "The Future Poor." Morning Brew https://buff.ly/baL2B8Z

07/15/2025

Being a writer is challenging! Crafting a book, getting it published, and then promoting it? The anxiety is real—will anyone attend? Every writer shares this concern. Check out Christy Berghoef's experience with her recent book release for "Rooted."

Author Christy Berghoef shows importance of welcoming supportive, creative community in a launch event that includes lots of conversation.

07/14/2025

Vroman's Bookstore is Southern California's Largest & Oldest Independent Bookstore. It opened and has been serving the Pasadena community since 1894. Author, Jonathan Grimm just got his book "The Future Poor" placed in the "Local Author" section at Vroman's.
Jonathan and his family lost their home and all of their possessions in the Altadena fire, just as his book, "The Future Poor" was about to be published earlier this year. We had to halt publication so that Jonathan and his wife could focus on finding a new home and help their kids adjust to this huge life event.
To say that it's been a journey is such an understatement. This week's Front Edge Publishing blog post is about celebrating this milestone on Jonathan's publishing journey. Enjoy these joyful photos. https://frontedgepublishing.com/bricks-and-mortar.../

07/01/2025

I graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Merchandise Management from the College of Human Ecology (which no longer exists) a long time ago. It's intriguing how life has led me to spend my "gray" years creating and promoting book trailers for the MSU Bias Busters. Check out my latest creation for the new cultural competence guide, "100 Questions and Answers About U.S. Catholics".

Watch the trailer here:

“100 Questions and Answers About U.S. Catholics” addresses the basic questions people have about the world’s largest church and how it operates in the United...

06/26/2025

Many thanks to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) for sharing the news of Dave Larsen's new book, "Green Street in Black and White". We hope you'll order a copy today!

LOUISVILLE — Dave Larsen’s historical fiction book, “Green Street in Black and White: A Chicago Story,” speaks about social issues in ways nonfictional accounts can’t.

06/19/2025

We are excited about this new podcast from A Matter of Faith with Dave Larsen about his new book, "Green Street in Black and White" Unbound: The Intersections of Faith and Justice

Special Guest: Dave Larsen, Author of Green Street in Black and White: A Chicago StoryQuestion of the Week: How do the themes and experiences that informed your book such as reckoning with change, racism, and the importance of community relate to ...

06/19/2025

Many thanks to Sally Pederson from Global Citizen Life for this fun conversation with Brouwer, the author of "The Traveler's Path". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZKKUr-X82w

What drives a man to walk hundreds of miles—alone—after serving decades as a pastor? Douglas J. Brouwer opens up about the solitude, struggles, and unexpecte...

03/12/2025

I love it when our authors nail the video! David Larsen is a natural! "Green Street in Black and White" will be available for pre-sale soon. I hope that you'll order a copy and help spread the news about this new novel about growing up on the south-side of Chicago in the 1960s.

In the early 1960s on Green Street, a boy and his friends face challenges in a neighborhood brimming with racial change. In this new novel from Reformed Jour...