ACFW Book Club

CHRISTIAN WRITERS REACH OUT TO READERS

American Christian Fiction Writers Launches Book Club

From airport newsstands to Newsweek, Christian fiction continues to grow in popularity, resonating with readers looking for both faith and fiction. The growth of the genre has birthed many new writers, as evidenced by American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), an organization started in 2000. Now boasting almost 1000 members, ACFW reaches out to readers as well as writers with their new ACFW Book Club. Beginning January 2006, the Book Club will offer fans of Christian fiction the opportunity to chat with ACFW authors and discuss monthly reading selections. Readers will also be eligible for monthly free book drawings.

The titles chosen to kick off the club include:

Ø Black Sands by Colleen Coble. Trouble in paradise. A Hawaiian romantic suspense.

Ø Leave it to Claire by Tracey Bateman. Single mom tries to fix her family. Chick lit fun!

Ø Outriders by Kathryn Mackel. A new ark. An ancient enemy. Fantasy adventure.

Ø Pink by Marilynn Griffith. Four fashion designers collaborate on a million dollar wedding dress. Will they find God in the seams? Multicultural tale.

Information on the Book Club will be posted on the ACFW Website, and on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/acfwbookclub, a book discussion e-mail group designed to keep members informed and allow them to discuss the books throughout the month. Book Club chats will be held on the ACFW Website in the chat room at 7:00 p.m. CST on the first Monday of the month following the month the book is read. Membership is free and open to the public. To join the announcement and discussion e-mail group, send a blank e-mail to acfwbookclub-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

Club members will read and discuss Black Sands by Colleen Coble in January and round out the month with an online chat with Colleen in the ACFW chat room on February 6th, 2006. February's book of the month will be Leave it to Claire by Tracey Bateman with a chat with Tracey on March 6, 2006, etc.

For more information about the ACFW Book Club, please visit: http://www.AmericanChristianFictionWriters.com

Comments

Pammer said…

Hi Sweetie! I just wanted to say, I noticed you used the new word. :D
Hugs,
Pammer

Thu Dec 15, 01:00:00 PM 2005

Dineen A. Miller said…

Hey Camy-girl. This is way cool. Love the new header. Very pretty.

Thu Dec 15, 05:36:00 PM 2005

Unknown said…

This is going to be an awesome book club, people. I've already read the first book....I'm posting a review of it so you guys can get an idea of what a blessing you're in for....
BLACK SANDS by Colleen Coble

If you love suspense with clever twists and turns, a romance that will warm your heart, and a storyline that leaves you filled with hope and promise, you won't be disappointed!

Black Sands, the second book in the Aloha series, blew me away! While in a series, Black Sands is easily a stand-alone novel. Set in Hawaii, Coble weaves the island culture and scenery into the story so masterfully that you can almost feel the ocean breeze kissing your face! With a strong heroine and an even stronger hero, you can't help but fall in love with these characters--become emotionally involved in the drama they face--and root them on to not only find the heroine's missing sister, rediscover the love they are destined to share, but also to be refilled with their faith.

This book is one of the best I've read in a long time! Get it. Read it. Devour the pages. It's a must-read!

Fri Dec 16, 08:05:00 AM 2005

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