PAYING YOUR DUES I have been on several sides of this business. I began my journey working in an independent bookstore as a manager where one of my many duties was scheduling book signing events with New York Times bestselling authors and making sure everything went off without a hitch. From there I worked for [...]

Today we have a special treat for the online listeners. Out guest is a PK (pastor’s kid), PW (pastor’s wife), mother of six, a teacher (she homeschools), and a comedian. She wears many different hats, including that of a speaker and author. Whew! Lastly, I’d like to add that above all these things she is [...]

After his graduation from college Thomas Ollenburger is filled with big dreams and even bigger questions. What will he do for a job? Should he marry? Where will he call home? Torn between his Mennonite roots on the Kansas Prairie and his love for the big city of Boston, as well as his affection for [...]

Churched details are American boys’ experiences growing up in a culture where men weren’t allowed to let their hair grow to touch their ears (“an abomination!”), women wouldn’t have been caught dead in a pair of pants (unless swimming), and the Pastor couldn’t preach a sermon without a healthy dose of hellfire and brimstone. Matthew [...]

Being Christian. What does that mean? And how do you do it? However you answer the questions – even if the answer is “I don’t have a clue!” – you need this book. Here Steve Arterburn and John Shore tackle some simple but complex questions that just about everyone has about being Christian. And they [...]

Somethings you just know without being told, like… You past the math final (or you didn’t). Your boyfriend isn’t into you and wants to break up. You’re the “new girl” and your junior year is going to be utterly miserable. Lissa Mansfield is used to being in the “in crowd” – but being accepted by [...]

Meet The Miracle Girls of Half Moon Bay… They make look ordinary, but each one is living out her second chance at life. Too bad it’s their last chance at surviving high school! Ana Dominguez was happy in San Jose, but everything changed when her dad moved the family to Half Moon Bay, California, to [...]

Everyone wants to make a difference in the world, but most have no idea how to maximize their impact. In The Encore Effect, best-selling author and leadership expert Mark Sanborn provides the answer. He leads readers in six practices that will move them beyond excellence to distinction and from mundane to memorable. These principles guide [...]

I had the privilege of interviewing Patti S. Webster this morning. She’s funny, down to earth, funny, caring…did I mention FUNNY! Get ready to laugh ladies and gentlemen because not only are the stories in this book hilarious but they are also true – which makes it that much more comical. As you listen in [...]

Hey everyone! Books A Latte was able to snag a second interview with Megan DiMaria. Her second novel is the continuing story of Serching for Spice, and in this sequel Linda Revere is losing control. Listen in as we chit-chat about adult children, in which Megan was able to provide me with some great advice [...]