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Author Interview: “Surprise Packages”

LDS authors Nancy Anderson, Lael Littke and Carroll Morris recently released the third book in their “The Company of Good Women” series. This much-anticipated volume, “Surprise Packages,” wraps up the stories of Erin, Willadene and Juneau as we see them solve some of the problems that have been afflicting them through the series, encounter new ones, and learn how to trust the Lord for all they need. I had the opportunity to interview these three authors about their writing. In a world where it seems that success is all that matters and money is king, I wondered how these ladies … Continue reading →

Three Tickets to Peoria – Anderson, Littke, and Morris

Earlier this year, I reviewed a book called “Almost Sisters,” the story of three women who meet at Brigham Young University’s Education Week. They come from different backgrounds, but as they spend the week together, they become fast friends. Inspired by the woman who boarded them for the week, they determined that they would hang in there and learn everything they needed to know to become “crusty old broads,” women who have weathered life’s storms and come out the better. Today’s book is “Three Tickets to Peoria,” which is the second installment in this trilogy. We find that Deenie, Juneau … Continue reading →

Media Week in Review – January 28th-February 2nd

Did you have a busy week and miss some of the great blogs here in Media Reviews? That’s okay—this summary will get you caught up to speed. We started with the week with a review of “Beyond the Horizon,” the debut novel of LDS author Judy C. Olsen. She writes of six generations of men ranging from the era of Joseph Smith down to our present day, and the lessons each of them learned. “Mr. Gumpy’s Outing” is about a proper English gentleman who agrees to take a young boy, girl, and a whole menagerie with him on his boat. … Continue reading →

The Merry-Go-Round – Carroll Hofeling Morris

This LDS fiction novel is a little bit older than those I generally choose to review. Published in 1988, some of the mentions of clothing and fads are dated, but the story is timeless and the writing is great. Maxine Heffelfinger is a woman who has it all. She runs her house with efficiency, she has a successful multi-level marketing group, she fulfills her church callings on time, and she has everything right under her thumb. Her husband, Ernie, and her son, Pete, are used to her controlling ways. As long as everything goes the way she thinks it should, … Continue reading →