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Diane Eble interviews William P. Young, author of the wildly successful novel, The Shack.

The Shack is currently on bestseller lists. Find out why author Eugene Peterson said, “This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress did for his. It’s that good!” Find out why most readers of this book feel they have to get several copies to give away to loved ones (hint: reading it is often a spiritual experience). (more…)

One of the biggest surprises to Jessica Cooper and her family about her book ‘Revelations’ was that it was based upon the Book of Revelations from the Bible. Jessica speaks with Clare Tanner on The Bookhabit Show and explains that even though her mother was religious and her father was liberal, she shocked even herself when she came to the realisation that her book was based on the Biblical Book. (more…)

Diane Eble interviews Dennis Marcellino, author, speaker, and musician.

A recent survey on CNN Headline News found that the #1 interest of 43% of Americans is, “What is the meaning of life?” On this edition of Books ‘n’ Such, Diane Eble interviews author, speaker, and musician Dennis Marcellino on a book that guides readers to answer for themselves this most important question. (more…)

Diane Eble reviews two books by Seth Godin that have made a profound impact on her life personally and professionally.

First is The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick). Diane explains what The Dip is, what Seth Godin says about how to discern between a Dip and a Cul-de-Sac, and some key questions to ask yourself when deciding whether to quit to to stick. Diane also (more…)

The Bookhabit Show speaks with author Judith Thomson about her book ‘A Fright A Day’.

Judith wasn’t content with putting on her slippers and sliding into retirement. Instead she and husband Don embarked on a 2 year, 6500 nautical mile journey, from Sydney to Freemantle around Australia, with little sailing experience between them. Not daunted by this, Judith encourages everyone to challenge themselves both physically and mentally when entering into retirement, and strongly advises having a plan to do so. (more…)

Clare Tanner interviews Christine Jones who remembers the days when she used to make up excuses to hide her illiterate secret. “I didn’t bring my glasses, I haven’t got time to look at it right now.” After a lot of work, help from family, friends and strangers, she’s about to complete her 5th book.

A victim of bulling and molestation as a child, Christine Jones could not concentrate on classroom activities. Escaping into the imagination was a way of survival for her. Though she wrote stories, they were scribble, lacking proper grammar, punctuation and spelling. Persistence and help from her own children and (more…)

Welcome to Books ‘n’ Such Diane Eble interviews Frank Viola, author of the controversial book, Pagan Christianity?.

This week Diane Eble interviews Frank Viola, author of the controversial book, Pagan Christianity? Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices, coauthored with George Barna (Tyndale, 2008). On March 18, Diane conducted a Virtual Book Tour in which Frank Viola and George Barna answered questions from more than 650 submissions at www.askfrankandgeorge.com. In this Books ‘n’ Such interview, Diane asks (more…)

Richard Errington talks with Clare Tanner on The Bookhabit Show about his love of Science Fiction that has seen him writing Science Fiction stories since he was 10 years old.

Souled is Richard’s first completed book and it has successfully made it through to Round 2 of the Bookhabit Unpublished Competition. The story of a ragtag band of children on the run crosses over in to the Fantasy genre – another favorite with Richard.

Now 22, a Leeds University Creative Writing degree graduate, Richard says the degree helped him put more structure in the process of his writing. He is now disciplined about how much and when he writes, and this discipline can mean (more…)