Welcome to the January 2017 edition of the Christian Fiction Book Club Connection. Thanks for stopping by! Whether you’re a pastor or ministry leader thinking of forming a book discussion group at your church, a current member of a book club, or simply a fan of Christian fiction hoping to connect with other readers, you’re in the right place. Please consider subscribing to my blog so you won’t miss future posts.
Today I’m providing information on Christian fiction discussions scheduled to take place around the web this month. I’m also featuring a handful of recently released Christian fiction titles for which a discussion guide is available, either included in the book itself or on the author’s or publisher’s web site.
Online Discussions Coming Up This Month
The ACFW Book Club‘s January selection is Conspiracy of Silence by Ronie Kendig. You can subscribe to the group’s e-mail list now, by following the instructions on their Web site, to be sure not to miss any announcements or discussion questions.
By the Book is an in-person book discussion club that has introduced an online Facebook-based discussion option. To join in online, like the By the Book Facebook page, and be sure to check back there periodically for any discussion that may not have made it into your news feed. January’s selection is What Happened on Beale Street by Mary Ellis.
For January, the Christian Fiction Devourers group on Goodreads is discussing The Ringmaster’s Wife by Kristy Cambron AND A Twist of Faith by Pepper D. Basham. Grab your copies and head on over to the discussion forum to check in with others who are in the midst of reading these books.
The Fans of Amish Fiction Goodreads group discusses one Amish fiction title per month. The selection for January is Hannah’s Choice by Jan Drexler. To join in, visit the group’s online discussion board.
Jamie of the Books and Beverages blog hosts a monthly Inklings discussion series for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Sometimes fiction, sometimes non-fiction, the title for the month of January is Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis. The discussion is planned for January 19, 2017.
Recent Christian Fiction Releases Featuring Discussion Guides
The Devoted by Suzanne Woods Fisher (October 2016, Revell, Amish Fiction)
The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep (October 2016, Shiloh Run, Historical Romance)
Child of the River by Irma Joubert (October 2016, Thomas Nelson, Historical Coming of Age)
The Candidate by Lis Wiehl (October 2016, Thomas Nelson, Political Thriller)
So, friends, what have you been reading lately? Any titles you’d recommend for book club discussions?
Thanks again for the mention for By The Book. It has been fun meeting people from all over who want to talk books! I have Child of The River on my TBR list. I loved The Girl from The Train, and have high expectations of another great book by Joubert.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Thanks, Karen, for the shoutout again this month! I have been encouraged by the number of people who have “liked” our FB site. Now if I can only get them to comment . . . 😉
Child of The River is on my Kindle awaiting the time I can read it, or put it on a book club’s schedule.