Welcome to the November 2016 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 November selection is Deadly Encounter by DiAnn Mills. 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 has been run as a local in-person book discussion club for years, but has just recently 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. November’s selection is Fraying at the Edge by Cindy Woodsmall, but if you haven’t read Ties that Bind (first in that series) yet, you may want to start there.
For November, the Christian Fiction Devourers group on Goodreads is discussing The Girl from the Train by Irma Joubert AND From a Distance by Tamera Alexander. 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 November is An Amish Wedding by Beth Wiseman and Kathleen Fuller. 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 November is The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. The discussion is planned for November 16th.
Recent Christian Fiction Releases Featuring Discussion Guides
Sarah’s Orphans by Vannetta Chapman (September 2016, Harvest House, Amish Romance)
Twilight at Blueberry Barrens by Colleen Coble (September 2016, Thomas Nelson, Romantic Suspense)
Sarah’s Smile by Dawn Kinzer (September 2016, Morningview Publishing, Historical Romance)
So, friends, what have you been reading lately? Any titles you’d recommend for book club discussions?