New Mormon Books

This book has received more award and list loving than any book of mine besides princess academy. It’s a very precious book to me and my husband’s favorite. I’m thrilled to have it coming out in paperback.

Presenting…Dashti
By Shannon Hale
squeetusblog, July 17, 2009.
http://oinks.squeetus.com/2009/07/presentingdashti.html

Jason Williams gives a detailed account of his life in the Mormon fundamentalist community. … Read the touching love story of two young lovers caught in the middle of the power and manipulation of one of the FBI’s ten most wanted, Warren Jeffs.

Warren Jeffs’ Victim and Ex-FLDS Citizen Finally Speaks Out.
Zero Chance Press Release
via WEBWIRE, July 08, 2009.
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=98760

In our communication of the good news to Latter-day Saints (as to anyone), we must ask basic questions like: In this culture, how do these people communicate? How do they make spiritual decisions? What do you value? How do they view themselves and others? What is their epistemology? What forces shape their religious identity? And how are the answers to those questions different in LDS culture compared to my own cultural norms, and compared to biblical norms?

Understanding the Book of Mormon by Ross Anderson
How Latter-day Saints experience the Book of Mormon, part 1
By Ross Anderson
Koinonia, June 08, 2009
http://www.koinoniablog.net/2009/06/understanding-the-book-of-mormon-by-ross-anderson.html

It should be in stores within a week but, you can now pre-order The A-MAZE-ing Book of Mormon.

The A-MAZE-ing Book of Mormon Now Available to Pre-order
By Arie Van De Graaff
Mormon Cartoonist, June 26, 2009
http://www.mormoncartoonist.com/2009/06/a-maze-ing-book-of-mormon-now-available.html

I will be interviewed about the direction America is heading in tomorrow (June 23, 2009) on the Devin Norris Radio Show.

Wake Up America
By Candace E. Salima
Mormon Bloggers Speak Out, June 22, 2009.
http://mormonbloggers.blogspot.com/2009/06/wake-up-america.html

Twenty-six-year-old Abel Keogh chooses to ignore the promptings he receives concerning his wife’s mental illness, and now he feels he is to blame for her choices. If only he had listened . . .

Room for Two by Abel Keogh
Abelkeogh.com
http://www.abelkeogh.com/room-for-two/index.php

I’ve been a big reader ever since I was little, and I think on some level I’ve always wanted to write. I started actually writing stories in college, which was a lot of fun. But as much as I wanted to write a book, I would always get to this point twenty or thirty pages into it where the story would abruptly end. So I wrote a lot of short stories, and one day, I wrote a little fairy tale that just kept going—it was fifty pages, then a hundred, and so on. I was so scared to tell anyone that I was writing a book because I was afraid that the minute I said it out loud, the story would be over! But I finished it, and I’ve been writing books ever since.

Interview with Aubrey Mace, author of “My Fairy Grandmother”
By Michele Ashman Bell
Michele Ashman Bell, June 5, 2009
http://micheleabell.blogspot.com/2009/06/interview-with-aubrey-mace-author-of-my.html

So far, I’ve sold over 600 copies, an knowing that many if not most of these books have been read by multiple people, I’m going to guess that Remembering Isaac has been read by over 1000 people. On Amazon.com, I now have reviews from 7 people, one as far away as the U.K.. Many who have read the book are returning to buy more copies to share with friends and family.

By Ben Behunin
Remembering Isaac, June 6, 2009
http://rememberingisaac.blogspot.com/2009/06/its-been-nearly-two-months-since-i-last.html

Behind the Smiling Faces sheds light on the realities of marriage and divorce through different perspectives: successfully married couples, divorced spouses, and leading LDS marriage and relationship experts. Its goal is to empower individuals and couples with the tools necessary to make informed choices and adjustments where necessary — before, during, or after marriage.

The Face of LDS Marriage
by Alan and Renita Cassidy
The Face of LDS Marriage, 3 June 2009
http://behindthesmilingfaces.blogspot.com/

I’ve participated in many a virtual book tour as a host, and I’ve also taken a virtual tour myself, when “Season of Sacrifice” came out. However, I have never functioned as both host and author at the same time.

Kicking Off My Virtual Book Tour … an Interview with Tristi Pinkston
By Tristi Pinkston
*Tristi Pinkston, LDS Author, June 01, 2009.
http://tristipinkston.blogspot.com/2009/06/kicking-off-my-virtual-book-tour.html