The Arts and Faith Top 100 Films List!

Think for a moment about the short list of films usually recommended in Christian media.

If you do that, you will probably be surprised — nay, thunderstruck — at the list of the Top 100 movies as voted on by many who spend their days pondering the intersection of art and faith. Yes, Image has just announced the latest, greatest edition of the Arts and Faith Top 100 Films!

You'll be boggled by what made the list. You'll be even more surprised at what didn't...Read more


Coming Soon From the Maker of Children of Men

[UPDATE: Apparently the "scoop" that I shared below may not be such a scoop after all. Here's the latest.]

Ever since Alfonso Cuarón directed A Little Princess, I've been excited about his work. Since then, he's given us Y Tu Mama Tambien, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (my favorite of the series), and Children of Men... all impressive in certain ways. I can't wait to see what he does next.

So today's news at /FILM is intriguing... Read more


Currently Listening To...

I'm listening to a lot of music these days.

Today, for instance, I need some inspiring music while I fill out interview questions about Raven's Ladder that have been sent by various bloggers.  (Look, I appreciate your attention to my novel, but please, do everybody a favor and avoid asking the questions that a dozen bloggers have already asked about it. There are so many interesting things we could talk about.)

Anyway, I'm enjoying these three new releases...Read more


Demon Fruit, Cleavage, and Dragons: What I'm Glad You Won't See on The Auralia Thread Book Covers.

Over at the blog called Lurv a la Mode, I've posted a story about the nightmares I used to suffer about what my book covers would someday look like. And then I share how the nightmares went away.

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"The Wolfman and Breaking News"

Okay, so the majority rules that The Wolf Man is a miserable failure of a film.

Me? Read more


Save Me From Divisive Speech

You read the darnedest things in Facebook status updates. Here's a gem I stumbled across today. Read more


Readers are Climbing the Ladder...

I cannot put into words how encouraged I am by the responses of readers to Raven's Ladder. Read more