Novel Crossing

It's wonderful timing that just as I got this new blog set up, I found out about a new website - Novel Crossing.  Think Goodreads or something along that line, but focused on Christian authors.




I'm just getting started exploring the site and building up my bookcase, but I'm looking forward to discovering all kinds of neat things!  With a free membership, you can track the books you're reading and would like to read.  There are interviews with authors - well-known veteran authors like Karen Kingsbury and up-and-coming authors like Daniel Blackaby.  There are book reviews (so I can make my "to read" list even longer!) and the books are arranged by genre which can be very helpful.  There are community features and contests, and lots more!

It looks like you can connect with other users on the site as well.  This link will take you to my profile page if you'd like to try that out!   Kym's Novel Crossing profile

Recent Reads {The Cellist of Sarajevo}

The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway - This is one of those books that I wouldn't normally choose on my own, but having read it, I am very glad that I did.  It is a work of fiction, but is based on some actual events that took place during the conflict in Sarajevo.  The story shifts among four main characters that live in the war-torn city, their struggles to survive and to stay in touch with their humanity.  What ties the separate narratives together is a cellist who plays each day in front of what remains of a building that was hit by a mortar, killing the people who had been standing in line for bread outside.  A sobering and compelling book that I highly recommend.