Here's what I'm reading and what's next on my TBR as of March 2026... My priority this year is reading more novels that I can review for the pod :)

Harry Potter has caused controversy in the Christian community for almost three decades, but why?This deep dive is based on my own experience as a reader and accompanied by research done by Marian A. Jacobs in On Magic & Miracle...

Should Christians engage with media, whether in books or movies, that depicts fantasy magic?This is an explosive question in many Christian circles over the assumption that any magic, including fantasy magic, will lead readers down the ...

Should Christians read self-help books? Like many answers, it depends. There are at least 5 factors to consider before picking up a book on personal growth or development.

Book review for What Comes of Attending the Commoners Ball, by Elisabeth Aimee Brown.A hilarious, fast-paced fantasy romance with a main character obsessed with cheese, this book captured me from the first page. Commoner's Ball ...

Did you know there is a publishing house that focuses exclusively on Christian speculative fiction? Enclave Publishing is a small traditional publisher for sci-fi and fantasy (and their subgenres) all written by Christian authors, w...

Book review for Not Exactly Mr. Darcy, by Carolyn Miller.Pride & Prejudice lovers, rejoice! This is a heavily inspired clean romance about second chances and seeing past preconceived notions. It's a cute, cozy read that I finished i...

We would be remiss to forget about the foundations of Christian fantasy: The Lord of the Rings, and The Chronicles of Narnia. If you haven't read these amazing series before (or it's been a while), this is your sig...

With the firehose of spicy books on the market, where do we find clean and appropriate romance books? Thankfully, resources are popping up all the time to help us find stories we'll enjoy without worrying about the content. 

Sink into these wholesome cozy fantasy books by Z.S. Diamanti! Guard in the Garden and Wagons & Wyverns are the first two books in Zac's Fables of Finlestia. They are standalone stories and will soon be joined by a third boo...

Should Christians read spice? The short answer is no, and the long answer is this episode. Resources for this episode:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DN0...

The Chronicles of Talahm is a clean YA portal fantasy following Emma, who learns she has magic at age 18. She's led to another world, where Camelot soon falls under a dreadful curse, and she has to learn to break the rules of magic...

Two things I love dearly—reading and writing—have dark underbellies. In this episode I share my reader journey and testimony for how Jesus drew me out of that darkness and into the light.

Clean Fiction Magazine provides a one-stop-shop, once-a-quarter publication reviewing both Christian and secular books and rating them on the following scale:N: NOTHING to worry about. Read this to your infant with a clean conscienc...

This episode covers the definitions of common words used when describing books so that readers know what they're getting into.As Christians, we should know these words and the differences between them so we're not caught unawares when c...

Are you a Christian tired of not finishing books because of unexpected or unwanted content? It's getting harder and harder to find appropriate books on the market, and this is my attempt to make it easier to find books we can enjoy...