Posts by Kaylisa Montijo
Baker Publishing Group Authors Shine at AWSA’s 2025 Golden Scroll Awards
Ada, Mich. (August 14, 2025)—On Sunday, August 10, four Baker Publishing Group authors celebrated a triumphant evening at the 2025 Golden Scroll Awards banquet held at the Gas South Convention Center in Duluth, Georgia. The Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA) sponsored the banquet and announced this year’s award winners. Among the evening’s winners, Revell…
Read MoreLessons From Christian Fiction
One of my favorite parts about school was (and still is) reading. I loved when my teachers would read to the whole class, and I loved going to the library to choose a book to read myself. The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis was a favorite of mine, and the entire series now graces…
Read MoreRomantic Suspense Q&A: Elizabeth Goddard (Perlious Tides)
Elizabeth Goddard is the USA Today bestselling and Christy Award–winning author of more than sixty novels, including the Missing in Alaska, Rocky Mountain Courage, and Uncommon Justice series. Her books have sold more than 1.5 million copies. She is a Carol Award winner, a two-time Reader’s Choice Award winner, and a Daphne du Maurier Award…
Read MoreFor the Child Still in You: Why Grown-Ups Need Children’s Books Too
As an author of chapter books and middle grade novels, I often get the question, “What ages are your books written for?” Usually, I’ll say something like, “They’re written for kids ages seven to thirteen, but I’ve had teenagers and adults enjoy them too—as long as you don’t mind reading stories about twelve-year-olds!” I’ll admit…
Read MoreSci-Fi Q&A: Lyndsey Lewellen
Lyndsey Lewellen grew up on a healthy dose of comic books, punk music, and sci-fi. She infuses all three loves into novels written for young adults. Inside her “what if” worlds, her characters take risks, grow, and fight for what matters. When she’s not writing or whittling down her endless TBR, she designs novel covers…
Read MoreJan Karon returns to Mitford with ‘My Beloved’, released October 7, 2025
Did you know that in 1988, Jan Karon left a successful career in advertising, moved to tiny Blowing Rock, NC, and started writing stories for the local Blowing Rocket about a man named Father Tim? Those stories eventually became At Home in Mitford, Jan’s first Mitford novel, and the rest is history. Tens of millions…
Read MoreHistorical Romance Q&A: Mary Connealy (Legends of Gold)
Bestselling author Mary Connealy returns with the second installment in the Golden State Treasure series. In Legends of Gold, a teacher at an orphanage must educate two mischievous brothers who are set on finding treasure. When a suspicious man arrives and claims to be her long-lost brother, she must join the quest for treasure to…
Read MoreFantasy Q&A: Bryan Davis (The Sacred Scales)
Bryan Davis is the author of fantasy/science fiction novels for youth and adults, including the bestselling Dragons in Our Midst series. Other series include The Oculus Gate, The Reapers Trilogy, Dragons of Starlight, Tales of Starlight, Astral Alliance, Time Echoes Trilogy, and Wanted: Superheroes, several of which have been bestsellers. In this interview, Bryan talks…
Read More“Wow. What A Story!”
Do you ever finish a book and just sit there, sort of shell shocked by the way the author built the intricate world, developed an unpredictable plot, and made that tiny, seemingly insignificant detail from chapter one somehow the answer to everything? I like to joke that if a book leaves you pondering your entire…
Read MoreHistorical Romance Q&A: Tracie Peterson (Designed With Love)
Tracie Peterson is the bestselling author of more than one hundred novels, both historical and contemporary, with more than six million copies sold. She has won the ACFW Lifetime Achievement Award and the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. Her avid research resonates in her many bestselling series. Tracie and her family make their home in…
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