Interviews

I've known David since the publication of my first novel, when we started seeing each other at children's book events.  He's tall, thin, and genial, ...

On Your Radio This week Redeemedreader--as represented Janie, Caity Kullen (intern), Morgan Lee (friend of the blog), and me--virtually met with Nick Eicher of World ...

By Redeemed Reader intern Jack Mertens Today I continue my series on Kingstone Comics, begun on Monday with reviews of two of Marvin Olasky's graphic ...

Introduction A few weeks ago, I posted a written interview with Simonetta Carr on her novel for young readers, The Weight of a Flame: The ...

Since Susanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy (reviewed here) has sparked so much discussion in school cafeterias and dorm rooms (not to mention break rooms and ...

Simonetta Carr is one of my favorite authors writing about historical subjects today.  Her care for historical detail shows in all her biographies for children, ...

This Friday, The Lorax opens in theaters nationwide.  It's a movie based on Dr. Suess's book by the same name, and it deals with issues ...

More African stories!  Today, we hear from Jane Kurtz, who was raised by missionary parents in Ethiopia.  Since then, she's come to live in the ...

This month my local public library is offering a marionette show of African folktales starring Anansi the spider. It's a unique way to celebrate Black ...

I was introduced to Kevin Luthardt's work many years ago, when I was but a mere Operations Assistant at Peachtree Publishers.  I thought his work ...

Alan Jacobs is Professor of Literature at Wheaton College, where he went to teach for two  semesters and stayed for 28 years.  Teaching is his ...

This interview is part of our Japan: Literary Adventure.  See Part One for an introduction as well as links to the books we talk about ...

Should your family purchase an ereader or ipad?  What about your kids--should they be allowed to read book apps or ebooks?  Tablets or ereaders are ...

Last week, Janie and I had the privilege of speaking with Susan Hunt...and happily for you, we managed to tape our conversation!  For those of ...

"Are you ready to begin your quest for comfort...?"  So ends William Boekestein's video of his newest book for kids, The Quest for Comfort: The ...

THE PODCAST Plenty of Americans dream of taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Europe...to see the Eiffle Tower, hear the chiming of Big Ben, and float ...

Athanasius.  By Simonetta Carr.  Reformation Heritage Press, sale 2011.  66 pp.  Ages 9-12. What makes a good children's book?  We've talked a lot the past ...

Over at BannedBooksWeek.org, the celebration has begun.  And while Janie and I made our objections to Banned Books Week clear last week, we are happy ...

Early last June, the YA publishing world was rocked by a column in the Wall Street Journal by Meg Cox Gurdon, who reviews children’s books ...

Welcome old friends and new!  Most of you probably know by now that Janie was interviewed on Chris Fabry Live! on July 13th.  For those ...

Today's podcast is a follow-up to our last interview with Mr. Bond, RR Podcast 4: Douglas Bond on Fatherhood.  Last time we talked about his ...

We're delighted to welcome Jonathan Rogers to our site today, as one of our "writing fathers."  Jonathan is Georgia-born, with an undergraduate degree from Furman ...

Today's interview is regarding Douglas Bond's devotional series for young men and their fathers, Fathers and Sons.  I hope to eventually do another interview with ...

Part Two of our Interview with Gene Edward Veith In Part Two of the interview, we're talking about how to prepare our kids for college--and ...

Gene Edward Veith: Parent + Educator + Writer Many--if not all--of our readers are praying earnestly for their children to lead God-centered, successful lives.  Of ...

A few weeks ago, Tim Challies released his book on the role of technology in our lives, The Next Story: Life and Faith After the ...

Now that April Fool's Day is over, I should probably introduce this as my post on April 1st... Recently I had the extraordinary opportunity to ...

Last week I had the honor of interviewing Tim Challies--author, publisher, and blogger extraordinaire--on the subject of kids' books.  Much of what he had to ...

Emily interviews Simonetta Carr, author of Christian Biographies for Young Readers. In today's author interview, I talk with Simonetta Carr, author of several picture book ...

It may be my freshman attempt at an interview, but Kevin Twit is no novice when it comes to focusing his listeners' attention away from ...