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In this moving and authentic portrayal of the life of Jane Austen, Christy Award-winning author Nancy Moser transports readers back to the life and times of the literary world's possibly most beloved heroines. Read an excerpt from chapter one.

Jane Austen did not leave behind any journals, and her sister Cassandra burned most of her letters after she died. So there are things biographers will never know. But something that a careful reading of her life reveals is her faith.

Decent Americans across the country are so disgusted by a culture that doesn’t reflect their values, that they often feel helpless and hopeless about the future of our nation. So I think they’ll join me in saying: Thank goodness for Laura Ingraham’s latest book, Power to the People.

Lauraine Snelling, who lives in Tehachapi, Calif., has published more than 50 books and currently has 2 million titles in print. Her latest novel, Breaking Free, was published this month. Recently she shared about her journey as a storyteller.

In For Parents Only, authors Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A. Rice take readers inside the mind of teens and preteens, as they explore the results of a nationwide survey and personal interviews with more than 1,000 real-life teens. Read the second part of an excerpt from Chapter Two: Rebel with a Cause.

Two recently published books should have the attention of anyone interested in the economic policies coming out of Washington and the importance of Supreme Court judges: Alan Greenspan's The Age of Turbulence and Jeffrey Toobin's The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court.

Unlike many memoirs which inspire readers through their eloquent prose, Steve Saint’s writing is simplistic in Walking His Trail. He offers little in the way of setting, fails to describe characters and and rarely even uses dialogue—preferring to recount stories from memory.

Brent Stark thinks his days as a leading actor are over until God—in the form of a visionary tycoon—offers him the role of a lifetime. Read an excerpt from chapter one of My Soul to Keep by Davis Bunn.

In For Parents Only, authors Shaunti Feldhahn and Lisa A. Rice take readers inside the mind of teens and preteens, as they explore the results of a nationwide survey and personal interviews with more than 1,000 real-life teens. Read an excerpt from Chapter Two: Rebel with a Cause.

Max Lucado, who’s sold an incredible 50 million books, dedicates his latest to plumbing the depths of John 3:16, reminding us of its wonder and explaining it for those who may not know it well.

Illuminated is a great summer read. It won’t leave you thinking for hours, but I’d recommend it to anyone looking for a Da Vinci Code-esque book without the anti-Christian overtones.

Today's teen girl faces challenges that you may have never even imagined. What Your Daughter Isn't Telling You lets you see into her heart and offers biblical guidance for you to help her through this time. Read an excerpt from Chapter Two: Why Won’t She Talk to Me?

Jane Austen is the author du jour right now. And her novels, which have all been made into films (the latest, Becoming Jane) have sold millions of copies. Author Nancy Moser is the latest to tackle Austen’s life in her historical fiction account, Just Jane.

Man clones human beings. Clones rise up and kill man. (Another) Man must rise up and defeat evil clones. It’s a tale as old as time, right? Or perhaps the second episode in the Star Wars saga? Actually, it’s Mark Mynheir’s third novel, The Void.

In Every Day Deserves a Chance, author Max Lucado unpacks Jesus’ delightful formula for upgrading each of your days to blue ribbon status: saturate your day in Jesus’ grace; entrust your day to His oversight; accept His direction. Read an excerpt from Chapter Two: Mercy for Shame-Filled Days.

It has become the Year of Jane Austen. Movies are hitting theaters (Becoming Jane, The Jane Austen Book Club), books are hitting shelves (Just Jane, A Walk With Jane Austen) and Masterpiece Theatre will run adaptations of all six Austen novels . Yes, she truly is everywhere—which has fans giddy, and everyone asking: Why?

David Gelernter’s important new book, “Americanism: The Fourth Great Western Religion” (Doubleday, 2007) captures, with all the zeal of a Southern Baptist preacher at a summer revival meeting, his understanding of the American Gospel.