"Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on." -- Bob Newhart

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NEW CHRISTIAN FICTION CELEBRATION IV

Circle 'round, kiddies, for the fourth installment of the monthly event we like to call "New Christian Fiction Celebration." (We call it that because that's its name.) As is the case every month, a group of bloggers each share a special thought or musing on the topic of "new Christian fiction" as an art form, as a ministry or as a market category.

This month's event is hosted by the good people at "So Much Stuff I Can't Recall." Although regular "Learning Curve" readers will already recognize my own entry, there are many other participating blogs worth checking out.

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UPDATE THE EXPIRATION DATE

For those of you who missed the online chat over the weekend with novelist Eric Wilson, the transcript is now posted at Dancingword.net.

- If you live in the Nashville area, meet the author in person at one of his upcoming book-signings: Davis-Kidd Booksellers 6PM May 24, 6 PM or Cool Springs Barnes and Noble Noon-2PM May 28.

Wilson, of course, is the author of the acclaimed supernatural thrillers Dark to Mortal Eyes and the brand-new Expiration Date. Be sure to visit Eric's official site for links, news and updates -- or to enter to win a free copy of Expiration Date.

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IN STORES EVERYWHERE

FORGIVING SOLOMON LONG (Harvest House Publishers), Chris Well

A hit man is haunted by a preacher's dying words: "I forgive you."

"I'm truly a better person for having read it." -- Daniel Dawson, Nashville, TN

Read the first chapter

Suggested Retail: $11.99

ISBN: 0-7369-1405-6

Ask for it wherever crime fiction is sold.

Find Forgiving Solomon Long in a library near you