Daniel Literary Group celebrates our authors' recent releases:
Denise Hildreth's latest novel, HURRICANES IN PARADISE (Tyndale). From the moment Riley Sinclair stepped onto Paradise Island, Bahamas, and into her new job as director of guest relations at a five-star resort, she felt the pieces of her once-broken life finally coming together. But the waters become choppy when Riley discovers that some who come to the Atlantis hotel arrive with more than just suitcases and suntan lotion in tow--they're accompanied by their lurking demons, paralyzing secrets, and overwhelming fears. Riley and three other women guests are in desperate but unknowing need of each other, eventually forging unlikely but powerful friendships.
"Nobody, and I mean nobody, knows or paints Southern women like Denise Hildreth. This is a beautiful, moving story, tenderly told." Charles Martin, NY Times bestselling author
Popular blogger Angie Smith's I WILL CARRY YOU: THE SACRED DANCE OF GRIEF AND JOY (B&H), recounting the story of the loss of her newborn daughter and reaching out to readers with inspiring advice on how to embrace pain
"This is a beautiful and tender book that would touch any woman's heart, no matter her age or realm of experience." Beth Moore, NY Times bestselling author
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove's THE WISDOM OF STABILITY: ROOTING FAITH IN A MOBILE CULTURE, teaches readers to slow down and participate in simpler rhythms of life and cultivate stability by rooting ourselves more deliberately in the places where we live.
"With its appealing mixture of personal experience and reflection along with lively biblical interpretation, this is a book in the tradition of Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, demonstrating the wealth of wisom that can come when we commit ourselves, as Wilson-Hartgrove writes, "to a place and . . . watch it change before our eyes." Kathleen Norris, NY Times bestselling author, from the Foreword
Matthew Paul Turner's HEAR NO EVIL: MY STORY OF INNOCENCE, MUSIC AND THE HOLY GHOST (WaterBrook), an honest--and frequently hilarious--account of Turner's attempt to become "the Michael Jackson of Christian music," only to find the safe Christian music genre more plastic than relevant.
“Like a good Amy Grant song, Hear No Evil will worm its way into your brain, lodge itself there, and refuse to leave. Every page is funny, honest, and full of the best kind of faith. Matthew Paul Turner isn't just a great Christian writer. He's a great writer, period.” Kevin Roose, author of The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner’s Semester at America’s Holiest University
Phil Smith and Peter Greer's THE POOR WILL BE GLAD: JOINING THE REVOLUTION TO LIFT THE WORLD OUT OF POVERTY (Zondervan), challenging the church to respond to God's call to love the poor, illustrating that traditional charitable relief often does more harm than good, and, most importantly, showing the way to a lasting solution to global poverty through the revolutionary practice of microcredit.
"Microfinance is changing things on a massive scale. And every one of us can be a part of it. For a small amount of money, entire families can be empowered to create new tomorrows." Rob Bell, author of Velvet Elvis
Samir Selmanovic's IT'S REALLY ALL ABOUT GOD: REFLECTIONS OF A MUSLIM ATHEIST JEWISH CHRISTIAN (Jossey-Bass/Wiley), a personal and moving exploration of a very different way of seeing religion, where Selmanovic contends that in order to learn to live together on this fragile earth, believers of all traditions need to see that it's really not about their religion--it's really all about God--God who is about all of us and cannot be owned by any of us.
"Samir Selmanovic is asking the right questions at the right time, and refusing the consolations of certainty at a time when strident orthodoxies--atheist as well as religious--are perilously dividing us." Karen Armstrong, author of The Battle for God and A History of God
Former emergency room doctor, now environmental activist Matthew Sleeth's THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE EARTH: WHY THE GOOD BOOK IS A GREEN BOOK (HarperOne), in which readers are led on a highly creative journey through Scripture, visiting some of the most important characters in the Bible and discovering what they can teach us about issues such as stewardship, caring for our neighbors, climate change, and pollution.
"The Gospel According to the Earth…is certain to have an impact in drawing more people of faith to the cause of humane concern." The Huffington Post, blog by Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of the Humane Society
THE MESSENGER OF MAGNOLIA STREET author River Jordan's SAINTS IN LIMBO (WaterBrook/Random House). When a mysterious stranger appears at her door on her birthday and presents Velma with a special gift, she is rattled by the object's ability to take her into her memories. As secrets old and new come to light, Velma wonders if it's possible to be unmoored from the past's deep roots and find a reason to hope again.
"A Southern Gothic masterpiece....Jordan seamlessly weaves her characters into this tale of longing, where the desire for one more chance, for the ability to change the errors of the past, merges with hope for what lies ahead. Eloquent phrasing, always a staple of Jordan’s writing, breathes life into pages." PASTE magazine
David Dark's THE SACREDNESS OF QUESTIONING EVERYTHING (Zondervan), a provocative, entertaining book that draws on a wide range of sources from The Simpsons to James Joyce. In it, Dark writes, “The summons to sacred questioning, like a call to honesty, like a call to prayer, is a call to be true and to let the chips fall where they may.” Far from being a sign of cynicism or weakness, questions are not only positive but crucial for our health and well-being.
"The author's passion for social justice, clarity about the "sacred obligation" of taking nothing at face value and confidence that unsettling questions yield rich rewards for both individuals and communities is convincing and moving." Publishers Weekly
Author of The Jesus Creed Scot McKnight's THE BLUE PARAKEET: RETHINKING HOW YOU READ THE BIBLE (Zondervan), which introduces a "Third Way" to read the Bible, between theological extremes, and calls us to a more honest and mature engagement with scripture.
"This is far and away the best, gentlest, most intelligent argument I have ever read for the absolute necessity of embracing the Bible as story. McKnight is in full and persuasive command of both his material and his craft." Phyllis Tickle, founding editor of the religion department of Publishers Weekly