Christian Faith and Fiction

By Louise Allen

Chats about Christian fiction (and nonfiction) books and the Christian faith.

(Just a little note to authors — I’m sorry, I don’t take books for review and I don’t do interviews)... more

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The podcast currently has 261 episodes available.

Christian Faith and Fiction episodes:

November 09, 2023 Episode 41: What I Want to Read in February (2021)
How easy do you find it to predict what you’re going to want to read during the month?
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/february-tbr-2/
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/CKYEkfwr6WQ
Books mentioned:
The Vanishing at Loxby Manor by Abigail Wilson
The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron
Orphan’s Song by Gillian Bronte Adams
The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Finding God in the Land of Narnia by Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware
The Heart of the Chronicles of Narnia by Thomas Williams
Risen by Angela Hunt

You can connect with me in the following places...
On my blog:
https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
...more
7min
November 09, 2023 Episode 40: Christian Fiction New Book Releases - January and February 2021
Here are some of the Christian fiction books releasing in January and February 2021.
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2021/01/15/christian-fiction-new-releases-january-february-2021/
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/M3aTGQK8cak
My 2021 Christian Fiction Goodreads Shelf:https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/90783108?shelf=2021-christian-fiction#

Books Mentioned:
The Thief of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep
Night Bird Calling by Cathy Gohlke
A Cowboy for Keeps by Jody Hedlund
Court of Swans by Melanie Dickerson
Faith’s Mountain Home by Misty M. Belle
All Through the Night by Tara Johnson
Beauty Among Ruins by J’Nell Ciesielski
The Vanishing at Loxby Manor by Abigail Wilson
Lady in Residence by Allison Pittman
A Dance in Donegal by Jenifer Deibel
Shadows of the White City by Jocelyn Green
When Twilight Breaks by Sarah Sundin
The Moonlight School by Suzanne Woods Fisher
The Orchard House by Heidi Chiavaroli
Prince of Spies by Elizabeth Camden
The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron

You can connect with me in the following places...
On my blog:
https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
...more
21min
November 09, 2023 Episode 39: The Best Christian Fiction Books I Read in 2020
What was the best book you read in 2020?
Here are my favourite Christian fiction books that I read in 2020. These books were not all released this year but they were new to me.
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2021/01/11/the-top-9-christian-fiction-books-i-read-in-2020/
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/QHkWEWkEKqo

Books Mentioned:
The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron
On Wings of Devotion by Roseanna M White
Cry of the Raven by Morgan L Busse
The Fifth Avenue Story Society by Rachel Hauck
The London Restoration by Rachel McMillan
In the Shadow of Croft Towers by Abigail Wilson
Dust by Kara Swanson
12 Days at Bleakly Manor by Michelle Griep
The Nativity Story by Angela Hunt

You can connect with me in the following places...
On my blog:
https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
...more
13min
November 09, 2023 Episode 38: Christian Fiction Book Reviews and Recent Reads (January 2021)
Have you read any good books recently?
Here are my book reviews for the books I read in December and over Christmas.
You can comment on my blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2021/01/07/recent-reads-christian-fiction-book-reviews-2021-1/
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/HxjWnYTlehM

Books Mentioned:
Like a Christmas Dream by Lindsay Harrel
12 Days at Bleakly Manor by Michelle Griep
Christmas by the Sea by Melody Carlson
While it Was Snowing by Tari Faris
All is Calm, All is Bright by Colleen Coble
Unwrapping the Names of Jesus by Asheritah Ciuciu
The Nativity Story by Angela Hunt
An Ivy Hill Christmas by Julie Klassen

You can connect with me in the following places...
On my blog:
https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
...more
22min
November 08, 2023 Episode 37: What I Want to Read in January (2021)
What books are you reading in January?
Here are the books I would like to read in January 2021.
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2021/01/04/january-tbr/
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/PeEdKe0WyuY

Books Mentioned:
An Ivy Hill Christmas by Julie Klassen
The Thief of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep
All of You, Always by Lindsay Harrel
Court of Swans by Melanie Dickerson
Songkeeper by Gillian Bronte Adams

You can connect with me in the following places...
On my blog:
https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
...more
5min
November 08, 2023 Episode 36: My Reading Goals for 2021
Do you make yearly reading goals?
If so, what are your goals for this year?

You can comment on my blog post here:
https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/my-reading-goals-2021/

You can watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/9m9gWClYgDs
You can connect with me in the following places...
On my blog:
https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
...more
11min
November 08, 2023 Episode 35: My most anticipated Christian Fiction new book releases 2021 (part 1)
Here are some of the Christian fiction books I’m most looking forward to reading:
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2020/12/30/my-most-anticipated-christian-fiction-books-2021/
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/frZeY1qmtCQ
Books mentioned:
The Thief of Blackfriars Lane by Michelle Griep
All of You, Always by Lindsay Harrel
Court of Swans by Melanie Dickerson
The Vanishing at Loxby Manor by Abigail Wilson
‘Til I Want No More by Robin W. Pearson
The Prince of Spies by Elizabeth Camden
The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron
Three Missing Days by Colleen Coble
Bookshop by the Sea by Denise Hunter
The Nature of a Lady by Roseanna M. White
Jewel of the Nile by Tessa Afshar
Shadow by Kara Swanson
The Mozart Code by Rachel McMillan
You can connect with me in the following places...
On my blog:
https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
...more
14min
November 08, 2023 Episode 34: The Christy Awards Finalists and Winners 2020
I recently saw the list of winners of the Christy Awards 2020. There were some books mentioned that I’d never heard of. Here are the shortlisted books and the eventual winners:
You can comment on my blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2020/12/17/christy-award-winners-and-finalists-2020/
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/xgHa8IZaXs4

Books mentioned:
Contemporary Romance⁠
Just One Kiss by Courtney Walsh⁠ ⁠
Sweet on You by Becky Wade⁠⁠
Now and Then and Always by Melissa Tagg⁠
First Novel⁠
The Means That Make Us Strangers by Christine Kindberg⁠ ⁠
Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes
⁠⁠A Long Time Comin’ by Robin W. Pearson
⁠General Fiction⁠
All Manner of Things by Susie Finkbeiner⁠
⁠The Words Between Us by Erin Bartels⁠⁠
Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes
⁠Historical⁠
The Bright Unknown by Elizabeth Byler Younts⁠, ⁠
Memories of Glass by Melanie Dobson⁠
⁠My Dearest Dietrich by Amanda Barratt⁠⁠
The Medallion by Cathy Gohlke⁠
Historical Romance
⁠The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin⁠ ⁠
The Number of Love by Roseanna M. White⁠⁠
The Painted Castle by Kristy Cambron
⁠Mystery/Suspense/Thriller⁠
Echoes Among the Stones by Jaime Jo Wright⁠
⁠Smoke Screen by Terri Blackstock⁠⁠
The Girl Behind the Red Rope by Ted Dekker and Rachelle Dekker⁠
Short Form⁠
A Flood of Love by Tracie Peterson⁠
⁠Intrigue a la Mode by Regina Jennings⁠⁠
A Christmas Haven by Cindy Woodsmall and Erin Woodsmall⁠
Visionary⁠
Cry of the Raven by Morgan L. Busse⁠  ⁠
The Story Raider by Lindsay A. Franklin⁠⁠
Hidden Current by Sharon Hinck⁠
Young Adult⁠
The Piper’s Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson⁠  ⁠
The Winter King by Christine Cohen⁠⁠
The Means That Make Us Strangers by Christine Kindberg⁠
Book of the Year⁠
Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes⁠

You can connect with me in the following places...
On my blog:
https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
...more
6min
November 08, 2023 Episode 33: Christian Fiction Book Reviews and Recent Reads (December 2020)
Here are my book review vlogs for October and November.
You can leave a comment on the blog post: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2020/12/09/recent-reads-2020-8-christian-fiction-agatha-christie-and-some-classics/
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/CvQUna4jqqI

Books Mentioned:
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Dust by Kara Swanson
In the Shadow of Croft Towers by Abigail Wilson
Towards Zero by Agatha Christie
The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
Persuasion by Jane Austen
The Lady and the Lionheart By Joanne Bischof

You can connect with me in the following places...
On my blog:
https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
...more
17min
November 08, 2023 Episode 32: What I Want to Read in December (Christmas TBR 2020)
Here are some of the Christmas Christian fiction books that I might read this month.
Have you read any of them?
What are you reading this month?
You can comment on the blog post here: https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/2020/12/02/picking-my-december-christmas-tbr/
You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/IMc2qkpbfDI

Books Mentioned:
Baby It’s Cold Outside by Susan May Warren
While It Was Snowing by Tari Faris
A Christmas by the Sea by Melody Carlson
12 Days at Bleakly Manor by Michelle Griep
An Ivy Hill Christmas by Julie Klassen
All is Calm, All is Bright by Colleen Coble
Like a Christmas Dream by Lindsay Harrel
Christmas at the Circus by Joanne Bischof
Unwrapping the Names of Jesus by Asheritah Ciu Ciu
The Nativity Story by Angela Hunt

You can connect with me in the following places...
On my blog:
https://louallenwriter.wordpress.com/
On Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/christianfaithandfiction/
On Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90783108-lou-allen
...more
9min

FAQs about Christian Faith and Fiction:

How many episodes does Christian Faith and Fiction have?

The podcast currently has 261 episodes available.