I got to meet Karen Kingsbury today, which was very cool. She was doing a book signing at the store, signing copies of her newest release, Even Now. She was also being nice and signing entire collections of her work that people lugged in to the store (I ask you, is it really necessary to have the same message written in every single one of your Karen Kingsbury novels? I think not but perhaps that's just me...).

Ms. K. was incredibly sweet and it was a real pleasure to meet her. She has an obvious heart for people and a real passion for Christian fiction (which we briefly discussed...yeah it was kinda cool!!). Essentially she believes that well-crafted Christian fiction carries on in the tradition of Christ's parables in the New Testament -- Jesus used story to relate eternal truths, and well-crafted fiction can do the same thing today (inspire, teach, exhort).

Here is the info on Even Now:

Sometimes hope for the future is found in the ashes of yesterday. Shane Galanter—a man ready to put down roots after years of searching. But is he making the right choice? Or is there a woman somewhere who even now remembers—as does he—those longago days . . . and a love that hasn’t faded with time? Lauren Gibbs—a successful international war correspondent who gave up on happily-ever-after years ago—when it was ripped away from her. Since then, she’s never looked back. So how come she can’t put to rest the one question that haunts her: Why is life so empty? Emily Anderson—a college freshman raised by her grandparents who’s about to take her first internship as a journalist. But before she can move ahead, she discovers a love story whose tragic ending came with her birth. As a result, she is drawn to look back and search out the mother she’s never met. A young woman seeking answers to her heart’s deep questions. A man and woman separated by lies and long years, who have never forgotten each other. With hallmark tenderness and power, Karen Kingsbury weaves a tapestry of lives, losses, love, and faith—and the miracle of resurrection.