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Book News

January 26, 2022 by Caryn Leave a Comment

Book News

With Edward and Annie launching on March 1 and Saints of Feather and Fang hitting stores April 19, my promotional-organizational skills are being stretched! So, this landing page promises to help curate the fun places and ways I get to talk about these amazing animals and their stories. First up: CBS Chicago features the penguins and […]

Filed Under: Animals, Book Launch, Books, Penguins, Saints

New Books This Spring!

December 29, 2021 by Caryn Leave a Comment

New Books This Spring!

I’m thrilled to announce that I have two books releasing in Spring 2022: Edward and Annie: A Penguin Adventure (Tommy Nelson, in parnership with the Shedd Aquarium) and Saints of Feather and Fang: How the Animals We Love and Fear Connect Us to God (Broadleaf Books). Yay for animal themes! Edward and Annie follows the adventures of two viral-sensation […]

Filed Under: Animals, Book Launch, Books, Faith

Introducing: The Helper Hounds Series!

February 3, 2020 by Caryn Leave a Comment

Introducing: The Helper Hounds Series!

Last month, the first two early-reader chapter books in the Helper Hounds series launched. WooHoo! It’s been terrific hearing from those who’ve enjoyed reading the helpful adventures of Sparky and Penny. I’m particularly grateful to Priscilla Alpaugh for her amazing illustrations (so fun!) and to Keith Garton and Red Chair Press for believing in the stories of […]

Filed Under: Books, Dogs, Helper Hounds, kids Tagged With: children, kid lit, Kids

Introducing: Generous Kids

August 4, 2018 by Caryn Leave a Comment

Introducing: Generous Kids

A little over a year ago, Andrew DeYoung, my editor at Beaming Books, came to me with an idea. Would I, he asked, be interested in writing three books, for three age groups around the SAME idea–namely, generosity? I loved everything about the project: the challenge for me as a writer (could I come up with […]

Filed Under: Book Launch, Books Tagged With: kid lit

Introducing: Grit and Grace

May 27, 2017 by Caryn 1 Comment

Introducing: Grit and Grace

Last spring, my editor asked if I had time to work on an article with a quick deadline. I didn’t. After all, I was surrounded by friends I see only every two years, smack-dab in the middle of my favorite conference: the Festival of Faith and Writing. But, the article sounded fun. And easy enough. […]

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Waiting Is a Wilderness: An Excerpt

June 5, 2014 by Caryn 1 Comment

Waiting Is a Wilderness: An Excerpt

Somewhere in the midst of my reeling with God, doubting  his goodness and questioning his role as provider, my friend Marlena Graves offered me these words: “God did not lead you to this desert to die.” Though the words offered little comfort about our current situation (God lead us to a desert, after all. And we’d have time spend […]

Filed Under: Broke, Spiritual Formation, Wilderness

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