Welcome to the Book Nook At Create With Joy!
Welcome to the Book Nook at Create With Joy – a place where book lovers from around the world gather to share their collective love of books, reading, and all things literary!
We are a family-friendly community of bibliophiles from all backgrounds – readers, bloggers, book reviewers, writers, authors, teachers, librarians, parents, homeschoolers, publicists and publishers – who enjoy sharing what’s new in the world of books, blogging, and publishing!
At each gathering, we’ll share book-related news and fill you in on what’s happening around the blogosphere. We’ll also provide a link where you can share your book-related and literacy-related posts! We ask that your content be suitable for readers of all ages.
Please help the Book Nook grow by adding our beautiful blog button and links to your blog/posts and spreading the word on your social media sites so that others can join the fun!
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What’s New At The Book Nook?
As of January 2016, The Book Nook has moved to a monthly schedule! The Book Nook opens on the first Friday of the month and remains open all month, until the next party starts!
Please stop by each week to share your latest posts – to see what’s new – and to say hello!
Book Of The Month – Redeemed: A Women’s Lent Study From Sacred Holidays by Becky Kiser
This year, the season of Lent starts early. If you’re looking for a unique study to lead you through Lent and into Easter, may I suggest the Redeemed – A Women’s Lent Study From Sacred Holidays by Becky Kiser?
Redeemed is unlike any study I’ve ever seen. It’s a large workbook that’s designed to be experienced in a group or community setting but can also be completed on your own. If you’re doig the study, you’re invited to participate with the Sacred Holidays community across social media via @SacredHolidays and #SacredHolidays!
There are several things that I like about this study:
- First, it’s filled with creative exercises! There are photography challenges and journaling prompts. There are pages to color. There are activities to help you connect with the tradition of Lent.
- Second, there are discussion prompts that help you to share your story and to connect you to the heart of Jesus. This isn’t a traditional Bible study where you’ll be pouring over passages or digging through concordances trying to fill yourself with head knowledge. Rather, this is a chance to reflect on Scripture and how it connects to our life – to pause and to hear what God is trying to say to you, right hear and right now.
Redeemed is available from Sacred Holidays, who also offers a Men’s Lent Study for the guys in your life!
Disclosure: I am a member of the Women’s Lent Launch Team for Sacred Holidays. I received a copy of the study for review purposes. However, the opinions I’ve shared with you are entirely my own.
Getting To Know You Comment Challenge
February is the month of LOVE! This month, for our community-building question, I invite you to leave a comment and share with us your favorite love story of all time and why! Also, if you love reading romance – give us a shout-out!
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What’s happening in your literary life? Have you read a good book or discovered a new author you’re excited about? Are you participating in or hosting any exciting events we we’d like to hear about? Are you in the middle of writing the next great novel?
Whatever’s new, whatever’s exciting – we’d love to hear about it! Please share your latest news with us – the following types of contributions are welcome:
- Book Reviews
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Feel free to share as many direct links to your blog posts as you like! Just remember that Create With Joy is a Family-Friendly blog, and your content MUST be suitable for readers of all ages! (Please refrain from sharing direct sales links to retailer sites such as Amazon).
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Love this book. Thank you for sharing! I am always looking for new ways to experience Lent, and this sounds really interesting.
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
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Thanks for your feedback Regina! I have another fabulous book on Lent that I will be reviewing very soon as well – very different from this one but equally amazing – watch for it! 🙂
Thank you for the book party. I have a new book coming up soon. Last book I did was in Nov so I shared that but can’t wait to share the new book I am reading when done!
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My interest is piqued Suzie – can’t wait to hear about what you’re reading and what your thoughts are on your current book!
Twitter: CraftySpices
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Thank you for sharing, this book-sturdy sounds like an interesting approach. Sometimes non-traditional bible studies are the ones that make a huge difference in the lives of the ones that we love.
I thought some of your readers might be interested in my new project — a year-long study of Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong. Thanks!
What a cool link party! Thanks so much for hosting. 🙂 Anything that introduces me to a new book… haha
Twitter: momsvictories
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Thanks for hosting. I was excited to find the Top 20 Travel Books post, perfect for our Travel the World in Books Reading Challenge. I hope you are joining/continuing with our challenge!
Love all this feedback. I need to get in the mode of sharing books. Doing a lot of Bible studies, but need to start sharing.
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
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Please do join us Debbie – I’d love to read your Bible Study and book reviews! 🙂
Hi, I’m visiting from The Cozy Reading Spot.
I have visited before, but have been out of commission lately.
Have my computer back and pray it keeps working.