Overstreet's Books - Jeffrey Overstreet

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Soon, I'm going to give away ALL of these copies of my new favorite book. So stay tuned... details of the giveaways are coming. Who wrote my new favorite book? Eugene Peterson, Luci Shaw, Scott Cairns, Jeanne Murray Walker, Gina Ochsner, and Bret Lott... just for starters Read

Overstreet's Books

Ten years ago this month...

An anniversary slipped past me on October 5. Ten years ago this month, I signed the contract for my first two novels. I remember that I could hardly believe it. I'm grateful that I was provided all that I needed to rise to the occasion. I'm

Looking Elsewhere

Looking Elsewhere: MFA Adventures, April Foolishness, and More

From April Fool's antics to coming attractions, this installment of "Looking Elsewhere" is loaded with goodness.

The Auralia Thread

She's Growing Up So Fast! Auralia's Colors is 7 Years Old

My first novel Auralia's Colors — currently on sale at Amazon for a bargain price — is 7 years old today! She's growing up so fast. Why do I bother celebrating the 7th anniversary of my own book? That's easy. Thanks to WaterBrook Press (now WaterBrook

The Auralia Thread

Summer Reading Bargain: Auralia's Colors is Less Than $5 at Amazon

This summer, Amazon is offering you Auralia's Colors — both the paperback edition and the Kindle edition — for less than $5.

Overstreet's Books

Three Years Ago Today, We Raised Our Glasses to the Ale Boy

"This is my favorite fantasy series," says the latest Amazon reviewer of The Ale Boy's Feast, the fourth and final book in my series of fantasy novels called The Auralia Thread. "I recommend it to everyone 13 through 120."

On Movies & Media

What's So Funny? - Part 2

When movies make fun of religious characters, should we laugh?

On Movies & Media

What's So Funny? (Or: Christianity and Comedy are Not Exclusive)

A criminal steals a baby. Are you laughing? A rabbi uses Jesus's name in vain? Is that funny?

Overstreet's Books

Through a Screen Darkly... Again?

My book Through a Screen Darkly was published in 2007. Martha Bayles' book, grabbing the same title, was published in January 2014. I'm going to take that as a compliment.

Teaching

In Case You Missed It: Personal Highlights of 2013

I am so grateful for evenings, weekends, and coffee breaks. Those are the chances I have to share what I do best. I hope that some of it was useful to you in 2013. Here are some of the highlights of my past year...

Teaching

Overstreet on Tour: Nashville's Hutchmoot, Covenant College Creative Writing Class, Lee University Film Lecture

In October and November, I'll be speaking and teaching in Tennessee and Georgia. Will I see you there?

Overstreet's Books

With Gratitude for the Life and Work of Lee Hough

Lee Hough was my friend, my counselor, my confidant, my voice of reassurance, my coach.

The Rabbit Room

Losing My Religion: A Pre-Hutchmoot Interview

In which I ramble on about burnout, about disillusionment, about driving myself into dangerous territory, about a desperate attempt to change my life...

Overstreet's Books

Sorry! (A Temporary Blog Malfunction)

If you've been checking this blog recently, then you may have seen something strange: Old blog entries suddenly reappearing as if they were brand new, with no explanation. I can explain what's happening, but only in part...

"Christian" is a Bad Adjective

Why I Want to Be George R. R. Martin's Neighbor

There is a place... a magical place... where J.K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Patricia McKillip, and J.R.R. Tolkien stand side-by-side...

Lindsay Marshall

Looking Elsewhere: February 1, 2013

These links caught my attention today, for one reason or another. Check back later. I may add more look-worthy links as the day goes on.

Lindsay Marshall

Will These Books "Grab You By the Throat"?

I'm almost always surprised when I come across new reviews of my four-novel fantasy series, The Auralia Thread. It's never going to be a best-selling series. It isn't about a girl and the boys who are competing for her. It isn't about

Auralia's Anniversary

Winners of Auralia's Fifth Anniversary Contest (Correction)

[UPDATE: I've just been informed that, due to a strange corruption of the file in which the submissions were compiled, some of the names and toasts were mixed up. Thus, the vote-tally turned up a bad result, with the wrong name attached to one of the winning toasts.

Teaching

A Best-Selling Brain Scientist, a Renowned Memoirist, a Grammy-Winning Rock Star, a Legendary Book Reviewer, a Celebrated Poet, and a Fantasy Writer Walk Into a Texas Retreat Center...

Sounds like the setup for a big joke, doesn't it? In fact, it describes the 2012 Laity Lodge Writer's Retreat. Are you a writer looking for inspiration? Guidance? An unforgettable vacation in one of America's most beautiful places? You're invited to register

Auralia's Anniversary

Raise a Toast Before the Deadline! (Deadline Extended to 9 p.m.)

I forgot to post a reminder over the weekend, so now you have until 9 p.m. (Seattle time) to enter the Auralia's Colors 5th Anniversary contest and turn in your toast to Auralia.

Auralia's Anniversary

Happy Fifth Birthday, Auralia! (Enter to Win One of Two Prize Packages)

Today, Auralia turns five years old! So, in the spirit of Bilbo Baggins, I'm giving stuff away to some of the party guests...

Auralia's Anniversary

Have You Ever Attended a Birthday Party... for a Book?

I'm inviting friends and readers old and new to join my Auralia's Colors Birthday Party. It's simple: Write a toast. Not to me, but to the title character... Auralia. (She's the one who deserves it.) Prizes await two of those who "raise their glasses"...

Overstreet's Books

Auralia's Colors... Revealed!

Once in a while, somebody responds to my fantasy series The Auralia Thread in a way that makes the whole five years of work worth it.

Overstreet's Books

Gratitude for Grace and Good Friends

I need to write this all down while the details are still vivid in my memory. And then I need to stop telling the story for a while. I've answered so many questions about it this weekend that I'm exhausted and I need to set my

Overstreet's Books

Les Couleurs d'Auralia could be yours...

I know many of you love French-language movies. How many of you read French-language literature? I happen to have just received some French-language editions of my novels Auralia's Colors and Cyndere's Midnight and I can't wait to give some away... I want to share