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 The Future of Upbeat Book Talk

In an earlier post I shared that the service blogger.com provided to give subscribers e-mail notifications of new posts goes away this month. I asked you, my readers, to let me know if you would continue to come here if you no longer had a reminder there was a new blog post up to look at. 

     Several of you have gotten back to me, and several have admitted they will probably not check in regularly without a reminder. I took a preliminary step in seeking out if there was another service that would do the automatic e-mail notifications, but for a couple of reasons have not pursued that path.

     However, because of the feedback, I've decided to continue Upbeat Book Talk for at least a few more months and see how many viewers continue to show up. On my part, I'll make a commitment to put up a new post either Sunday or Monday on a regular basis. You can make a mental or written note to yourself to pull up the blog by Tuesday to see what new books I'm recommending or what bit of nonsense, memorabilia, or possible wisdom is being shared. 

     Let's see how it goes!  

And while you're here....

https://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-Francine-Rivers/dp/1496407911 

     The Masterpiece is described as a "redemptive, character driven, contemporary Christian romance novel." How's that for a mouthful? 

      You may not be a big fan of contemporary Christian novels per say, or perhaps not a big fan of romance novels either. But you may want to make an exception for this one. Does 5,000 reviews, most of them 5 stars, tell you it might be worth your time?

     I've read several of River's books over the years. Her most popular book prior to this one and perhaps still to date, is Redeeming Love so if you decide to give The Masterpiece a go and enjoy it, you may want to consider the other.

     My favorite River's series and a stand alone book are not either of these. But The Masterpiece is a wonderful contemporary novel that shows the author's wonderful writing talent and style in weaving a fantastic story. In my opinion it fits the genre perfectly, but also audiences far beyond.