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A Blog Recommendation for Book Lovers

Holly Payne's Blog is up and running. Holly is a local author, most recently of Kingdom of Simplicity.

Check it out at the link above, or http://hollypayne.wordpress.com/

More on the book at www.kingdomofsimplicity.com

Kindle DX

I was blessed with the gift of a Kindle DX recently. Hats off to Amazon; I think they have clearly set the benchmarok for e-book readers. The unit is thin and light. The screen is _amazingly_ sharp and easy to read. It holds about a gazillion books (see Amazon site for details) and book download is automatic, via cell-phone technology. No charge for airtime, either.

The interface is intuitive, but it comes with a built-in manual anyway. Also comes with a dictionary.

I find it as easy to read as a book, and nearly as handy to carry. It won't fit in some places where a paperback would fit, but overall it is thin and light enough - even easier to carry than a netbook.

Font size is adjustable - great for older readers or bad light. You can rotate the Kindle and it shifts the display, too.

It charges via standard USB, so you can share charging bits with iPhones and many other devices.

No doubt someday someone will develop a better e-book reader - it may be Amazon, or not - but the Kindle DX is the benchmark today. Why, it's even better than an iPhone!

Kingdom of Simplicity - Video Interview

There have been a number of excellent newspaper articles about Holly Payne's book, Kingdom of Simplicity , but this is a video interview, and a better one that average in terms of the typical morning TV show format. Give it a look!   

Holly Payne interview on View from the Bay, our SF ABC affiliate.

It's Out: Kingdom of Simplicity.

Holly Payne's new novel is a very readable tale. Only a few stories have the ability to pull you in and make you neglect what you should be doing in order to spend more time reading, and Kingdom of Simplicity does that. 

The story revolves around a young Amish boy growing to manhood, and facing the challenge of forgiving himself. No spoilers here; but... in Olde English, the prefix "for" (as in forgive) means, very simply, before. To for-give is to give as before. Not to give grudgingly, or agree to overlook, but to give. Eli, the novel's protagonist, must come to grips with this, and discover what he truly needs to give. 

It's a Romance, in the truest sense of that term. Emma loves Eli, but he cannot see it, much less accept it, until he can forgive, and learn to love himself in all his human frailty. 

Few if any of the folks who read this review are Amish, but do not think that the experiences of this young man don't relate to "modern" life. All life, at all times, is "modern" to those to whom it happens, and this is a novel for all time. 

I had the pleasure of buying a copy after hearing the author read from it, and to hear her read it is remarkable. Rarely have I been so drawn into the world of a novel - too often one feels one is watching from a distance, but Ms Payne will draw you into Eli's world completely. Such a wonderful love story! Buy it, read it, and grow from the experience.

Kingdom of Simplicity - SF Launch Event

So, a great author with a great book has scheduled the West Coast launch.

LitQuake Event (http://www.kingdomofsimplicity.com/events.html)

The Kingdom of Simplicity, by Holly Payne, is one of the best novels I've read of late. If you're local, show up, have some fun, get a copy, and meet the author. Did I mention she's cute?

July 9th. Be there!

Forgiveness

There is a wonderful new novel out, called 'The Kindgdom of Simplicity'. Yes, I've mentioned it before. It's good! You can read a well-written article about it, and the author, in the Lancaster, PA newspaper.

http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/238206

Why Lancaster? The novel is set among the Amish community near there. 

Check it out!

Eli's Almost Here

The Kingdom of Simplicity, a new novel by Holly Payne, is set for release on June 6th. Her third; it is an excellent book, and IMHO her best yet. I've had the privilege of proof-reading the galleys, and I love the story.

Eli Yoder is an Amish boy trying to come to terms with tragedy and forgiveness. The story is, in once sense, fiction, but it is true in another - it's based on true events, both in the Amish community and in the author's own life.

Find out more at: Kingdom of Simplicity. And soon on Eli's own blog. Stay tuned....

Eli's Coming......

Yes, Eli is coming. Stay tuned for details.

Thanks, Veterans! And Those On Duty Now

The title says it all.

You are remembered, and appreciated. As you always will be, so long as there is liberty in the world.