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Full Page Ad in the “New York Times”
Posted in Press Reviews on Sun, July 20, 2008
Broadway placed an ad today in the NYT. It’s in the “Book Preview” section. View PDF of ad.
“Atlanta Journal and Constitution” reviews “Where the River Ends.”
Posted in Press Reviews on Sun, July 20, 2008
The AJC reviewed River. The article also mentions my upcoming visit to the Margaret Mitchell House on September 16th. If you’re in or around Atlanta, please come.
Florida Times Union features “Where The River Ends”
Posted in Press Reviews on Fri, July 18, 2008
Charlie Patton is one of my favorite writers at the Florida Times Union. I first got to know him when he wrote an article about the The Dead Don’t Dance in 2003. This is his follow-up article (PDF) about Where the River Ends which printed yesterday.
Southern Living “Read of the Month”
Posted in Press Reviews on Thu, April 06, 2006
“When Crickets Cry manages to deliver a poetic love story, a heart-pounding medical thriller, and a spiritual epiphany, all while smoothly introducing charming characters and twists that keep the pages turning.”
The April 2006 Edition of Southern Living chose Crickets as their “Read of the Month.”
Frank Peretti
Posted in Press Reviews on Thu, April 06, 2006
As a kid, reading was not my strongsuit. I was too antsy. Found it hard to sit still. When I finally did, I fell in love with Louis L’Amour, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark Twain, and others. In high school, I stumbled upon a ski-maker from Oregon, or some such place, who had written a book called, This Present Darkness. I think I read it in a day. It made an impression then and still does. Recently, Frank was interviewed in Crosswalk.com and he talked about what he’s currently reading.
Crosswalk.com: What fiction writers do you like right now? Obviously Ted Dekker, right?
Peretti: [Laughing] Sure. I’ve read just about everything Michael Crichton has written. I enjoy his stuff; it’s real cinematic, and it’s inspired. He writes this technical stuff, which most of the time I find fascinating. I like the way he structures his stories, so he’s a big influence on me. Another writer I read is published by Westbow - Charles Martin. He wrote the book The Dead Don’t Dance. I loved that book. It was a beautiful tapestry, or beautiful painting of a character… of where he lived … it was such a wonderful refreshing glimpse into the heart of this character that I just savored every moment of that book. I was ready for that, you know, you get into this thriller genre and action genre, you start shallowing out. It just starts to be same old, same old; you just miss a really good read, a real heart deep. I try to get heart-deep and I think I did when I did Visitation. Right now I’m reading all there is to know about making movies. I want to be a director and a screenwriter, so that’s what I’m studying right now.
Frank, you’re a great encouragement to me. Thank you, a second time.