Niki Anderson ~ Author & Speaker

A Hole in the Gospel; Richard Stearns; Author and president of World Vision alerts the wealthy world to inequity between the over-indulged world and impoverished on our planet. Though myself a witness to third world poverty, this book heightened and quickened my husband's and my awareness of worldwide need. More importantly, it inspired us to action. 

The Frontiersman's Daughter; Laura Frantz; a beautifully crafted novel of a pioneer woman in Kentucky, conflicted by family secrets, troubled by Shawnee Indians, and confused by competing beaus and her own immaturity; an unpredictable plot; literary excellence, historical detail; rarely do I say, "I couldn't put down this book." Revell/Baker Publishing Group

Bird by Bird: Instructions on Writing and Life; Anne Lamott; instructions for writers, powerfully conveyed with Lamott's fresh metaphors and life experience; both hilarious and self-deprecating; occasional use of offensive language; some consider it a classic for writers; Pantheon Books

Race Across America; Libby Riddles; first woman to win the Iditarod sled dog race recounts her brutal adventure to the finish line; Stackpole Books

Dewey; Vicki Myron and Brett Witter; the small-town library cat who touched the world—yes, the world!; Grand Central Publishing (soon to be a movie) 

Running on Empty; Fil Anderson; contemplative spirituality for overachievers; Waterbrook Press

Guardians of the Lights; Elinor De Wire; never-before-told true stories of the stalwart keepers at their posts in U.S. lighthouses; Pineapple Press

Women of the Bible: Their Stories in Verse; James Vasquez; skillfully composed poems that retell the stories of Bible women; Wheatmark Publishing 

Murder by Family; Kent Whitaker; the incredible true story of a son’s treachery and a father’s forgiveness; Howard Books (NY Times bestseller)

Meditations on Money; Deborah Ehrfurth; a unique quest through the Bible covering the topic of money; powerful and practical; ACW Press

The 100 Most Important Events in Christian History; A. Kenneth Curtis, J. Stephen Lang, and Randy Petersen; 2000 years of church history from Nero’s burning of Rome to the birth of the Chinese Church during the cultural revolution (1966-76). A simple and fascinating read for the layperson; Revell

Extraordinary Miracles in the Lives of Ordinary People; Therese Marsalek; amazing stories of God’s intervention; Harrison House

Hot Flashes from Heaven; Ronna Snyder; help when midlife and menopause meet; Harvest House

Watership Down; Richard Adams; a beloved novel about a warren of rogue rabbits that attempt to dominate a neighboring warren; worldwide bestselling classic; a fiction adventure with themes of survival, courage, sacrifice, and unity.

Out of the Mouth of Grandbabes; Donna Vander Griend; biblical truths cunningly unveiled in the words and actions of the author's nine grandchildren; Navpress