Below are several online resources that may be of particular interest to Festival attendees. (Note: These websites, their content, and the views expressed on them are not necessarily endorsed by Calvin College or the Festival of Faith and Writing.)
Enjoy!
Faith-Oriented Resources for Readers
Arts and Faith A discussion board focusing on spiritually significant books, films, and music.
Books and Culture A Christian review of contemporary culture and literature.
Burnside Writers Collective An online magazine that presents an alternative to franchise faith.
Catapult Magazine An online magazine on community.
Ginosko Literary Journal A unique literary journal that seeks to join together literary vision and spiritual realities.
Image Journal A journal that focuses on the intersections of art and religion.
The Matthews House Project A magazine that explores faith and culture through creative expression.
The Other Journal An online journal that promotes vibrant discourse at the intersections of theology and culture.
Relevant Magazine An online magazine about God, life, and progressive culture.
Relief Journal A quarterly journal of Christian expression.
Ruminate Magazine A magazine that was created by writers as a place for the expression of faith in literature and art.
Stonework Journal An online journal of art and faith published by Houghton College.
General Resources for Readers
Biblio Buffet A site that serves up a banquet of book reviews, literary commentary, and conversations.
Book Clubs A Canadian website on books featuring a number of articles, reviews, and reading guides.
Bookfest Website of the Library of Congress' annual Bookfest.
Book List Book reviews from the American Library Association.
Book Reporter A site that features new books, reviews, and authors to watch.
Book Worm A showcase for writers of fiction and poetry– the established, new or emerging– all interviewed with insight and precision.
Critical Mass The blog of the National Book Critics Circle board of directors, offering commentary on literary criticism, publishing, writing.
Eye on Books A site that features audio interviews with a large number of writers.
Identity Theory A literary website featuring interviews, articles, and reviews of books, music, poetry, culture, and film.
Indie Bound A site dedicated to independent bookstores across the nation.
Library Thing An easy, library-quality catalog that also connects users with people who read the same things. (Search for the Festival group to see what's in our library!)
Mark Sarvas Literary blog named a "Best of the Web" pick by Forbes magazine.
The Millions An opinionated, fun, and humorous blog with multiple contributors.
New York Times The book blog of the New York Times.
NPR Website of National Public Radio, highlighting books that have been featured on their programming.
Overbooked A website for ravenous readers, providing timely information about fiction as well as readable nonfiction.
Reading Group Guides An online community for reading groups that offers numerous resources, including the web’s most extensive list of reading guides.
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast A blog about books, many from the children's and young adult genres.
Resources for Aspiring Writers
Publishers Weekly The magazine's website.
Poets & Writers The magazine's website.
Reading Under the Covers A blog by a freelance writer and book reviewer that provides a commentary on writing, publishing, etc.
The Rejector A blog by an assistant at a literary agency that contains tips on submitting work as well as links to other helpful blogs.
Writers Digest Magazine's website devoted to helping writers develop their craft and hone their publishing acumen.
Resources for Aspiring Writers (Christian Market)
Chip MacGregor A site by literary agent Chip MacGregor, who offers publishing tips and insights for the Christian market.
Writing Christian Novels A blog that discusses issues pertaining to writing, publishing, and reading Christian novels.
Your Writers Group A blog with organized topics and discussion on issues confronting Christian writers.
Film Resources
Church of the Masses The blog of Barbara Nicolosi, scriptwriter and consultant.
Looking Closer A blog by Jeffrey Overstreet that discusses movies, music, literature, culture, faith, and books.
Blogs by our authors