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Bestselling, Christy Hall of Fame, and Carol and INSPY Award-winning author, Cathy Gohlke writes novels steeped with inspirational lessons, speaking of world and life events through the lens of history. She champions the battle against oppression, celebrating the freedom found only in Christ. Her critically acclaimed novels include This Promised Land, Ladies of the Lake, A Hundred Crickets Singing, Night Bird Calling, The Medallion (Christy Award), Until We Find Home, Secrets She Kept (Christy Award; Carol Award; INSPY Award); Saving Amelie (INSPY AWARD); Band of Sisters; Promise Me This (listed by Library Journal as one of the Best Books of 2012); I Have Seen Him in the Watchfires (Christy Award, American Christian Fiction Writers Award an ...more

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Welcome to 2026: Fresh starts, new stories, and a “cookie confession”

Welcome to 2026!

I love new beginnings, fresh starts, clean slates—fresh snow! Some of my favorite Scriptures and quotes to close the old year and open the new are:

“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what l

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Average rating: 4.27 · 23,499 ratings · 3,489 reviews · 18 distinct works • Similar authors

	Secrets She Kept 4.31 avg rating — 4,073 ratings — published 2015 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saving Amelie 4.27 avg rating — 3,602 ratings — published 2014 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Promise Me This 4.08 avg rating — 2,957 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Bird Calling 4.34 avg rating — 2,740 ratings — published 2021 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ladies of the Lake 4.27 avg rating — 2,422 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Band of Sisters 4.13 avg rating — 1,988 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Medallion 4.54 avg rating — 1,551 ratings — published 2019 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hundred Crickets Singing 4.28 avg rating — 1,509 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Until We Find Home 4.11 avg rating — 1,083 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Promised Land 4.52 avg rating — 689 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Under the Magnolias

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“What would Jesus do with this gift of writing, this God-given love of writing? What would He write?”
― Cathy Gohlke, Band of Sisters

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“You've made a god of your fear and jealousy, Sister. For what is a god but what we go to again and again?”
― Cathy Gohlke, Band of Sisters

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“As long as a man has two hands and a strong back, he can make things happen. It's no good being fearful. Worry won't change the future a whit, and it misses the joy of this glad day.”
― Cathy Gohlke, Promise Me This

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Polls

November BOTM: Family Struggle Theme

Top 5 books move on to the second poll

We Need to Talk About Kevin

by Lionel Shriver

20 votes, 27.0%

Mercy

by Jodi Picoult

12 votes, 16.2%

Saving CeeCee Honeycutt

by Beth Hoffman

11 votes, 14.9%

These Is My Words

by Nancy E. Turner

9 votes, 12.2%

Middlesex

by Jeffrey Eugenides

9 votes, 12.2%

Every Last One

by Anna Quindlen

5 votes, 6.8%

A Small Indiscretion

by Jan Ellison

4 votes, 5.4%

Keepsake

by Kristina Riggle

2 votes, 2.7%

The Family Fang

by Kevin Wilson

1 vote, 1.4%

Saving Amelie

by Cathy Gohlke

1 vote, 1.4%

74 total votes

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Cathy’s Quotes

“When I type a title page, I hold it and I look at it and I think, I just need four thousand sentences to go with this and I’ll have a book.”
― Betsy Byars, The Moon and I

tags: inspiration, newbery, writing

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“Over the river and through the wood
To grandfather's house we go”
― Lydia Maria Francis Child

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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
― Toni Morrison

tags: books, writing

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