Christian Writers at Bay Area Borders

Seven members of American Christian Fiction Writers, including former Bay area native and chick lit author Kristin Billerbeck, will sign at at Borders Santana Row in San Jose, California on March 17, 2005 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM.

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) March 16, 2005 -- From Newsweek to the New York Times, Christian books are everywhere. Bay area bookstores, including Borders Santana Row, which now offers Bible imprinting, are no exception. Seven members of American Christian Fiction Writers will be featured at the 356 Santana Row store in San Jose, Thursday, March 17, 2005, 7:00 to 8:30 PM.

Best-selling author and former Bay area resident Kristin Billerbeck, who began the chick lit trend in Christian fiction, will sign her wacky chronicles of a Silicon Valley patent attorney. It's great to come home and meet with readers," says Billerbeck, whose titles include What a Girl Wants and Shes Out of Control.

Other popular authors featured at the event include:
Shelley Bates, local author of Grounds to Believe, a compelling novel based on her experiences in a toxic church.

Randy Ingermanson, a San Diego physicist in town to teach at Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference and two-time winner of the Christy, the highest honor in Christian fiction, will sign Double Vision, a gripping biotech suspense.

Best-selling author Colleen Coble, a romantic suspense finalist for the RITA award, will sign Into the Deep, the third in her Rock Harbor series about a search and rescue dog handler and her K-9 unit.

DiAnn Mills, Texas author and 2004 Mount Hermon Writer of the Year, will sign Footsteps, a story of a mothers search for her abducted children and Lost Boy No More, the story of one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.

Local author Marilyn Hilton will sign The Christian Girls Guide to Her Mom.
Cyndy Salzmann, author of several titles for the domestically challenged", will demonstrate her bulk meal system from The Occasional Cook. Attendees can register to win a family-sized freezer entree.

For additional information, contact:
Josephine Ichikawa, Borders Events Coordinator

(408) 241-0935
jichika1@bordersstores.com

The New York Times featured American Christian Fiction Writers in 2004. Recent conference speakers include Francine Rivers, Robin Lee Hatcher and Karen Kingsbury.

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