2025 was a great year for reading! I finished 77 books with many wonderful 4 and 5 star selections. As the year comes to a close, here are my Top 10 recommended reads, listed first by genre, then by author’s last name. Have you read any of these? Which books should I add to myContinue reading “Top Must-Read Books of 2025”
Author Archives: Kelsey Gietl
2 Days Left: Make your voice heard in the Reader Preferences Survey
Welcome back to the Extra Edition newsletter! December’s crazy busy so this edition has one request and a reminder. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas! ***A Quick Request*** – I received a comment from the Reader Preferences Survey asking, “I know very few Catholic authors and would love to know more! Can youContinue reading “2 Days Left: Make your voice heard in the Reader Preferences Survey”
The Good, the Bad, and the So-so: Share Your Thoughts in the 2025 Reader Preferences Survey
Happy December, readers, and welcome to new subscribers from the O’Fallon Holiday Market and Francis Howell Craft Fair! Between family and church events, my day job, designing covers, and completing my Missionaries of Joy classes, there hasn’t been a lot of time for writing lately. But don’t worry; I’m still making progress on Astonished. Slow andContinue reading “The Good, the Bad, and the So-so: Share Your Thoughts in the 2025 Reader Preferences Survey”
The One Movie You Need to Watch
Welcome back to the Extra Edition newsletter! I’m excited to bring you bonus content each month with a special inside look at my novels and the history behind them. What’s in this Edition: Priests Who Paint – The real-life priest who inspired my fictional one Triumph of the Heart – The one movie you needContinue reading “The One Movie You Need to Watch”
Top Ten Tuesday – Random Books I Own
Happy Tuesday, readers! Today’s Top Ten topic is “The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf.” Isn’t that fun? To keep it truly random, I used an online number generator and chose one book from 10 shelves. The genres chosen were all over the places. Have you read any of these books? PickContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Random Books I Own”
