
Leanne Johnson
- Jun 27, 2021
- 4 min
Book Review: The Giver of Stars
The wonderful thing about books is that they are conversation starters - even with strangers. An interaction in a bookshop, with a...

Leanne Johnson
- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
Book Review: The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Every now and then you come across a book that affects you deeply and alters the way you view the world. The Beekeeper of Aleppo, by...

Leanne Johnson
- Apr 9, 2019
- 2 min
Book Review: The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
When it comes to fiction, there are some novels that you read, enjoy and forget. There are others that make their way to your bookshelf...

Leanne Johnson
- Oct 9, 2018
- 2 min
Book Review: Grace is Free
Grace is Free by Marci Preheim is a little book that God providentially used to have a big impact in my life. My first reading of this...

Leanne Johnson
- Jul 31, 2018
- 3 min
Book Review: Hope in a Ballet Shoe
'Hope in a Ballet Shoe’ is Michaela DePrince’s memoir. Her story has been subtitled: ‘Orphaned by war, saved by Ballet.’ Although Ballet...

Leanne Johnson
- Jun 26, 2018
- 4 min
Book Review: The Discipline of Grace
Tim Challies was recently in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a Q and A session, he was asked what top 3 Christian books he would recommend...

Leanne Johnson
- May 22, 2018
- 4 min
Book Review: While the World Watched
'While the World Watched' is not just the coming of age story of a fourteen year old girl in the American South during the Civil Rights...

Leanne Johnson
- May 23, 2017
- 3 min
Book Review: Kisses from Katie
‘Kisses from Katie' is the autobiography of Katie Davis exchanging the ‘American Dream’ for a life in Uganda which resulted in her...

Leanne Johnson
- Mar 28, 2017
- 2 min
Book Review: Out of the Black Shadows
'Out of the Black Shadows' is not your typical autobiography. This one is so compelling it cannot be put down. Stephen Lungu writes his...

Leanne Johnson
- Feb 7, 2017
- 3 min
Book Review: Miriam's Song
‘Miriam’s song’ by Mark Mathabane is one of those rare finds. If a book can be a friend, then Miriam’s Song is one of those books. A...