Greetings from Chris
After all, the gospel hangs on the thin, crimson thread of a story, preserved and shared for 2,000 years.
I tell stories, hoping one will scamper somewhere near the back door of your heart and knock. I hope that one day I will write something that has the impact of the story Nathan told David that revealed the truth in a story. David was incensed at the injustice of the story. He was looking in a mirror.
I grew up listening to stories told in the smoke-filled kitchen of my grandmother, my uncles smoking Camels, their elbows on their knees, hunched forward and spinning a yarn. I can close my eyes and still hear them, still hear the laughter, and still feel the exhilaration of a story well-told.
Stories can change the world because stories reach the heart. I hope you find a good one among those I have written.
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New Release: A Piece of the Moon
When eccentric millionaire Gideon Quidley receives a divine revelation to hide his earthly treasure somewhere in the hills, he sets out to find a fitting hiding spot, choosing only a few Bible verses as clues leading to untold riches of gold, silver, cash . . . and one very unexpected—and very costly—item.
Treasure hunters descend upon the hills of West Virginia, including those surrounding the small town of Emmaus, where TD Lovett and Waite Evers provide the latest updates and the beating heart of the community on radio station Country 16. Neither man is much interested in a wild-goose chase for Quidley's treasure, though. Waite is busy keeping the station afloat and caring for the bruised souls who have landed there. Meanwhile, TD's more intent on winning over local junkyard owner Pidge Bledsoe, who has taken in a shy, wounded boy to raise.
But after an estranged friend goes missing searching for the treasure, TD is unexpectedly drawn into the hunt. As TD joins the race to find Quidley's wealth, he discovers where his own real treasure lies, and he begins to suspect there's a hidden piece to Gideon Quidley's treasure that no one could've expected.
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"A powerful story of faith and the material things people hold dear. . . . This is Fabry's best yet."
— Publishers Weekly
Overcomer, the Novel
Life changes overnight for coach John Harrison when his high school basketball team's state championship dreams are crushed under the weight of unexpected news. When the largest manufacturing plant in town suddenly shuts down and hundreds of families begin moving away, John must come to grips with the challenges facing his family and his team. Urged by the school's principal to coach a sport he doesn't know or like, John is frustrated and questioning his worth . . . until he crosses paths with a student struggling with her own journey.
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Award-winning author Chris Fabry brings to life the Overcomer screenplay by the Kendrick brothers, creators of Fireproof, Courageous, Facing the Giants, and the highly acclaimed 2015 film, War Room.
Hey, You Can Write!
Chris is very excited to use his decades of writing experience to benefit aspiring writers.
"Hey, You Can Write!" is a mentoring program that reflects Chris' passion to give what he was given forty years ago, when a journalism professor wrote four words on a sheet of paper that encouraged and inspired him. Now Chris wants to do the same for others who also have a dream to write and need some educated encouragement along the way.
Learn more by watching the preview video below, and be sure to visit HeyYouCanWrite.com to find out how you (or someone you know) can take the first step toward making your writing dream a reality!
Christy Award Hall of Fame
Chris is honored to be an inductee into the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association's Christy Award Hall of Fame.
Awarded to authors who have received four or more Christy Awards, the Hall of Fame designation is conferred as "the highest author honor of the program, recognizing the author's legacy and contributions to Christian fiction." Five of Chris' novels—Dogwood, Almost Heaven, Not in the Heart, The Promise of Jesse Woods, and Looking into You—have been recipients of the Christy Award.
Karen Watson, publisher of Tyndale House fiction, stated, "We are always delighted when the excellent work of our authors is recognized. Tyndale's long-term investment in bringing impactful stories and skilled, God-gifted authors to the marketplace is an important part of our mission. Chris Fabry has been an integral part of achieving this mission at Tyndale."
Find out more about the Christy Award Hall of Fame at the Christy Awards website.
A Real-Life Radio Story
In Chris' latest novel, A Piece of the Moon, much of the story revolves around characters who work at Country 16, a small-town radio station in West Virginia.
In a guest post at Tyndale's Crazy4Fiction website, Chris shares a personal story from his early days in radio and how it inspired a scene in his novel.
Find the guest post here: Where Fact and Fiction Meet: A Real-Life Radio Story and A Piece of the Moon
The Dogwood Collection
The Dogwood Collection bundles three of Chris' beloved novels into one eBook for a great value!
Walk the roads of West Virginia with Karin, Ruthie, June Bug, Billy, and other memorable friends in this recently released collection of Dogwood, June Bug, and Almost Heaven. Available on Amazon Kindle and other major e-readers.
"Solidly literary fiction with deep, flawed characters and beautiful prose."
— Novel Reviews on Dogwood