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Interact with Christa A. Banister
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Last On: Aug 17, 2009 - 2:43 PM
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Member Since:
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December 5, 2007
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Location:
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Saint Paul, MN
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ShoutLife Address:
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shoutlife.com/christaannbanister
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Website:
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www.christabanister.com
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Genre:
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Chick Lit
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Primary Publishers:
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NavPress
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Influences:
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Sophie Kinsella, Jane Austen, Judy Blume, Helen Fielding
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Hanging out with my peaches. Traveling (Europe, please?). Writing. Cute purses. Reading. Cooking. Live music. Cranberry orange scones. Art museums. Shopping. Magazines. Watching my Packers win and lose (Go Favre!). Grande non-fat caramel macchiatos from Starbucks (yes, Starbucks is actually one of my "friends," with good reason). Bowling. High heels. The occasional game of darts. Trying new restaurants. Working on my novels. Power-walking. Scrabble, Scrabble and more Scrabble. Watching movies. Crazy 8's. Road trips. Candles. Gerber Daisies.
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Oh, where to start...I like U2, Radiohead, Oasis, Ryan Adams, Keane, Coldplay, Ray LaMontagne, Nick Drake, ABBA, Beck, Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Folds, Harry Connick Jr., John Mayer, Gavin DeGraw, Jamie Cullum, Robbie Williams, Paul Westerberg, Switchfoot, Delirious, Sting, Duran Duran, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald and countless others.
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The Bible (particularly Psalms and the book of Phillipians), The Ragamuffin Gospel, A Moveable Feast, The Great Gatsby, The Devil Wears Prada, anything by Sophie Kinsella, Nicholas Sparks, Nick Hornby, Judy Blume or Jane Austen. I like most biographies, too.
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Roman Holiday, Gone With the Wind, It's a Wonderful Life, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Charade, Casablanca, Amelie, About a Boy, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Elizabethtown, Miss Potter, Elf, Love Actually, Moulin Rouge, Sunset Boulevard, Pride + Prejudice, Two Weeks' Notice, Almost Famous, Notting Hill, Pretty Woman, Jerry Maguire and many, many more.
As for TV, a few of my favorites are: LOST, 24, The Office, Alias, 30 Rock, What Not to Wear, Project Runway, Felicity (TV on DVDs rules!), anything on the Food Network and my guilty, guilty pleasure...E! News.
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Blessed Are the Meddlers (2008)
Look out Emma, here comes Sydney Williams, and in true Emma-esque fashion, Sydney has made it her personal mission to help her friends be as happily in love as she is, in 'Blessed are the Meddlers: Confessions of a Serial Matchmaker'! In this hilariously light-hearted, totally relatable sequel to "Around the World in 80 Dates: Confessions of a Chrsitian Serial Dater," Sydney is back, and she's been bitten by the matchmaking bug. Follow Sydney, as she attempts to help her friends Jane and Lucinda, and her sister Samantha find the kind of lasting happiness, she's found with, Mr. Hottie, aka Gavin Williams.
Christa Banister's unique storytelling, gives you the whole story, not only do you get to see things from her perspective, and that of her friends and sister, but you get to see what's happening with the guys involved too. The transitions between story lines are refreshingly creative: catchy chapter titles, foreshadowing movie quotes, a reader's guide, plus a list of Sydney's Top 10 Breakup Songs and Top 5 Makeup Songs, round out this fabulous addition to the Chick Lit genre.
Buy Blessed Are the Meddlers Online
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"Around the World in 80 Dates" (2007)
Travel writer Sydney Alexander is ready for one particular journey to end: her frustrating search for a Mr. Right. As a Christian twentysomething navigating the weird world of dating, she's encountered more than her share of frogs. From men who can't keep a jo to self-centered professionals, her lackluster dates leave Sydney wondering where the good guys are hiding.
But things are looking way up. Just after landing her dream job, she meets an eligible round of bachelors, including a dashing European, a promising blind date, and a charming coffee-shop wordsmith. Now Sydney will discover just how far she's willing to compromise to land her dream guy.
Around the World in 80 Dates shares a woman's humorous take on being single. Filled with wit, real issues, and quirky characters, Sydney's story will encourage female readers to never settle for less than God's best.
Buy "Around the World in 80 Dates" Online
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About Christa A. Banister
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Well, here's a few things about moi. I'm married to the most amazing man on the planet. I recently moved back to the Great White North after 8 years in Viva NashVegas. I'm self-employed as a freelance writer/editor/blogger for several publications including MTV.com's URGE music site,CCM Magazine, GrazeMusic.com, BurnLounge, Christian Music Planet, Christianity Today, Christian Single, Crosswalk.com and I also squeeze in a few artist bios, too.
And if that wasn't enough to keep me busy, well, my first novel, "Around the World in 80 Dates: Confessions of a Christian Serial Dater" recently hit store shelves. The sequel, "Blessed Are the Meddlers" will release on August 15, 2008.
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Preview: "Blessed Are the Meddlers" on Amazon.com
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2/01/2008 - 11:05 AM
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Sometimes I still can't believe I have one novel out. It's really been a dream come true. And now life is twice as nice because my second novel, "Blessed Are the Meddlers" is now on Amazon.com for pre-order (just search for "Blessed Are the Meddlers"...
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Rescheduled: Bloomer Book Signing!!
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2/01/2008 - 11:04 AM
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Calling All Wisconsinites!
The Bloomer book signing at the Comfy Place Coffeehouse has been moved from Monday, Feb 11 to Wednesday, Feb 13. It will still be from 5:00-7:00 at the Comfy Place Coffeehouse....can't wait to see everyone there for all ...
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Book Signing in Viva NashVegas!!!!
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2/01/2008 - 11:02 AM
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It's been so much fun doing the book signing thing lately, but I'm particularly looking forward to one I'm going to be doing in only 8 days in Nashville. For anyone who doesn't know me already, I lived in Twang Town for 8 years and am going back from...
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Forget Clinton. Forget Obama. Vote Banister.
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2/01/2008 - 11:01 AM
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Sick of hearing about the Presidential Election yet? Yeah, me too.But here's a way you can make your vote count right now. Excited? Scared? Thrilled? Well, you should be because now you can vote Banister. Woo hoo!
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2007: Year in Review
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12/24/2007 - 8:02 AM
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I've only written one of those this-is-what-happened-to-me-this year letters that people send out with their Christmas cards once. I don't know why, but it's just not my thing. I figure that if someone really wants to know what's going on in my lif...
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