Ice Cream with Authors Content Guidelines

We aim to feature books:

  • That steward the creative talents God has gifted us.
  • That use language in a way that glorifies God.
  • That honor God’s design for us and our relationships.
  • That dwell on hope and life rather than on violence.
  • Whose spiritual content focuses on our relationship with Jesus.

We aim to feature books that steward the creative talents God has gifted us.

  • No to “DIY” books.
  • Yes to professional editing.
  • Yes to having a team of people surrounding a book and the author.
  • Yes to high-quality literature of all genres (both traditionally and independently published books).

We aim to feature books that use language in a way that glorifies God.

  • No to profanity.
  • Yes to words that show transformation, hope shining through the darkness, and love.

We aim to feature books that honor God’s design for us and our relationships.

  • No to LGBTQ content.
  • No to sexual content.
  • Yes to upholding a biblical view of marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
  • Yes to appropriate affection in healthy adult relationships.
  • Yes to crushes, hand holding, etc. in upper middle grade.

We aim to feature books that dwell on hope and life rather than on violence.

  • No to extreme violence/gore.
  • No to violence for the sake of violence.
  • Yes to battle scenes, action sequences, and story peril that serve the story.

We aim to feature books whose spiritual content focuses on our relationship with Jesus.

  • No to New Age spiritual practices or other religious practices that diverge from a biblical worldview.
  • Yes to spiritual practices centered on the Christian faith.