Through many decades of writing, studying, and reading widely, Katherine Padilla has developed resources to help readers find novels that tell the truth in a wholesome, entertaining way. These vital aids include insights into why clean reading is important, information about a successful book group, and a list of hundreds of clean reads.


FOR A GENERAL FAITH-BASED AUDIENCE

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How to Find Clean Fiction

Part 1: “The Toxic Sea

Part 2: “Know Where to Fish

Part 3: “Sort through the Catch

Part 4: “Enjoy the Harvest!

Part 5: “Thoughts on Book Bans


Book Lists

My Favorite Clean Fiction

Clean Reads for Adults, Teens, & Children

Great Books Group Reading List


Essays

Wholesome Literature—A Realistic Choice

What About Doctrinal Differences?

Reading the Classics for Fun


Support Material

My Clean-Reading Criteria

Great Books Group Information

LibriVox App


FOR MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

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Essays

Delicious Literature to Nourish the Soul

Intelligence and the Art of Homemaking

The Yardstick for Measuring Literature

Classic Culture

Women and the Priesthood

Is Fiction Marketed to Latter-day Saints ‘Christian Fiction’?


Support Material

The Power of the Word

Great Books Group Constitution


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