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I Take Heart: The June 2024 issue

Posted on June 6, 2024 by

Happy June, friends! The June issue of my author newsletter, I Take Heart, is up and ready to read. I usually post on the first Friday of the month, but tomorrow my youngest child graduates from elementary school (sniff, sniff), … Continue reading →

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Historical Fiction Book Club – June pick

Posted on May 14, 2024 by

One of the best parts of this year for me has been leading the Historical Fiction Book Club at Highland Books in Brevard, North Carolina. We meet at the bookstore the second Wednesday of each month. In June, we’ll discuss … Continue reading →

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J. Drew Lanham: Poet-Conservationist

Posted on April 15, 2024 by

These photos don’t do justice to the warmth, heart, and wonder poet-conservationist, ornithologist and teacher J. Drew Lanham brought to his recent event at the Porter Center @brevardcollege . He is a remarkable speaker, fully engaged, fully illuminated. I’d not … Continue reading →

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Two literary events in Brevard, NC

Posted on April 10, 2024 by

It’s weeks like this I feel so very lucky to live where I do—in a town which values books, the natural world, and important voices. Tonight: Historical Fiction Book Club at Highland Books in downtown Brevard, North Carolina — Kristin … Continue reading →

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The April issue of I Take Heart is up!

Posted on April 5, 2024 by

Hey, y’all. The April issue of my author newsletter, I Take Heart, is up and ready to read! This one’s full of my family’s recent travel, vacation books I loved, several podcasts pinging at my current stage of life, new … Continue reading →

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The Fabled Earth – a new historical novel by Kimberly Brock

Posted on April 3, 2024 by

I was so very lucky to read an early version of my dear friend and utterly magical storyteller Kimberly Brock‘s new novel, The Fabled Earth. A dual-timeline historical set on fabled Cumberland Island, Georgia, in 1932 and 1959, featuring a … Continue reading →

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Kristin Hannah’s The Women + Historical Fiction Book Club tonight

Posted on March 13, 2024 by

Hi, folks! Don’t forget that tonight, March 13, 2024, is Historical Fiction Book Club at Highland Books in Brevard, NC! We’re chatting about the utterly riveting, Maine-set novel by Ariel Lawhon: The Frozen River. (Psst: It’s one of the best … Continue reading →

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My teen’s book review of Fault Lines by Nora Shalaway Carpenter

Posted on March 7, 2024 by

Book review from my 14 year-old, an avid reader: “I loved Fault Lines!” she says. “It had a really good, structured storyline. I loved that the characters stayed true to their ideas throughout the novel. It had romance, but it … Continue reading →

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Registration still open for Writers Retreat, March 15 – 17, 2024

Posted on March 6, 2024 by

The countdown is on for our upcoming Writers Retreat at gorgeous Earthshine Lodge in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina, March 15 – 17, 2024. Registration is still open! Note: We’re offering optional one-on-one sessions with me instead of “breakouts” or group … Continue reading →

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Book Rave: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Posted on February 23, 2024 by

Oh, my. This book. I loved it. Read like the pages were on fire. Was sunk so deep in frozen 1789 Maine, in Martha Ballard’s fierce, sharp, astounding mind, I didn’t want to leave. I’ve never read a work of … Continue reading →

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