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Tag Archives: book clubs
National Reading Day with the Cosmopolitan Woman’s Club
I was lucky enough to spent National Reading Day 2020 with the lovely ladies of the Cosmopolitan Woman’s Club of Seneca, South Carolina. I am telling y’all, there is nothing more fun than ladies who lunch–in order to do good … Continue reading
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Tagged author events, backcountry, book clubs, Book Talk, Carolina, Cherokee Indians, Collins Children's Home, colonial frontier, colonial period, Cosmo Club, Cosmopolitan Woman's Club, good works, historical adventure, historical fiction, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, National Reading Day, readers, residential living, Revolutionary war, SC, Seneca, Southern literature, upcountry
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First Book Love, Book Clubs & Tea Towels
I believe I’ve mentioned before my undying love of book clubs. Since my debut historical novel, Keowee Valley, was published waaaayyyy back in 2012, I’ve met with dozens of book clubs to talk about it. These “meetings” never fail to … Continue reading
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Book Review of Connie May Fowler’s “A Million Fragile Bones”
My review of bestselling author Connie May Fowler’s environmental memoir, A Million Fragile Bones, appears in the Spring 2017 issue of Appalachian Heritage magazine. To read the review for free and in full, click here. Lovers of nature, story, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Appalachian Heritage, birds, book clubs, book review, books, BP oil spill, Connie May Fowler, creative nonfiction, Deepwater Horizon, environmental memoir, environmentalism, Florida, Gulf coast, Katherine Scott Crawford, magazine, marine biology, marine life, memoir, reading, sea life, Twisted Road Publications
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New column: “Book clubs and dreaming big”
It’s a special thing, as a first-time novelist, to visit book clubs. A dream come true, really. But it’s especially lovely when you get to be the guest at the book club of your 6th grade Language Arts teacher, like … Continue reading
Book Club Event Thursday Evening – Alexander County Library, N.C.
I’m happy to report that my Book Club visit to the Alexander County Book Club in Taylorsville, N.C. is back on for tomorrow night! We were derailed by Winter Storm Jonas, but now we’re back on track. I love visiting … Continue reading
Book Club Event – Yay!
Hi, all, I’m excited to announce that I’ll be a guest of the Alexander County Library Book Club in Taylorsville, North Carolina, on Thursday, January 21st! The Club is reading my historical novel, Keowee Valley, as their January book. Can’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander County Library, author event, backcountry, book clubs, Cherokee Indians, colonial Carolinas, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical novel, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, NC, Quinn and Jack, Revolutionary war, Ridge Runner, Taylorsville, writing
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A Literary Tea
Recently my back-door neighbor in Brevard hosted a lovely tea with me as the honored guest. I got to meet members of her book club, talk about Keowee Valley, and have the most scrumptious treats. The English afternoon tea was … Continue reading
Books Clubs & Literary Festivals: How Sweet it is!
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I LOVE book clubs! Book clubs have the coolest members, the yummiest food, the neatest meeting spots–be it in someone’s cozy home or at the “lake house” at Straus Park in Brevard, … Continue reading
Posted in Asheville, Autumn, Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, creativity, Fall, historical fiction, historical novel, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, mountains, NC, retreats, teaching, Uncategorized, workshops
Tagged Abigail DeWitt, book clubs, Burnsville, Carolina Mountains Literary Festival, Cherokee, Elizabeth Kostova, fiction, Fred Bahnson, historical fiction, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, literary festivals, NC, Straus Park, workshops, writing
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Weekend Recap
This past weekend, I was lucky enough to be the guest of honor at two events located on the very land where my novel, Keowee Valley, is set. The first was held at a small lake in the South Carolina Blue … Continue reading
Posted in Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, family, first novel, historical fiction, historical novel, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, motherhood, pregnancy, writer and mother
Tagged book clubs, book events, book travels, family, history groups, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Oconee Heritage Center, SC, Skype, Walhalla
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