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What I’m Reading Now: Helene Wecker’s “The Golem and the Jinni”

Posted on February 9, 2021 by scout2011

Book recommendations from friends have been one of the wins of this pandemic year. I always tend to read very different sort of books from the ones usually on my list when it’s a friend handing it over. The Golem … Continue reading →

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Summer reading recommendation: “The Summer Set” by Aimee Agresti

Posted on July 2, 2020 by scout2011

I picked up The Summer Set by Aimee Agresti (Graydon House Books, 2020) on a whim, not knowing a thing about the author. The gorgeous cover–all summer night and twinkle lights–and the copy on the back cover, promising a cast … Continue reading →

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What I’m reading now: Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl

Posted on May 6, 2020 by scout2011

Hi, readerly folks. I’m an Instagram convert, and occasionally I talk there about the books I’m reading. Usually it’s a lovefest, because I just can’t stand NOT to share the stories which change me. Margaret Renkl’s debut book of essays, … Continue reading →

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KEOWEE VALLEY ON SALE for 99 CENTS now through December 31st!

Posted on December 17, 2018 by scout2011

Hi, lovely readers! I’m thrilled to announce that my publisher is running a holiday promotion! The Kindle version of my historical novel, KEOWEE VALLEY, is on sale for $0.99 now through December 31st on Amazon! Yep, just 99 cents! If you’ve been … Continue reading →

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Book Review of Connie May Fowler’s “A Million Fragile Bones”

Posted on June 1, 2017 by scout2011

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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Q&A at Let Them Read Books

Posted on March 11, 2014 by scout2011

Hi, folks! There’s a brand new Q&A with me and blogger Jenny Q. over at her fabulous book blog, “Let Them Read Books.” In it, we talk about Keowee Valley, Quinn and Jack, the South Carolina frontier and the challenges … Continue reading →

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New Review at Book-alicious Mama

Posted on January 22, 2014 by scout2011

Woke up this morning to find a new review of Keowee Valley over at Book-alicious Mama, a fantastic–and fantastically thorough, interesting, and smart–book blog written by Jennifer Smeth. I’m a follower, because Jennifer blogs daily about great books, answering all … Continue reading →

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A New Review (& I Enter the Twittersphere)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by scout2011

This new review of Keowee Valley by writer and blogger Hallie Sawyer has made my month. Normally, I try not to read too many reviews (I’m sensitive. Ha.), but my husband saw this one and made me. Check it out … Continue reading →

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Keowee Valley Reviewed at The Huffington Post

Posted on January 18, 2013 by scout2011

Keowee Valley has just been reviewed at The Huffington Post’s Huff Post Books, by writer/chef John Malik! Check it out: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-malik/keowee-valley-book_b_2487011.html I’m thrilled! And I’m using lots of exclamation points! * * * In other news, my interview at … Continue reading →

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Let There Be Cake (and a New Review)

Posted on October 29, 2012 by scout2011

It was a busy book weekend! We kicked off Friday night with a Book Launch Party for Keowee Valley, thrown by my wonderful parents in my hometown of Greenville, South Carolina. Saturday I headed back up to the mountains of Sylva, … Continue reading →

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