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Tag Archives: books
“I Take Heart”: the October Edition
All hail Fall! The October Edition of my author newsletter, “I Take Heart,” is out now. It’s full of book recommendations (from both me and my kids), upcoming events and news, and Autumn activities I’m enjoying AND looking forward to–plus … Continue reading
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Tagged author newsletter, Autumn, book banning, books, essay, events, Fall, I Take Heart, Katherine Scott Crawford, news, newsletter, October, writing, writing life
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Happy Birthday, Keowee Valley!
Eleven years ago today, my first historical novel, Keowee Valley, was published. It’s been a wild ride since, to say the least, and I want to celebrate the book which made me an author. Looking back over long ago posts, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, anniversary, author, book birthday, books, Carolinas, Cherokee, Cherokee history, Cherokee Indians, colonial period, Fire Eater, historical fiction, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, North Carolina, Quincy and Jack, reading, Revolution, Revolutionary war, Ridge Runner, South Carolina, United States history, upcountry, writer
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I Take Heart: June 2023 newsletter
Hi, all! My June newsletter is out now, and it’s full of the books/TV shows/podcasts I’ve been enjoying so far this summer, a little home DIY, news, thoughts on friendship, and more. One of the nicest things anyone can do … Continue reading
South to America wins National Book Award
That Imani Perry’s South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation just won the National Book Award is no surprise. It kept me up at night for the weeks I read it, stirring, … Continue reading
What a long, strange trip it’s been
Hi, friends. It’s been a while. First, there was summer. It was, by far, the fastest summer of my life. As usual, my children (ages 12 and 8) were home, so there was no writing to be done. But we … Continue reading
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Tagged Alix E. Harrow, author, books, Brene Brown, Clint Smith, comfort, coronavirus, Covid-19, creative nonfiction, essay, Glennon Doyle, grown-ups, How the Word is Passed, I Hold a Wolf by the Ears, Katherine Scott Crawford, Kelly Corrigan, Kelly Corrigan Wonders, kids in school, Krista Tippet, Laura van den berg, love thy neighbor, Marian Keyes, mask debate, masking, On Being, pandemic, podcasts, school, solace, summer reading, The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Unlocking Us, We Can Do Hard Things, writer, writing
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What I’m Reading Now: Robert Macfarlane’s “The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot”
This is a special book. It begs to be read slowly, so as to savor each line. Not since reading Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek in my early 20s have I experienced a book like this: one which offers … Continue reading
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Tagged a journey on foot, ancients, book review, books, bookshelf, CNF, creative nonfiction, Environmental Literature, environmental writing, essay, hiking, Katherine Scott Crawford, nature, nature writing, Robert Macfarlane, The Old Ways, walking, what I'm reading now
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Spring Reading: Kate Quinn’s “The Rose Code”
I read Kate Quinn‘s World War II era historical novel, The Rose Code, in a fevered (possibly actually fevered, as I’d just received my second Covid vaccination) rush, over the course of two nights while my kids were on Spring … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Bletchley Park, book review, booklist, books, bookstack, Britain, code breakers, Covid, England, feminism, friendship, historical fiction, history, Kate Quinn, Katherine Scott Crawford, reading, spring reading, storytelling, The Rose Code, vaccination, what I'm reading now, William Morrow, World War 2, World War II, writer, WWII
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What I’m Reading Now: “Beach Read” by Emily Henry
Need a Spring Break read? Literally headed to the beach? I picked up Emily Henry’s Beach Read from my local library on a total whim yesterday. The premise—two very different writers (with a shared college past) stuck in neighboring lakehouses, who … Continue reading
