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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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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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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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“I Take Heart”: the October Edition

Posted on October 6, 2023 by

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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Happy Birthday, Keowee Valley!

Posted on September 27, 2023 by

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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I Take Heart: June 2023 newsletter

Posted on June 15, 2023 by

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 →

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South to America wins National Book Award

Posted on November 17, 2022 by

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 →

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What I’m reading — and loving! — right now: Beautiful Writers by Linda Sivertsen

Posted on September 18, 2022 by

The book publishing business is kind of a like a mythological beast: sometimes terrifying, sometimes beautiful, always layered. I know from personal experience that the best thing you can do when you love a book is to talk about it–to … Continue reading →

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