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Tag Archives: history
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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Christmas in 18th Century America + Keowee Valley STILL only $1.99 at Amazon!
Because my historical novel, Keowee Valley, is STILL only $1.99 in the Amazon Holiday Store until December 31st, my publisher, Bell Bridge Books, asked me to blog about it. Here’s a short piece about what it was like to write about … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon holiday store, Amazon Kindle, Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, Cherokee Indians, Christmas, Christmas in Appalachia, colonial America, colonial Christmas, colonial times, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical romance, history, holidays, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Quinn and Jack, Southern Appalachians
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Keowee Valley on sale at Amazon for ONLY $1.99!
Dearest readers: I’m THRILLED that Amazon has chosen my historical novel, Keowee Valley, for their holiday store. All December long, Keowee Valley is available for your Kindle, e-reader, etc, for ONLY $1.99! If you’re looking to dive into an historical … Continue reading
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Tagged $1.99, Amazon, Amazon holiday store, author, book sale, books, Cherokee Indians, Christmas books, Christmas gifts, fiction, historical adventure, historical fiction, historical romance, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Keowee Valley sale, Kindle, literary fiction, literature, North Carolina history, novel, Quinn and Jack, romance, South Carolina history
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Today’s column: “Lessons of Civil War still relevant today”
Today–April 9, 2015–marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War. So that’s what my column’s about in The Greenville News. To read, click here.
New Event: 7th Annual Blue Ridge Bookfest, April 24 – 25th
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be one of the Author Presenters at the 7th Annual Blue Ridge Bookfest, April 24 – 25 in Flat Rock, North Carolina on the campus of Blue Ridge Community College. I’m thrilled to be … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, authors, Blue Ridge Bookfest, Blue Ridge Community College, book events, book lovers, Colin Powell, events, Flat Rock, Hendersonville, historical fiction, history, Joe Galloway, Karen White, Katherine Scott Crawford, Mel Gibson, movies, NC, Sam Elliott, Southern fiction, Southern literature, Southern writers, spring, Terry Kay, Tommy Hays, We Were Soldiers Once, WNC, workshops, writers conference
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Today’s newspaper column: “Hot Springs is a road trip worth taking”
My column today in The Greenville News is all about Hot Springs, North Carolina–where my husband and I recently celebrated our 10-year anniversary. Hot Springs has hiking and history, good food and drink, rivers, mountains, ancient Cherokee art, and ghost … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherokee, Civil War, French Broad River, Greenville, hiking, history, hot springs, Iron Horse Station, Katherine Scott Crawford, mineral springs, mountain cabins, mountains, NC, Paint Rock, parenting, Revolutionary war, road trips, romance, SC, Southern Appalachians, spa, The Greenville News, vacations, WNC
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New column – “Thanksgiving a true, and unique, American tradition”
Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you all! I forgot to post this link to last week’s column in The Greenville News because I was way too busy eating chocolate silk pie–my favorite Thanksgiving dessert. I hope all of you had a … Continue reading
New Column: “Find time for a family pilgrimage”
Forgot to post the link yesterday to my newest column in The Greenville News. This one’s about the idea of a family pilgrimage, summer road trips, literature and history. I hope you enjoy! Read it here.
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Tagged Civil War, family pilgrimage, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, Henry David Thoreau, history, journalist, Katherine Scott Crawford, literary pilgrimage, literature, Louisa May Alcott, motherhood, Nathaniel Hawthorne, newspaper column, parenting, pennsylvania, pilgrimage, Ralph Waldo Emerson, research, Robert Frost, Salem, summer road trip, The Greenville News, The Scarlet Letter, traveling with kids, writing
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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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