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Tag Archives: reading
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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Keowee Valley ebook only $0.99 now through September 30th
Hi, all! Looking for something to read this Fall … or, perhaps, while you wait for my new historical novel, THE MINIATURIST’S ASSISTANT, to be released? My first historical novel, Keowee Valley, is on sale now through Sept. 30th for … Continue reading
Fabulous new Southern fiction coming in Spring 2022: THE LOST BOOK OF ELEANOR DARE
Utterly out of my mind excited for and proud of my dear friend, the author Kimberly Brock. Our first novels came out the same year (2012) with the same small publisher. We met at a conference in North Georgia touring for … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Bostic, book deal, book stack, Browne & Miller Literary Associates, fiction, Harper, Harper Muse, historical fiction, Katherine Scott Crawford, Kimberly Brock, new books, publishing news, reading, Southern fiction, The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare, to read, women's fiction
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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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Books & Candy: A Thursday Shout-Out
This is a Thursday shout-out to books and candy — one of the best combos around. First, The Once and Future Witches, by Alix E. Harrow. I honestly don’t know that I’ve read a thing like it. It’s a wild, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alix E. Harrow, artisan caramel, book review, booklist, books, candy, fantasy, Fort Mill, Hatchette Book Group, historical fiction, Jennifer Hudson, Katherine Scott Crawford, reading, Salem, salted caramels, SC, shout out, sisterhood, sisters, Stirred By Hand, suffragettes, The Once and Future Witches, what I'm reading now, witches
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I swear this is not a book blog: and, What I’m Reading Now: Rene Denfeld’s “The Child Finder”
Pandemic win: more books. Another recommendation from a friend … although I probably shouldn’t have read this one at night. Which speaks to the power of Rene Denfeld’s harrowing and atmospheric novel. The Child Finder is fast-paced, tightly-plotted, and touching … Continue reading
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Tagged author, book review, Book Talk, booklist, books, bookstack, child abuse, foster children, foster mother, Katherine Scott Crawford, kidnapping, literary, missing children, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, reading, Rene Denfeld, Skookum National Forest, The Child Finder, thriller, what I'm reading now, writer
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What I’m Reading Now: Helene Wecker’s “The Golem and the Jinni”
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
Katherine May’s “Wintering”: What I’m Reading Now
I finally finished Katherine May‘s Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times. I say “finally,” because while I normally read fast, I savored this book. Saved it for bedtime each night, snuggled up under our three fleece … Continue reading
History, travel, books, author life & more: Interview with Paper Lantern Writers
Hi, folks! I’m thrilled to be featured today on the blog at Paper Lantern Writers! Paper Lantern Writers are “a collective of Historical Fiction Writers, both published and unpublished,” whose “goal is to tell a cracking good story, using the context … Continue reading
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Tagged author, books, Cherokee Indians, Evergreen and Expectations, Fire Eater, historical fiction, history, interview, Jack, Katherine Scott Crawford, Katie Stine, Keowee Valley, Paper Lantern Writers, Q & A, Quinn, reading, Revolution, Revolutionary war, Ridge Runner, sequel, South Carolina, Southern literature, travel, upcountry, writing
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