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Tag Archives: Southern literature
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
For your Spring reading: The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare
Hi, all, I know it’s been a minute. If you’ve been following me on Instagram, where I tend to spend most of my social media time, you’ll know that lately I’ve been shouting to the rooftops about my dear friend … Continue reading
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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 Paper Lantern Writers are “a collective of Historical Fiction Writers, both published and unpublished,” whose “goal is to tell a cracking good story, using the context … Continue reading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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Keowee Valley only 99 cents now through July 31st
Looking for a historical adventure to dive into this summer? Set in the gorgeous, wild, and dangerous Carolina backcountry in the years leading up to the American Revolution? Starring an audacious woman bound and determined to pilot her own life, … Continue reading
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Tagged 99 cents, Adriana Trigiani, American Revolution, book list, books, Carolinas, Cherokee, colonial period, eBook, Fire Eater, historical adventure, historical fiction, history, Jack, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, North Carolina, Pat Conroy, Quinn, Revolutionary war, Ridge Runner, Ron Rash, sale, South Carolina, Southern literature, summer reading, Tommy Hays, what to read next
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What I’m reading now: Late Migrations by Margaret Renkl
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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Tagged Alabama, Billy Renkl, book review, books, creative nonfiction, environment, Environmental Literature, essays, favorite books, Instagram, Katherine Scott Crawford, Late Migrations, Margaret Renkl, Milkweed Editions, nature, nature writing, NYT, reading, reading list, Southern literature, Southern writer, The New York Times, what I'm reading, what to read
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National Reading Day with the Cosmopolitan Woman’s Club
I was lucky enough to spent National Reading Day 2020 with the lovely ladies of the Cosmopolitan Woman’s Club of Seneca, South Carolina. I am telling y’all, there is nothing more fun than ladies who lunch–in order to do good … Continue reading
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MountainTop Writers Retreat in Bold Life magazine + Keowee Valley for a steal
Recently I had the honor of being interviewed and photographed by Bold Life magazine, an … Continue reading
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Keowee Valley on sale now through 11.15.19 for only $0.99!
Frost has settled on the hills and mountains of the high country. Fires are burning bright. It’s the first of November, and Autumn is finally here. It’s the perfect time to cozy up with a good book! To hear what … Continue reading
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Tagged Adriana Trigiani, adventure, American Indians, American Revolution, Appalachian fiction, author, backcountry, Bell Bridge Books, BelleBooks, Beverly Swerling, Cherokee, colonial South Carolina, Darci Hannah, debut novel, fiction, first novel, frontier, historical adventure, historical fiction, history, Katherine Scott Crawford, Keowee Valley, Native Americans, North Carolina, Pat Conroy, Quinn and Jack, Revolutionary war, romance, Ron Rash, South Carolina, Southern fiction, Southern literature, Tommy Hays, Western North Carolina
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My novel anniversary: Seven years later + a GIVEAWAY
* If you’re looking for information about MountainTop Writers Retreats, click here. And don’t forget the Early Bird Special for our inaugural women’s retreat, Fall MountainTop, runs now through Sept. 30th! Seven years ago today my debut novel was published. … Continue reading
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