book reviews

  • A Book Review

    A Book Review

    I am constantly searching for a good read. For inspiration, instruction, or just to pass the time. I appreciate recommendations in general. But I REALLY love a recommendation that comes with an, “I loved this book and I think you’ll enjoy, it, too. It reminded me of your Kimmie books.” How can I NOT be

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  • Dating Game

    Dating Game

    Dating Myself: For some reason, Colorforms popped into my head the other day. Do you remember Colorforms? This is not my photo, but I did have this set! I had several sets. Because I loved them. I remember playing for hours with my Colorforms. Creating scenes, making up stories, moving them around, and replacing the

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  • Reviews

    Reviews

    Word of mouth is best, but since I’m only up to the letter R in The Writer’s Alphabet, today we’re going to focus on REVIEWS. I just released my latest novel, A Stranger’s Child, and the feedback I have received is phenomenal (THANK YOU!). But see, the thing is, I’ve already read it. I need

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  • Turtles All the Way Down – a book review

    I recently completed reading the latest John Green novel, Turtles All the Way Down. I saw an ad for my local DeKalb Book World saying they had a limited amount of author signed copies. I had seen John speak several years ago in support of The Fault in our Stars and thought, hey, I saw

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  • The latest in my Let’s Talk about Books, Baby review series: “Thanks to an unprecedented–and unaccredited–writing program, dogs everywhere are exposing their true inner lives through the power of poetry.” So opens, I Could Chew on This: And Other Poems by Dogs, by Francesco Marciuliano, a delightful literary indulgence for dog lovers. It’s a terrific

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