Let’s talk about Books!
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This ‘ownership’ is a connection you feel to something or someone based on a simple exchange. A crossing of paths, comment in passing, or random shared experience. That encounter becomes an object of emotional permanence. My good friend and fellow author, Kristin Oakley, is releasing her long-anticipated young adult dystopian novel, The Devil Particle, June
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I’ve been holding onto this post idea for awhile now, waiting for a third entry. You know how I am with the power of 3, lol. This is a fun subject because the title works both ways–it’s about the stories we read, but also stories about reading. First, I want to share an idea that
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The first ending of Later, a pretty good “I-see-dead-people” ghost story by Stephen King, was satisfying. The second ending of this easy to read genre mash-up was expected. The third ending was disconcerting, gratuitous, and unnecessary. Full Title : LaterAuthor: Stephen KingBook Blurb: “Only the dead have no secrets.”Genre: Psychic Thriller Brief Synopsis: Jamie Conklin
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I thought the themes of Southern magic, romance, and humor were entertainingly woven into an engaging story and I was happy to discover this is book one in a four book series. I ‘read’ it on audio and the narrator, Shannon McManus, did a wonderful job crafting the Savannah drawl and invoking a sense of
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My new book is NOW AVAILABLE! You can buy A Stranger’s Child in paperback or in ebook, through Amazon and Kindle. After a young woman loses her estranged parents in a tragic accident, she embarks on a journey that reveals her fate as a daughter of Pandora. Coming to terms with her newfound heritage isn’t easy, she
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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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In honor of today’s date, May 22, I’m offering my debut novel, Pocket Money, for free. (*this offer has expired) Click here to go to the Amazon page for your free download. What happened on May 22, 1982 that continues to haunt our character 10 years later? The entire novel takes place on one day,
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