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Book Review: A Dangerous Fiction

Posted onMay 3, 2018April 27, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Barbara Rogan’s story about a literary agent in peril takes us on a ride, though maybe it should’ve started in a different place. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsA Dangerous Fiction, Barbara Rogan, Carol Newman Cronin, writing

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What Makes a Book Memorable?

Posted onMarch 29, 2018March 8, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Books that keep us reading, past our bedtime or our subway stop, are the ones that stay with us long after we’ve finished. Read More …

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Book Review: Go, Went, Gone

Posted onMarch 1, 2018February 20, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

I stumbled onto Go, Went, Gone, a novel by Jenny Erpenbeck (and translated from German by Susan Bernofsky), thanks to a review in the New Yorker, and I’m so glad I did. The unassuming but important story dropped me into Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Germany, Go Went Gone, Jenny Erpenbeck, refugees

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Readers: Results May Vary

Posted onFebruary 8, 2018January 26, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A reader’s response to the same book will vary widely, and that’s a good thing. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, FictionTagsbook group, Carol Newman Cronin, Min Jin Lee, Pachinko, reading

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2017 Holiday Book List

Posted onDecember 7, 2017November 28, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin5 Comments

9 reading recommendations for 2018, mostly fiction Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Review, SeasonsTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, holiday list

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Book Review: Manuscript Makeover

Posted onNovember 9, 2017November 30, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Manuscript Makeover by Elizabeth Lyons fell into my lap at just the right time. Read More …

CategoriesEditing, Fiction, Review, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, editing, Elizabeth Lyons, Manuscript Makeover, revision

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Book Review: The Necklace

Posted onAugust 24, 2017August 14, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Claire McMillan’s second novel delves into family secrets not talked about for so long, they’ve become unknown. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Claire McMillan, fiction, novel, The Necklace

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Bookbub: Personal Ebook Shopper

Posted onAugust 17, 2017August 17, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Bookbub provides a hub for authors and their readers. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsBookbub, books, Carol Newman Cronin, deals, ebooks

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Vote for Your Favorite Book Description

Posted onAugust 3, 2017August 9, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Help me decide which blurb text will be the most enticing to book buyers. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsblurbs, books, Carol Newman Cronin, Island Shell Game, marketing, writing

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Book Review: Everyone Brave Is Forgiven

Posted onJuly 20, 2017July 11, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

A haunting cover opens up to a story told by witty, bantering characters who somehow manage to cope and even thrive through an extremely bleak war. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Chris Cleave, historical novel

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CategoriesAgent, WritingTagsApril Eberhardt, Carol Newman Cronin, novel writing, publishing, writingPosted onJanuary 10, 2019January 10, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

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