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3 favorite reads 2025

New Book Discovery: 3 Favorite Reads of 2025

Posted onNovember 20, 2025November 20, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

“Books are magic” Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbook discovery, books, Carol Newman Cronin, favorites, reading, Shepherd.com

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Return to Blue Water: So Much More than a Memoir

Posted onNovember 13, 2025November 4, 2025AuthorCarol Newman CroninLeave a comment

Pam Rorke Levy’s uncategorizable success Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsCarol Newman Cronin, classic yacht, Dorade, Pam Rorke Levy, restoration, Return to Blue Water

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Where Books Meet Boats: It Takes a Team

Posted onOctober 23, 2025October 14, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin6 Comments

Another book is coming your way soon Read More …

CategoriesSnipe, The Heart of HoundTagsBook design, Carol Newman Cronin, printing, Snipe, The Heart of Hound

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New Book Review: Slanting Towards the Sea

Posted onOctober 16, 2025October 16, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A debut novel drops us into life on the Croatian coastline Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsCarol Newman Cronin, coastal fiction, Croatia, Lidija Hilje, Slanting Towards the Sea

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My Spectacular Summer of Reading Escapes

Posted onOctober 2, 2025September 29, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Reading highlights from the summer of 2025 Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks I love, Carol Newman Cronin, reading

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Curiosity, Connections, and Witty Banter

Posted onSeptember 4, 2025August 26, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

A quest for legibility leads to several fun discoveries Read More …

CategoriesCommunication, The Heart of HoundTagsButch Ulmer, Carol Newman Cronin, The Heart of Hound, UK Sailmakers

I Cheerfully Refuse

“I Cheerfully Refuse” to Fulfill this Author’s Intention

Posted onAugust 21, 2025August 5, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

An unexpected find inside a dystopian novel Read More …

CategoriesBooks, FictionTagsCarol Newman Cronin, I Cheerfully Refuse, intentions, Leif Enger

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What Makes a Strong Opening Chapter?

Posted onJuly 24, 2025July 15, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Three very different novels all draw in this reader with a distinctive opening Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, Isabelle Allende, Mansion Beach, Meg Mitchell Moore, My Name is Emilia del Valle, opening chapter, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Shelby Van Pelt

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Meant to Be: Cheering on Hound from 35,000 Feet

Posted onJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Crossing an ocean, by boat or by airplane, definitely provides perspective Read More …

CategoriesSailboat Racing, The Heart of Hound, TravelTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Hound, NYYC, RORC, Royal Yacht Squadron, transatlantic race

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How Do We Shelve Our Favorite Books?

Posted onJune 26, 2025June 25, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin8 Comments

Reshelving favorite books sparks thoughts about how to best organize them. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks, bookshelves, Carol Newman Cronin, memories

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