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What Makes a Strong Opening Chapter?

Posted onJuly 24, 2025July 15, 2025AuthorCarol Newman CroninLeave a comment

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

Little Great Island and Ferry to Cooperation Island

Book Review: Little Great Island

Posted onMay 29, 2025May 20, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

An island novel I wish I’d written Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsauthors, Ferry to Cooperation Island, Kate Woodworth, Little Great Island

Hound launch fall 2023

Official Announcement: My Next Book

Posted onMay 15, 2025May 15, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

The Heart of Hound will be out in the fall of 2025! Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Hound, The Heart of HoundTagsAnnouncement, books, Carol Newman Cronin, Hound, Sailing, transatlantic race, writing

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The Unique Joy of a Well-Designed Book

Posted onMay 1, 2025May 1, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

So much more than how-to Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsBook design, Carol Newman Cronin, Debbie Byrne, The Design of Books

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Ebook Update: Now You Can Support Your Local Indie

Posted onMarch 20, 2025June 26, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Buy ebooks and support the local bookstore of your choice! Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbook buying, bookshop.org, Carol Newman Cronin, digital books, ebooks, Island Books

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Stepping Out on My Fiction—Again

Posted onFebruary 6, 2025January 21, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Why does writing books take me so long? Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Hound, non-fiction, writing

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Book Review: West with Giraffes

Posted onJanuary 23, 2025January 8, 2025AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

A teenager helps transport a pair of giraffes across Depression-era America Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, historical fiction, Lynda Rutledge, West With Giraffes

First an OOPs, Then a New Edition

Posted onJanuary 9, 2025December 31, 2024AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

A new and improved version that needs your clicks Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Ferry to Cooperation Island, WritingTagsebook, new edition, writing

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