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Book Review: Little Fires Everywhere

Posted onFebruary 21, 2019February 21, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Celeste Ng’s careful and insightful novel asks, what makes the best family? Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Celeste Ng, literary fiction, novel, Shaker Heights

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Finding Your Next Book

Posted onFebruary 14, 2019February 12, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Finding the next book to read can be a challenge. Here’s how I do it. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, novels, reading

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Book Review: Suspicion

Posted onJanuary 24, 2019January 24, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Barbara Rogan’s book about a ghost-story writer who moves to a haunted house is full of surprises. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsBarbara Rogan, book review, Carol Newman Cronin, Suspicion

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Publishing Contract, Signed!

Posted onJanuary 10, 2019March 7, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin9 Comments

Just before Christmas, I signed a publishing contract for Spring 2020. Here we go! Read More …

CategoriesAgent, Ferry to Cooperation Island, WritingTagsApril Eberhardt, Carol Newman Cronin, novel writing, publishing, writing

Happy 10th Anniversary, Oliver’s Surprise!

Posted onDecember 27, 2018December 20, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Since the first edition of Oliver’s Surprise, here are 10 things that haven’t changed. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, WritingTagsanniversary, Carol Newman Cronin, editions, Oliver's Surprise, publishing

Book Review: Small Great Things

Posted onDecember 6, 2018December 6, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Jodi Picoult’s twenty-fifth novel drops us into a racially charged world—and makes us realize that there is no other kind. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsCarol Newman Cronin, fiction, Jodi Picoult, race, Small Great Things

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2018 Holiday Book List

Posted onDecember 6, 2018November 27, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A holiday-inspired list of books that will take you to another world. Happy shopping and reading! Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Review, SeasonsTagsbook shopping, books I love, Carol Newman Cronin, fiction, Goodreads, holiday

Book Review: This Must Be the Place

Posted onNovember 1, 2018October 2, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Kate Racculia’s first novel reminds us that quirky doesn’t have to mean lonely. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Kate Racculia, novel, This Must Be the Place

Finding Kaci Cronkhite

Posted onOctober 18, 2018October 18, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

An author visit from a friend I haven’t yet met Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Sailing, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Finding PAX, Jamestown Library, Kaci Cronkhite

Book Review: Footprints in the Dust

Posted onOctober 4, 2018September 25, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A nurse’s memoir brings to life the heartbreaking humanity of the world’s refugees. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Footprints in the Dust, memoir, refugees, Roberta Gately

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