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Game of Sails: An Olympic Love Story, now in Audio

Posted onJuly 29, 2021July 13, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Game of Sails is now available in audio, just in time to celebrate Tokyo2021! Here’s how to get a free copy. Read More …

CategoriesAudio, Books, OlympicsTagsAudiobook, Carol Newman Cronin, Game of Sails: An Olympic Love Story, Olympic Sailing, Olympics, Tokyo2020, Tokyo2020ne

The Surprising Transformation of Re-reading

Posted onJune 17, 2021June 1, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Reading the same book again shows us how differently we perceive it each time. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbook group, Carol Newman Cronin, Muriel Barbery, surprises, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

The Strange Comfort of The Cazalet Chronicles

Posted onMay 20, 2021October 19, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A series written in a different era continues to provide comfort today. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbooks bedtime reading, Carol Newman Cronin, Elizabeth Jane Howard, The Cazalet Chronicles

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5 Amazing Gifts from the Literary Lasses

Posted onApril 22, 2021April 13, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin10 Comments

On a foggy evening only 4 miles north of Brenton Island, these readers became friends. Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation IslandTagsbook groups, books, Carol Newman Cronin, Ferry to Cooperation Island, gifts, Literary Lasses

Book Review: The House in the Cerulean Sea

Posted onMarch 25, 2021March 10, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

An enjoyable romp around a magical island teaches us how one small act of bravery can help change the world. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsAudiobook, book review, Carol Newman Cronin, The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune

Book Review: An Embarrassment of Mangoes

Posted onFebruary 11, 2021February 2, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

An excellent winter escape, even if your own Caribbean adventure remains a dream. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsAn Embarrassment of Mangoes, Ann Vanderhoof, book review, Carol Newman Cronin

How To Make Waves with Fiction

Posted onJanuary 14, 2021January 14, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Last week, I was included in the winter Arlington Author Salon; the theme was “Making Waves.” It was a creative way to link together the authors of three quite different books: a memoir about a mixed race family, a novel Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation Island, WritingTagsArlington Author Salon, author event, Carol Newman Cronin, making waves, writing

Holiday Book List for 2020

Posted onDecember 3, 2020November 24, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Throughout this crazy year, books have provided escape. Here’s a look at my recommendations from 2020. Read More …

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Happy Thanksgiving from Cooperation Island

Posted onNovember 26, 2020November 17, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

What would Thanksgiving be like on my imaginary island? Read More …

CategoriesFerry to Cooperation Island, Seasons, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Cooperation Island, holidays, Thanksgiving

Book Review: The Midnight Library

Posted onNovember 19, 2020November 3, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Matt Haig’s latest novel reminds us of what really makes our lives worth living. Read More …

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