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The Plot: Story-Borrowing or Story-Stealing?

Posted onJune 16, 2022June 7, 2022AuthorCarol Newman CroninLeave a comment

A 2021 novel begs the question: who has the right to tell a story? Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Jean Hanff Korelitz, The Plot

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Holiday Book List for 2021

Posted onDecember 2, 2021November 16, 2021AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

My annual attempt to share the best books I read this year. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsCarol Newman Cronin, coastal fiction, holiday book list

The Strange Comfort of The Cazalet Chronicles

Posted onMay 20, 2021May 11, 2021AuthorCarol 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

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

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 …

CategoriesReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Matt Haig

Book Review: Harry’s Trees

Posted onAugust 27, 2020August 25, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

How a book set in the Endless Mountains touched a coastal fiction lover. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, forest, Harry's Trees, Jon Cohen

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Book Review: Witches’ Dance

Posted onMarch 12, 2020March 12, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

This literary fantasy is definitely not #coastalfiction, but it both educated and entertained—and it will be all too easy to miss. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Erin Eileen Almond, literary fantasy, music, novel, Paganini, Witches' Dance

Book Review: When We Believed in Mermaids

Posted onJanuary 16, 2020January 16, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Two sisters separated fifteen years ago find each other again—and are forced to confront the different lies they’ve always told about their childhood. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsBarbara O'Neal, book review, Carol Newman Cronin, coastalfiction, mermaids, When We Believed in Mermaids

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Book Review: BoatSense

Posted onOctober 31, 2019December 19, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin4 Comments

This thin volume packs in an eclectic mix of education and entertainment. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsboatsense, book review, Carol Newman Cronin, Doug Logan

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