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Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George

Book Review: Believing the Lie (if not the cover)

Posted onApril 21, 2016April 20, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Returning to the scene of the crime is always a pleasure, at least when accompanying Inspector Lynley and Barbara Havers. Read More …

CategoriesReview, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Elizabeth George, Inspector Lynley series, mystery, writing

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Book Review: Big Magic Waves Its Wand

Posted onFebruary 18, 2016February 15, 2016AuthorCarol Newman Cronin3 Comments

Finding this book at the perfect moment proves one of its central theories: that inspiration shows up exactly when we need it. Read More …

CategoriesReview, WritingTagsBig Magic, Carol Newman Cronin, creativity, Elizabeth Gilbert, writing

Holiday Book List 2015

Posted onDecember 17, 2015December 16, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Four novels and one non-fiction read made this year’s list. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Review, SeasonsTagsbooks, Carol Cronin, Carol Newman Cronin, review, writing

Holiday Book List 2013

Posted onDecember 18, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Books for the 2013 holidays, and beyond… Read More …

CategoriesReview, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, J.B. Chicoine, Mark Chisnell, Portrait of a Girl Running, Powder Burn, Spilled Coffee

Book Review: Sipping “Spilled Coffee”

Posted onJuly 17, 2013October 27, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

J.B. Chicoine’s latest provides a steady drip of a story. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, Review, WritingTagsauthor, book review, Carol Newman Cronin, J.B. Chicoine, novel, Spilled Coffee, writing

Balancing Between The Fulcrum Files and Real Life

Posted onFebruary 7, 2012June 18, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

I both love and hate getting completely lost in a book. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Mark Chisnell, The Fulcrum Files

Deep Down True: Book Review

Posted onJanuary 11, 2011June 8, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

If I’d known such great writing could originate in the town where I grew up, I might not have bolted right after high school. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Deep Down True, fiction, Juliette Fay, novel

Loving Lipstick

Posted onDecember 8, 2010June 8, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

About a great debut, and its author. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsCarol Newman Cronin, debut novel, fiction, Lipstick in Afghanistan, Roberta Gately

Escaping to the Sea: Book Review

Posted onOctober 8, 2010June 8, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

The writing is what made me fall in love. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, ReviewTagsCarol Newman Cronin, Lynne Griffin, Sea Escape, Where Books Meet Boats

Savoring “The Sea and the Silence”

Posted onMay 3, 2010June 3, 2015AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

One of the many great things about writing books is that it gives me a professional excuse to read. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Peter Cunningham, The Sea and the Silence

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