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Book Comparison: Still Water Bending and Happiness

Posted onJune 21, 2018June 21, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Two books read back to back remind me of the importance of formatting—and telling a good story. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Fiction, ReviewTagsAminatta Forna, books, Carol Newman Cronin, Happiness, publishing, Still Water Bending, Wendy Mitman Clarke

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What Makes a Book Memorable?

Posted onMarch 29, 2018March 8, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin1 Comment

Books that keep us reading, past our bedtime or our subway stop, are the ones that stay with us long after we’ve finished. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsbooks, Carol Newman Cronin, writing

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Book Review: Go, Went, Gone

Posted onMarch 1, 2018February 20, 2018AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

I stumbled onto Go, Went, Gone, a novel by Jenny Erpenbeck (and translated from German by Susan Bernofsky), thanks to a review in the New Yorker, and I’m so glad I did. The unassuming but important story dropped me into Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Germany, Go Went Gone, Jenny Erpenbeck, refugees

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Book Review: Manuscript Makeover

Posted onNovember 9, 2017November 30, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Manuscript Makeover by Elizabeth Lyons fell into my lap at just the right time. Read More …

CategoriesEditing, Fiction, Review, WritingTagsCarol Newman Cronin, editing, Elizabeth Lyons, Manuscript Makeover, revision

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Bookbub: Personal Ebook Shopper

Posted onAugust 17, 2017August 17, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Bookbub provides a hub for authors and their readers. Read More …

CategoriesBooksTagsBookbub, books, Carol Newman Cronin, deals, ebooks

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Book Review: Of Things Gone Astray

Posted onMarch 9, 2017February 24, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A fable on the streets of present-day London, and every character has lost something they value. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, books, Carol Newman Cronin, fantasy, Janina Matthewson, novels, Of Things Gone Astray, writing

The Unseen World by Liz Moore

Book Review: Seeing Into The Unseen World

Posted onJanuary 19, 2017January 5, 2017AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

Liz Moore draws us into the world of a very different childhood. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, ReviewTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, Liz Moore, The Unseen World

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How To Write a Useful Book Review

Posted onJanuary 5, 2017October 25, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

What I plan to leave in and what I’ll take out in my next book review. Read More …

CategoriesBooks, Review, WritingTagsbook review, Carol Newman Cronin, reader review

Listening In, Outside

Posted onMay 19, 2016June 9, 2020AuthorCarol Newman Cronin5 Comments

Sometimes authors just want to be a fly on the wall. Read More …

CategoriesFiction, WritingTagsauthor, Carol Newman Cronin, eastern shore, listening, Maryland, Oxford, watermen

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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