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Beyond That, the Sea

Book Review: Beyond That, the Sea

Posted onJune 1, 2023May 16, 2023AuthorCarol Newman Cronin2 Comments

Laura Spence-Ash’s debut novel breaks several novel rules—and it works Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsBeyond That the Sea, book review, Carol Newman Cronin, debut novel, Laura Spence-Ash

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The Plot: Story-Borrowing or Story-Stealing?

Posted onJune 16, 2022June 7, 2022AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

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

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

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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Book Review: Come With Me

Posted onApril 4, 2019April 4, 2019AuthorCarol Newman Cronin

A 2018 novel teaches me something about my own brain, even though both my life and my writing are quite different. Read More …

CategoriesReviewTagsbook review, Come With Me, Helen Schulman

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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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