by kristinoakley | Jul 14, 2024 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I listened to George Saunders narrate his book The Tenth of December. The book is a National Book Award Finalist and Time, Entertainment Weekly, and BuzzFeed named The Tenth of December one of the best books of the...
by kristinoakley | Apr 6, 2024 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I’m reviewing The Hacienda by Isabel Canas and Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. I had a lot of issues with both books, but while I found it tough to get through The Hacienda, I thoroughly enjoyed Dark Matter....
by kristinoakley | Feb 29, 2024 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For February’s Writer’s Book Club, I review The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, narrated by Jack Hawkins and Louise Brealey. In this bestseller, a criminal psychiatrist attempts to treat a woman who murders her husband and then never speaks. I bought the audio...
by kristinoakley | Feb 1, 2024 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I decided not to review Starter Villain by John Scalzi. I stopped reading it barely halfway through because nothing was happening. The protagonist asks a secondary character three or four times, “Why are we...
by kristinoakley | Nov 30, 2023 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter
For December’s Writer’s Book Club, I include my favorite books, board game, and organizational tool of 2023. I’ve also thrown in some fun upcoming events. Three completely different books – all well-crafted! Cloud Cuckoo Land Cloud Cuckoo...
by kristinoakley | Sep 7, 2023 | Books and Movies, Creativity & Craft, Newsletter, Writing Life
I’m behind on my reading of Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, for this month’s Writer’s Book Club, but I promise to get a review to you next month. Why am I behind? What on Earth have I been up to? Reading other...