by kristinoakley | Dec 21, 2018 | For Readers, Newsletter
I am the Mozart of the literary world. Not a writer, more of a conduit for letters that pour through my brain, down my arm, through my fingers, flowing into my fountain pen and on to the page. My day starts at four a.m. in an all-night coffee shop three blocks from my...
by kristinoakley | Dec 21, 2018 | For Readers, Newsletter
A Kwiki Mom named me “A.” Her last name was Kwikowski, good Polish stock. The Kwikowskis that settled in Milwaukee did well for themselves. Steel mills and breweries. The Kwikowskis that left the city, did not. Mom was from the side that migrated to New Town which, in...
by kristinoakley | Dec 14, 2018 | Books and Movies, For Readers, Newsletter
On Christmas Eve in Iceland, people give books as presents and then everyone spends the whole night reading and drinking hot chocolate. The tradition has created Jolabokaflod which translates to “Christmas (or Yule) Book Flood” because of the large number...
by kristinoakley | Jul 6, 2018 | Creativity & Craft, For Readers, Newsletter
I stayed up way too late last night and am having a hard time concentrating on my work today. It’s all Fredrik Backman’s fault. Mr. Backman is the author of the critically acclaimed novel A Man Called Ove which was made into an Academy Award nominated...
