by Kristin A. Oakley | Nov 2, 2026 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For my November Book Club, I listened to Theo of Golden by Allen Levi, narrated by David Morse. I’d heard a lot of buzz about this book (it has over 200,000 reviews and a 4.7 star rating), so I was eager to listen to it. I’m sorry to say I struggled...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Oct 4, 2026 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
Land, is a historical novel by Maggie O’Farrell (author of Hamnet) of a family and their struggles while living in Ireland in 1865. The book had a slow start and then had a dramatic turn, which hooked me. British soldiers hire land surveyor Tomas who enlists the...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Sep 21, 2026 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, News and Events, Newsletter
A few days ago, my friend, author Abigail Morrison, texted me, “Congrats fellow semi-finalist!” I had to ask, “For what?” I’d completely forgotten that I’d submitted The Vessel – Book Two in The Devil Particle Series and its...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Sep 6, 2026 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
Before I moved into my condo last year, I gave away books that I had had a long and never read. I’d finally realized I never would. But there were some books I still kept, determined to read them. This month’s Writer’s Book Club reviews one of those...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Aug 24, 2026 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
It’s been a crazy, fun summer–prepping for and teaching at Novel-in-Progress Bookcamp, painting baseboards, doors, and rooms at my daughter and son-in-law’s new house, babysitting my grandson and grandpuppy for the big move, playing pickle ball,...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Aug 1, 2026 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter
This month’s book club goes back in time to late 1700s Maine and Ariel Lawhon’s novel The Frozen River. Lawhon based her historical murder mystery upon the journal entries of real life midwife Martha Ballard. Martha delivered over 800 babies and was called...
