by Kristin A. Oakley | Aug 18, 2025 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
I’ve recently discovered Blake Crouch and his sci-fi, dystopian novels including Dark Matter and Recursion, so I went looking for more of his work and discovered Pines. The first book in the Wayward Pines Trilogy, this novel had me hooked the minute I started...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Aug 4, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
Woo Hoo! I finished a decent draft of The Runner—Book Three in The Devil Particle Series and sent it to my five critical readers. More good news: The Devil Particle and The Vessel — the first two books in the series — are available for 99¢! This week only. More on the...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Jul 6, 2025 | Books and Movies, Conferences, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
Kristin celebrating with her new neighbors June was a whirlwind of “life getting in the way” of writing, making me neglect both my book and newsletter. Buying and moving into a brand new condo will do that to you. But my daughter and I have finished...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Jun 8, 2025 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter
Philip K. Dick is one of the best, if not the best, science fiction writers, so why has it taken me so long to discover he’s the creative genius behind many movies I love? No idea. But after listening to Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (here’s my...
by Kristin A. Oakley | May 18, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
After reading my Writer’s Book Club review of Shelby Van Pelt’s Remarkably Bright Creatures, a reader told me Van Pelt was going to be at the Milwaukee Public Library. So, my friend, Author Meadoe Hora and I ventured into Milwaukee to see the best-selling...
by Kristin A. Oakley | May 5, 2025 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I enjoyed listening to the audio version of Shelby Van Pelt’s charming novel Remarkably Bright Creatures (narrated by Marin Ireland and Michael Urie). Then, halfway through the book, I didn’t want to keep...
