by kristinoakley | Oct 27, 2023 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I’m not reviewing a novel called Disappointing Books. Instead, I’m reviewing three books I’m very disappointed in. The first one is Gabrielle Zevin’s novel Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. I...
by kristinoakley | Oct 13, 2023 | For Readers, For Writers, News and Events, Newsletter
Many of you were ARC (Advanced Review Copy) Readers for The Devil Particle and because of you, the book became an Amazon #1 New Release and today has thirty-three Amazon reviews. Thank you for your support! Now I’ve created the Devil Particle Series Launch Team...
by kristinoakley | Aug 4, 2023 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
I’m finally getting around to reviewing New York Times Bestseller The Ferryman by Justin Cronin for my Writer’s Book Club and it’s my first negative review. Despite Stephen King’s praise for the novel, this book is a mess. In June, I wrote,...
by kristinoakley | Jul 29, 2023 | Creativity & Craft, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
I’m currently formatting The Vessel – the second book in The Devil Particle Series, and am on track to release it later this fall. So exciting! For those of you who received an advanced reader copy (ARC) of The Devil Particle or bought a copy, you’ve...
by kristinoakley | Jun 30, 2023 | Books and Movies, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
In this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I review the audiobook version of Barbara Kingsolver’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Demon Copperhead narrated by Charlie Thurston. Demon Copperhead is a modernized version of Charles Dickens’s novel David...
by kristinoakley | Jun 16, 2023 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
There have been two times in my writing career when I seriously thought about quitting. The first time was fourteen years ago during a Write-by-the-Lake Writing Retreat when I was told there’d be a very small market for my book. I felt as if I’d wasted a...
