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...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Apr 19, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writing Life
I bought a brand new condo on March 28th and moved in on April 7th. The last few weeks have been stressful and . . . amazing. Even though I’ve neglected working on The Runner (and publishing newsletters), the experience has triggered ideas and insights into how...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Mar 16, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s book club, I listened to the audiobook of The Ministry of Time, by Kaliane Bradley, read by George Weightman and Katie Leung. The premise of this novel is intriguing—a civil servant becomes a “bridge” (a guide) for a time-traveler...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Mar 2, 2025 | Creativity & Craft, For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter
Imagine you’re working in an office, dressed in a suit and tie or a blouse and skirt, seated at a cubicle, staring at numbers on an outdated computer screen, selecting the ones that are “scary”, and moving them to a trash bin. You don’t know...
by Kristin A. Oakley | Feb 16, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I read Richard Powers’ Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Overstory. It follows the family histories and lives of nine people and their tight connection to trees. It was a struggle to get through—too wordy and too...
