by kristinoakley | Feb 24, 2023 | Books and Movies, Newsletter
Lately, I’ve been hooked on stories that mess with my mind. Not psychological thrillers, though I do love those, but stories that bend the rules of reality. For instance, Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (see my Writer’s Book Club for more about that...
by kristinoakley | Feb 9, 2023 | Books and Movies, For Readers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
I finally finished reading Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr, and I’m glad I did. The book interweaves five stories across many centuries. The stories are connected around the parable of Aethon and his search for the mythical Cloud Cuckoo Land. The book begins...
by kristinoakley | Jan 26, 2023 | Newsletter, Writing Life
Big News — the release date for The Devil Particle is June 6th, 2023! But, you can read it sooner! How? By becoming an ARC reader. What’s an ARC reader? Authors and publishers send Advanced Reader Copies of books (ARCs) to readers in exchange for honest reviews...
by kristinoakley | Jan 13, 2023 | Books and Movies, For Readers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For this month’s Writer’s Book Club, I promised to review Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. But, I haven’t finished it — it’s 622 pages long and I’m a slow reader. However, while on my walks I did finish listening to the audiobook...
by kristinoakley | Dec 30, 2022 | Creativity & Craft, Newsletter, Writing Life
Good news! I’m working on the final edits of The Devil Particle! It was touch and go for awhile as I struggled to figure out what the heck my villain was up to. I had a couple of brainstorming sessions with my editor Tim Storm and we had a breakthrough....
by kristinoakley | Dec 15, 2022 | For Readers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
For my last Writer’s Book Club of 2022, I’m sharing a list of ten of my all-time favorite fiction and nonfiction books. You might find one or two to give as gifts this holiday season — or treat yourself! Fiction Station Eleven by Emily St....
