by kristinoakley | 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 kristinoakley | Jul 20, 2025 | Books and Movies, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
As a big Hunger Games fan, I was looking forward to Suzanne Collins’ latest addition to the series, Sunrise on the Reaping. The first book, The Hunger Games, is so well written, I refer to it often in my Crafting Unforgettable Characters workshop. Honestly, I...
by kristinoakley | 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 kristinoakley | 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 kristinoakley | 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...
by kristinoakley | Jan 19, 2025 | For Readers, For Writers, Newsletter, Writer's Book Club
Wow, what a crazy week of listening to audiobooks. My older daughter reminded me how good All-American Girl by Meg Cabot is. So, I decided to listen to it and finished it in one afternoon. It’s a well-written charming teen romance with a good deal of action....
