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Something Borrowed

Posted on January 12, 2015 by karinwritesdangerously

“Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” When Daniel James Brown began his book about the 1936 U.S. Olympic rowing team, he took as his model Laura Hillenbrand, author of the wonderful bestsellers, Unbroken and Seabiscuit: “When I first … Continue reading →

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Book Mates

Posted on July 8, 2013 by karinwritesdangerously

Amazing, isn’t it, where inspiration can come from? Just recently, I read a book in a completely different time period and genre from the YA novel that I’m writing — in many ways they couldn’t have been more different. And … Continue reading →

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Slow Going

Posted on October 23, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Junot Diaz author of a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, just published a new short-story collection called This Is How You Lose Her. It took Junot eleven years to write Oscar Wao and this new … Continue reading →

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Tender Touch

Posted on October 6, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Don’t you just love it when people you know and respect rave about a book? Just recently, two of my writing buddies were doing exactly that about a book called Middlesex. One of them listened to it on tape in … Continue reading →

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Book Givers

Posted on April 24, 2012 by karinwritesdangerously

Some time ago, I did a post on World Book Night, an ambitious project to give away free books that started in Britain and jumped across the pond to America (See Book Night). Well, April 23 was the BIG DAY … Continue reading →

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Unique Voices

Posted on February 5, 2011 by karinwritesdangerously

Every so often, a book review really catches my imagination. Sometimes a review grabs me because it showcases a book on ideas, like How to Live — an engaging romp through the mind of Montaigne (see Montaigne Moonlights). And sometimes … Continue reading →

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