Category: The Edge of Nowhere
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U.S. of Books Review: Songs in Ordinary Time
Welcome to this week’s edition of U.S. of Books Review. This week’s review comes compliments of H.C. Norton from The Irresponsible Reader Blog. Enjoy! Songs In Ordinary Time by Mary McGarry Morris Reviewed by: H. C. Newton The Irresponsible Reader ★ There’s a stereotype about Oscar-bait movies the come out late in the year, super-serious…
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April 19, 1995: Oklahoma’s Loss of Innocence
“We come here to remember Those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever. May all who leave here know the impact of violence. May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity.” ~ Inscription at the gate to the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum Most people say they’ll never forget where they were…
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Book Review: 5-stars for “Look Again” by Lisa Scottoline
I hate admitting this, but I don’t have time to read these days. No, that’s not true. I don’t have as much time as I want to read these days. Traditionally, I’ve been one to go through several books in a week. These days, it’s taking me several weeks to get through one book. And…
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U.S. of Books Review: Play it As it Lays
Welcome to another installment of the United States of Books! Today we will visit California with Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion. Entertainment Weekly says “Didion’s 1970 classic, about a woman and a marriage breaking down, is both an ode to the freedom of the freeways and a eulogy for dreams shriveled by the sun.” SYNOPSIS (From…
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Black Sunday: The Storm That Gave The Dust Bowl Its Name
Read an excerpt from The Edge of Nowhere on this 81st Anniversary of Black Sunday and the storm that gave The Dust Bowl its name.
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DRAWN TO HER RELEASE INFORMATION
I’m a day late, but no less enthusiastic in my sincere wishes for a HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL RELEASE of Drawn to Her, Book 1 of the Southern Heat series by my friend, Jenna Harte. This is a sweet contemporary romance, which will make you swoon. Read on to know more… Title: Drawn to Her Series:…
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Book Review: A Necessary Act
I’m really excited! Today is finally here! My friend, Tony Wirt, has finally released his first novel — A Necessary Act. I was given the opportunity to read an advance copy of this novel, and I’m being totally honest when I say that it’s exactly what I hoped it would be! It quite literally grabbed me…
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U.S. of Books Review: The Grapes of Wrath
SYNOPSIS (From Goodreads.com) First published in 1939, Steinbeck’s Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads, driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California. Out of their trials and…
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‘The Edge of Nowhere’ author to hold book signing at Norman Barnes & Noble
I’m pretty excited to be featured in my college newspaper. Take a look! An OU alumna is returning to Norman to discuss her book chronicling the struggles of a family during the Oklahoma Dust Bowl. Source: ‘The Edge of Nowhere’ author to hold book signing at Norman Barnes & Noble
C.H. Armstrong Books 