Tag Archives: Southern Fiction

Book Review and Blog Tour: Pretend with Me by Emily Mayer

Posted on October 24, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: One phone call was all it took to upend my entire life in completely unexpected ways. Whoever said that you can’t go home again was a liar. After the senior year from hell, I had spent a decade trying … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Plinko Bounce by Martin Clark

Posted on September 13, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Happy book birthday plus one to Martin Clark! His latest, The Plinko Bounce, is out now from Rare Bird Books. Synopsis: For seventeen years, small-town public defender Andy Hughes has been underpaid to look after the poor, the addicted, and … Continue reading →

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Book Beginnings on Friday and Book Blogger Hop: July 7, 2023

Posted on July 7, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Beginnings on Fridays is hosted each week by Rose City Reader. It’s a chance to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading this week. You can check out others’ book beginnings here. I’ll share a quote from … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber

Posted on January 25, 2023 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s … Continue reading →

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday: Letters from My Sister by Valerie Fraser Luesse

Posted on December 7, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s … Continue reading →

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Book Review and Giveaway: Beasts of the Earth by James Wade

Posted on October 19, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

BEASTS OF THE EARTH BY JAMES WADE Categories: Literary Fiction / Crime Fiction Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Blackstone Facebook Twitter Instagram Date of Publication: October 11, 2022 Number of Pages: 350 pages SCROLL DOWN FOR A GIVEAWAY! James Wade, whose first … Continue reading →

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Book Beginnings on Fridays and Book Blogger Hop – October 14, 2022

Posted on October 14, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Beginnings on Fridays is hosted each week by Rose City Reader. It’s a chance to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading this week. You can check out others’ book beginnings here. I’m also going to link … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen

Posted on September 10, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: An enchanting tale filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won’t let you go. Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways. Right off the coast of … Continue reading →

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Book Beginnings on Friday and Book Blogger Hop: August 26, 2022

Posted on August 26, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Book Beginnings on Fridays is hosted each week by Rose City Reader. It’s a chance to share the first sentence or so of the book you are reading this week. You can check out others’ book beginnings here. I’m also going to link … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fish out of Water by Marc Jedel

Posted on August 25, 2022 by theplainspokenpen@gmail.com

Synopsis: A small-town homicide. A community swamped in secrets. Can married amateur sleuths bait and capture the killer before the truth slips away? Elizabeth Trout had escaped her rural Arkansas hometown. Compelled to sort through her deceased grandmother’s belongings, she … Continue reading →

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