Paulette Jiles

Wednesday, 16 October 2024

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Local books: Author and publisher is as determined as her protagonist

Monterey Herald 23 Jun 2024

Nicki Ehrlich is at home on the back of a horse ... A typical “horse kid” who grows up collecting the classic Breyer horse models, and reading authors like Paulette Jiles and Molly Gloss, Ehrlich always believed she, too, would write a book ... her family ... .

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Calendar of events for May 16 through May 22

Farmington Daily Times 16 May 2024

The American Rock Art Research Association will hold its 50th annual conference Thursday, My 16 through Monday, May 20 at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel, 560 Scott Ave. in Farmington ... Free ... 1st St., to discuss “News of the World” by Paulette Jiles.

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Linda Weber’s Finding Utopia Recognized as a Finalist in International Book Award Contest

GetNews 26 Mar 2024

FINDING UTOPIA is a romantic thriller set in Utopia, Texas, inspired by true events ... Linda is also active in the literary community ... More contemporary influences include Amanda Skenandore, Donna Everhart, Kristina McMorris, and Paulette Jiles ... Email.

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LIBRARY NEWS: New Online AARP Aging Program

Pagosa Daily Post 22 Feb 2024

This Senior Planet program was created by AARP ... Curbside service available ... Or you may have concerns about walking on snow or ice ... “Chenneville” by Paulette Jiles follows an injured Civil War soldier who arrives home to discover a brutal family murder.

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Author Elizabeth Gilbert to kick off San Diego’s Writer’s Symposium by the Sea

San Diego Union-Tribune 18 Feb 2024

Elizabeth Gilbert has been both of these writers ... This year’s other speakers are Nick Hornby, Paulette Jiles and Susan Orlean ... Paulette Jiles. The Texas-based Jiles has traversed between poetry and prose, memoir and nonfiction, since the 1970s ... .

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Books, movies, McMurtry, algorithms

Times Record News 04 Feb 2024

Number one granddaughter has a smart car. Instead of going straight home from work, it took her to a bookstore ... Bravo ... I haven’t ... Meanwhile, have you read “News of the World” by Paulette Jiles? I recommend it, especially if you like historical fiction.

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New At The Library

Yankton Daily Press 27 Jan 2024

Here’s what’s new at the Yankton Community Library. Jan. 27, 2024. ADULT BOOKS. Fiction. • “After the Funeral” by Tessa Hadley. • “The Café at Beach End” by RaeAnne Thayne. • “Chenneville” by Paulette Jiles. • “Close Enough to Hurt” by Katherine A. Olson ... ———.

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Mt. P author recounts odyssey to freedom in latest book

The Post and Courier 16 Jan 2024

When asked about authors she holds in great esteem, Carter mentioned Alice Munro, Geraldine Brooks, Paulette Jiles and Anthony Doerr as authors who have guided her in her quest of crafting a quality story while employing "beautiful" language ... .

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Mike Lunsford: Another year of good reading in the past

Cleburne Times-Review 16 Jan 2024

In the first, Paulette Jiles, now one of my favorite authors, takes us, as she has done before, to post-war Texas in “Chenneville ... Reminiscent of her phenomenal “News of the World” (2016), Jiles puts ...

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Looking ahead: Four books and one book event I can’t wait for in 2024

San Diego Union-Tribune 30 Dec 2023

While a few of the authors will be on-hand to promote 2023 releases, such as Paulette Jiles’ historical fiction novel, “Chenneville,” most of the authors will be here to discuss projects they’re currently working on ... Feb ... 1 ... .

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Favorites, predictions and pet peeves: Our critics on an eventful year in books

The Los Angeles Times 30 Dec 2023

Good morning, happy holidays and welcome back to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter ... How would you summarize the year in books? Did any trends pop out to you? Mark Athitakis ... Ulin ... BP ... What are you recommending and why? “Chenneville,” by Paulette Jiles ... .

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“A Brief History of Earth,” by Andrew H. Knoll, and more short reviews from readers

Denver Post 28 Dec 2023

— 4 stars (out of 4); Neva Gronert, Parker “Chenneville,” by Paulette Jiles (William Morrow, 2023). If you enjoyed Jiles’ earlier novels set in post-Civil War Texas, this one might surprise you.

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Utopia’s Wreaths Across America event will begin at Town Square

Uvalde Leader News 10 Dec 2023

The Wreaths Across America ceremony will be held Dec. 16 at 11 a.m ... This impressive ceremony is open to everyone ... Main Street Utopia will also host a book signing for our resident award-winning author Paulette Jiles beginning at 10 a.m ... FFA winner ... ....

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Renowned author Paulette Jiles stopping by Marble Falls library

DailyTrib 21 Nov 2023

National Book Award finalist Paulette Jiles will be at the Marble Falls Public Library, 101 Main St., at 2 p.m ... Author Talk series, Chenneville, marble falls public library, News of the World, Paulette Jiles.

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NEW FOR FALL

Fremont Tribune 07 Oct 2023

MOIRA MACDONALD. The Seattle Times ... By Paulette Jiles. (William Morrow) Jiles, whose "News of the World" hit the trifecta (an award winner, a bestseller and a movie adaptation), here presents a tale of murder, loss and vengeance in post-Civil War Texas.