Our local book club meets once a month and the person who selects the book for that month also hosts the discussion group – my most recent pick was “the Night Circus” and with a book that is so delightfully imaginative how could I not go all out in re-creating a fun environment for our [...]
CHOCK FULL OF FUN!
by Bette Lee Crosby on March 18, 2012 in Events
I find very few things that are more fun than getting together with other book-lovers and talking about…what else…books! This past week was just chock full of such fun and here’s why… On Tuesday, the local book club I belong to had their meeting and we discussed last month’s read – Little Princes, One Man’s [...]
A Talk at the Temple
by Bette Lee Crosby on February 17, 2012 in News & Views
‘Tis the season for lots of book talk events and revisiting some of the lovely ladies I have spoken with in previous years. On Tuesday of this week – Valentine’s Day – I had a sweetheart of an afternoon. First I visited with the Sisterhood at the Temple Beth El Israel, and then I attended our [...]
FUN WITH THE “NEEDS-A-NAME” BOOK CLUB
by Bette Lee Crosby on February 9, 2012 in Events
The absolute most fun an author can have is to visit with a book club comprised of more than a dozen fun-loving gals who are brimming over with comments and conversation. The book club I visited with on Wednesday, February 8th was at Evergreen Country Club and hosted by Joyce Humboldt. I can hardly find [...]
Hot Off The Press
by Bette Lee Crosby on January 6, 2012 in News & Views
SPARE CHANGE is now in the top ten on Goodreads Listopedia list of “Best Unknown Books” – Of course my goal is make it “known” so friends, fans and fellow writers, if you’re a member of Goodreads, please swing by and vote for it – here’s the link http://bit.ly/zeit7A
SPARE CHANGE – Seattle Post Intelligence
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 10, 2011 in Book Reviews
Bette Lee Crosby’s Spare Change is a quirky mix of Southern flair, serious thoughts about important things in life, madcap adventures of a young boy and a late change of heart that made all the difference in the life of an unusually independent woman. More than anything, it is a heartwarming book, which is simultaneously [...]
Spare Change
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 10, 2011 in Book Reviews
Goodreads Review Jackie Lane rated it I finished this book last night. I had an ARC and I did a buddy read on this book. Since I had no idea what I was reading, it was a pleasant surprise when I sat down to read it. I definitely enjoyed this book. It is the story [...]
SPARE CHANGE – Bookpleasures Review
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 9, 2011 in Book Reviews
Award-winning author Bette Lee Crosby brings readers another heart-warming story about a strong woman who learns life’s greatest joys often come in the form of the very thing we reject. In 1923 Olivia Westerly holds her head high and marches out of her Virginia home. At a time when the highest ambition of most of [...]
SPARE CHANGE…The story starts
by Bette Lee Crosby on December 5, 2011 in Inside the Book...
Olivia Ann Westerly I don’t suppose there’s a person walking the earth who doesn’t now and again think if I had the chance to live my life over, I’d sure as hell do it differently. When you get to a certain age and realize how much time you’ve wasted on pure foolishness, you’re bound to [...]
Happy to say….
by Bette Lee Crosby on October 4, 2011 in News & Views
I am so happy to say that I am now a Goodreads Author – with my own Author page and all the bells and whistles that go along with it! Of course, I don’t know how to use all those bells and whistles, but hopefully I’ll learn. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet and share [...]
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Bette Lee Crosby
Award-winning author, originally from New Jersey now living in Southern Florida. An active public speaker who makes frequent appearances to support various charities and women's groups. Schedule permitting she will join the dicussion of book clubs who have read "Cracks in the Sidewalk" or "Spare Change", either in-person, by phone or by computer teleconference.
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