Renee Swindle's Blog
September 12, 2024
Goodreads Giveaway!
It’s giveaway time! You can enter this Goodreads giveaway for a chance to win an advanced copy of my upcoming novel!
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September 2, 2015
Pinch is on sale!
the e-book version of A PINCH OF OOH LA LA is on sale for $1.99. Sept. 2nd - 6th. Ooh la la!
kindle...
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nook...
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It's also available on iTunes
Thanks for your support!
kindle...
http://amzn.to/1fVHwwr
nook...
http://bit.ly/1Nb3gTG
It's also available on iTunes
Thanks for your support!
April 22, 2015
Giveaway of Benilde Little's Memoir
WIN a signed copy of BENILDE LITTLE’S memoir, WELCOME TO MY BREAKDOWN.
I couldn’t be happier that Benilde Little, the nationally bestselling author of GOOD HAIR, is willing to celebrate the release of her memoir with a giveway. Read the description below and I’m sure you’ll want to CLICK LIKE to WIN. She’s busy on tour, people (!), but she’s willing to mail a signed copy to YOU. Click SHARE and you’ve entered twice. xo
https://www.facebook.com/reneeswindle...
From the publisher:
My mother was gone. I never thought I would survive her death.
A major bestselling novelist and former magazine editor, long married to a handsome and successful stockbroker with whom she has a beautiful daughter and son, Benilde Little once had every reason to feel on top of the world. But as illness, the aging of her parents, and other hurdles interrupted her seemingly perfect life, she took a tailspin into a pit of clinical depression.
Told in her own fearless and wise voice, WELCOME TO MY BREAK DOWN chronicles a cavern of depression so dark that Benilde didn’t know if she’d ever recover from what David Foster Wallace called “a nausea of the soul.” She discusses everything from her Newark upbringing, once-frequent visits to a Muslim mosque, and how it felt to date a married man, to her doubts about marriage, being caught between elder care and childcare, and ultimately how she treated her depression and found a way out.
Writing in the courageous tradition of great female storytellers such as Joan Didion, Nora Ephron, and Pearl Cleage, Benilde doesn’t hold back as she shares insights, inspiration, and intimate details of her life.
Powerful, relatable, and ultimately redemptive, WELCOME TO MY BREAKDOWN is a remarkable memoir about the power within us all to rise from despair and to feel hope and joy again.
I couldn’t be happier that Benilde Little, the nationally bestselling author of GOOD HAIR, is willing to celebrate the release of her memoir with a giveway. Read the description below and I’m sure you’ll want to CLICK LIKE to WIN. She’s busy on tour, people (!), but she’s willing to mail a signed copy to YOU. Click SHARE and you’ve entered twice. xo
https://www.facebook.com/reneeswindle...
From the publisher:
My mother was gone. I never thought I would survive her death.
A major bestselling novelist and former magazine editor, long married to a handsome and successful stockbroker with whom she has a beautiful daughter and son, Benilde Little once had every reason to feel on top of the world. But as illness, the aging of her parents, and other hurdles interrupted her seemingly perfect life, she took a tailspin into a pit of clinical depression.
Told in her own fearless and wise voice, WELCOME TO MY BREAK DOWN chronicles a cavern of depression so dark that Benilde didn’t know if she’d ever recover from what David Foster Wallace called “a nausea of the soul.” She discusses everything from her Newark upbringing, once-frequent visits to a Muslim mosque, and how it felt to date a married man, to her doubts about marriage, being caught between elder care and childcare, and ultimately how she treated her depression and found a way out.
Writing in the courageous tradition of great female storytellers such as Joan Didion, Nora Ephron, and Pearl Cleage, Benilde doesn’t hold back as she shares insights, inspiration, and intimate details of her life.
Powerful, relatable, and ultimately redemptive, WELCOME TO MY BREAKDOWN is a remarkable memoir about the power within us all to rise from despair and to feel hope and joy again.
October 11, 2014
new video!
Watch me discuss A PINCH OF OOH LA LA and wave my hands. :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmbnv...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmbnv...
October 4, 2014
GIVEAWAY for BOOK GROUPS!
Book Groups: Win TEN copies of A PINCH OF OOH LA LA simply by clicking on the link below. Like the post and you've entered. Thanks!
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August 20, 2014
giveaway
"A story about how amazing a “nontraditional” family can be, along with jazz and the ever-embarrassing quest to find true and perfect love in our thirties; A PINCH OF OOH LA LA will have readers salivating over peach and goat cheese tarts while tapping their feet to the thoughts of jazz classics."
WIN a copy of A PINCH OF OOH LA LA click to enter:
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WIN a copy of A PINCH OF OOH LA LA click to enter:
http://bit.ly/1w8ZwKo
August 15, 2014
August 13, 2014
Help! I need reviews!
Hi friends,
Thanks so much for all the reviews. If you don't mind sharing your thoughts on Amazon.com by cutting and pasting, or just giving a rating, I would so appreciate it.
Thank you!
Renee
Thanks so much for all the reviews. If you don't mind sharing your thoughts on Amazon.com by cutting and pasting, or just giving a rating, I would so appreciate it.
Thank you!
Renee
August 7, 2014
May 16, 2014
I'm giving away copies of my new novel, A Pinch Of Ooh La La!
WIN an advanced copy of A PINCH OF OOH LA LA. Contest ends on my b-day, May 23rd. You're only one click away. Click now!
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Praise for A Pinch Of Ooh La La…
“You might think you know where A Pinch Of Ooh La La is going when you begin reading it, but you are in for a surprising and outrageous journey. I laughed, I nodded, I shook my head and said, “Girl…"—I could not put this book down, and when I finished, I felt like I was saying goodbye to now dear friends. I’m still missing the likable lead and her colorful family. So worth a read.”
--Ernessa T. Carter bestselling author of 32 Candles and The Awesome Girls’ Guide To Dating Extraordinary Men
“Renee Swindle writes about the complications of love with great humor, compassion and sass. A Pinch of Ooh La La is a pure delight!”
--Ellen Sussman, NY Times best-selling author of French Lessons
I dare you to read Renee Swindle's delicious new novel, A Pinch of Ooh La La, without pulling out mixing bowls and scanning your music collection for the perfect, jazz-fueled accompaniment. Swindle hits all the right notes with this unique and satisfying tale of love, friendship, and family.
--Julie Kibler, bestselling author of Calling Me Home
Renee Swindle’s A Pinch Of Ooh La La is touching and honest, with humor and romance in just the right measures. Swindle’s novel confirms the healing power of family, and her writing sparkles with endearing characters. A fully satisfying read, A Pinch Of Ooh La La left me with heaping spoonfuls of hope. ---Amy Nathan, host of The Glass Wives
Synopsis
Abbey Ross, who runs her own bakery in Oakland, California, is known for her visually stunning wedding cakes. But lately, Abbey’s own love life has become non-existent. According to her best friend, Bendrix, Abbey’s not the spontaneous young woman she was when they were teenagers listening to De La Soul and creating graffiti art. Of course, her failed relationship with a womanizing art forger might have something to do with that. Nevertheless, it’s time for Abbey to step out of the kitchen—and her comfort zone—and Bendrix has even handpicked a man for her to date.
Samuel Howard is everything Abbey’s dreamed of: handsome, successful, and—most important of all—looking to raise a family. But when Samuel complains about disrespect for the institution of marriage, Abbey’s reminded of her non-traditional, multi-ethnic family, with thirteen children from various mothers. And when he rails about kids having kids, Abbey can’t help but think of her twenty-year-old sister who’s recently revealed her pregnancy.
Soon Abbey is facing one disaster after another and struggling to make sense of it all. Her search for love has led her down a bitter path, but with the help of her unique family and unwavering friends, she just might find the ooh la la that makes life sweet.
http://tinyurl.com/ngdbkhg
Praise for A Pinch Of Ooh La La…
“You might think you know where A Pinch Of Ooh La La is going when you begin reading it, but you are in for a surprising and outrageous journey. I laughed, I nodded, I shook my head and said, “Girl…"—I could not put this book down, and when I finished, I felt like I was saying goodbye to now dear friends. I’m still missing the likable lead and her colorful family. So worth a read.”
--Ernessa T. Carter bestselling author of 32 Candles and The Awesome Girls’ Guide To Dating Extraordinary Men
“Renee Swindle writes about the complications of love with great humor, compassion and sass. A Pinch of Ooh La La is a pure delight!”
--Ellen Sussman, NY Times best-selling author of French Lessons
I dare you to read Renee Swindle's delicious new novel, A Pinch of Ooh La La, without pulling out mixing bowls and scanning your music collection for the perfect, jazz-fueled accompaniment. Swindle hits all the right notes with this unique and satisfying tale of love, friendship, and family.
--Julie Kibler, bestselling author of Calling Me Home
Renee Swindle’s A Pinch Of Ooh La La is touching and honest, with humor and romance in just the right measures. Swindle’s novel confirms the healing power of family, and her writing sparkles with endearing characters. A fully satisfying read, A Pinch Of Ooh La La left me with heaping spoonfuls of hope. ---Amy Nathan, host of The Glass Wives
Synopsis
Abbey Ross, who runs her own bakery in Oakland, California, is known for her visually stunning wedding cakes. But lately, Abbey’s own love life has become non-existent. According to her best friend, Bendrix, Abbey’s not the spontaneous young woman she was when they were teenagers listening to De La Soul and creating graffiti art. Of course, her failed relationship with a womanizing art forger might have something to do with that. Nevertheless, it’s time for Abbey to step out of the kitchen—and her comfort zone—and Bendrix has even handpicked a man for her to date.
Samuel Howard is everything Abbey’s dreamed of: handsome, successful, and—most important of all—looking to raise a family. But when Samuel complains about disrespect for the institution of marriage, Abbey’s reminded of her non-traditional, multi-ethnic family, with thirteen children from various mothers. And when he rails about kids having kids, Abbey can’t help but think of her twenty-year-old sister who’s recently revealed her pregnancy.
Soon Abbey is facing one disaster after another and struggling to make sense of it all. Her search for love has led her down a bitter path, but with the help of her unique family and unwavering friends, she just might find the ooh la la that makes life sweet.
