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scarymommy.com | Colleen Oakley
it happened to meHis fears inspired me to write a book about it. by Colleen OakleyOliver Rossi/DigitalVision/Getty ImagesWe may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. A couple years ago, as most authors do at some point in their career, I was struggling with what to write next. I had a few half-baked ideas that weren’t quite going anywhere and personally, I was going through a mini mid-life crisis.
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electricliterature.com | Colleen Oakley
If you spend enough time on BookTok or looking at the latest best-seller lists, you may start to wonder—is reading only for the young? Most of the biggest book influencers are in their 20s—and it stands to reason they’re interested in reading about protagonists their own age falling in love, slaying dragons, and solving murders. But don’t let BookTok fool you. Recent research suggests that 75% of active readers are actually 45 and older.
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bookbrowse.com | Colleen Oakley
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rd.com | Colleen Oakley
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flipboard.com | Colleen Oakley
14 hours agoWith tax filing season in full swing, it’s important to understand what might happen if you do not file a U.S. income tax return. The IRS can, and often will, file a “substitute” return for you and generally, it won’t be favorable. Taxpayers living and working abroad face greater risks with a …
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1 month ago | 
rd.com | Colleen Oakley
Ah, retirement. That wonderful time when you can turn off your alarm clock and while the day away exactly how you want to—no requests for time off required. Maybe you can finally plan those exotic vacations you’ve been dreaming about, learn French or take up pickleball. Why not! Like most American workers, you’re likely counting down the years, days and minutes until that magical age when can hang up your 9-to-5 hat for good. But what is full retirement age, exactly?
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2 months ago | 
redcarpetcrash.com | Patti Callahan Henry |Colleen Oakley
MINNEAPOLISFeb. 26thhttp://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/LASTBREATHrccMNOMAHAFeb. 26thhttp://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/LASTBREATHrccNESynopsis: A heart-pounding film that follows seasoned deep-sea divers (Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu) as they battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean’s surface. Based on a true story, LAST BREATH is an electrifying story about teamwork, resilience, and a race against time to do the impossible.
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2 months ago | 
redcarpetcrash.com | Colleen Oakley |Patti Callahan Henry |Amy Shearn
The book is in stores on Tuesday, March 11th from Berkley. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/4315T75Jane and Dan are celebrating their 20th anniversary and decide to go to a different, more expensive restaurant. Jane is not very happy, her teenage kids don’t need her anymore, she thinks Dan is cheating on her and her novel bombed.
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2 months ago | 
redcarpetcrash.com | Carlie Walker |Patti Callahan Henry |Colleen Oakley |Amy Shearn
The book is in stores on Tuesday, March 18th from Berkley. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/4316ZzJMax owned a restaurant until it went under and now she works for a catering company making very little money. She also looks like the twin of the Prime Minister of a European country, Sofia Christiansen and is asked by the CIA to be her during her summer vacation in Italy and will be paid $5 million, as it turns out someone is trying to kill her.
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2 months ago | 
redcarpetcrash.com | Patti Callahan Henry |Colleen Oakley |Amy Shearn
The book is in stores on Tuesday, March 18th from Atria. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/4i4OoY8In 1927, Bronwyn Newcastle Fordham, age 30, vanished from her home in South Carolina, leaving behind a husband and a 12-year-old daughter, Clara. She had written a clever children’s book, with an invented language, that became very successful and left behind a sequel, that was never published.
