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2 months ago | 
spotonoklahoma.com | Lisa Wingate
Author Lisa Wingate is scheduled to to be in McAlester on Tuesday Feb. 25.
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Aug 30, 2024 | 
journalgazette.net | Christina Dodd |Lisa Wingate |Priscilla Morris |O.O. Sangoyomi
These works of historical fiction are newly available through the Allen County Public Library. “A Daughter of Fair Verona”by Christina Dodd The eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet rejects the betrothal planned by her parents and tries to find the groom-to-be a more suitable bride. “Shelterwood”by Lisa Wingate In 1990 Oklahoma, Valerie, a law enforcement ranger reporting for duty at Horsethief Trail National Park, is immediately faced with the long-hidden burial site of three children.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
historicalnovelsociety.org | Byzantine Empire |Bywater Books |Lara Byrne |Lisa Wingate
This richly imagined dual-timeline tale introduces eleven-year-old Olive Peele and her adopted Choctaw sister, Nessa Rusk. In Oklahoma in 1909, they escape the abusive household where Olive’s brutal stepfather, Tesco, has already used and discarded Nessa’s older sister. When Olive catches Tesco eyeing six-year-old Nessa one night, she takes the little girl and flees. Their extraordinary journey explores the resilience and inventiveness of children faced with extreme danger.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
bookreporter.com | Lisa Wingate
In 1990, Valerie Boren-Odell decides she needs a change. Still grieving the death of her husband, and reluctant to settle just to make her life easier when she knows it’s not best for her small son, she takes a job at newly minted Horsethief Trail National Park in Oklahoma. A law enforcement ranger, Val is the only woman on the force. While she does her best to fit in, she is continually faced with sexist and derogatory remarks. Val also wasn't expecting to walk straight into a mystery.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
csmonitor.com | Sidney Morrison |Joseph Kanon |Clare Pooley |Lisa Wingate
From the savannas of West Africa to the canals of Italy, families are the glue that tie people’s lives together. Such relationships shape our understanding of the world and form the backdrop of our triumphs and defeats. From fiction to biography, the generational imprint is clear in many of the Monitor’s 10 best books of June. Why We Wrote ThisIf you’re looking for lively reads to tuck into your suitcase this summer, we have you covered.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
curiouscatbookshop.com | Lisa Wingate |Jacqueline Winspear |Rodney Habib |Karen Becker
Here are some amazing books you're going to want to pick up!Order right here, or come by the store and browse our New Releases table. AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER“A BINGEABLE FIVE-STAR READ.” —ABBY JIMENEZ, #1 New York Times bestselling author"I loved it—brims with heart, wit, and longing.”—CARLEY FORTUNE, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThe romantic and hilarious story of a professional organizer whose life is a mess, and t ...
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Jun 8, 2024 | 
audible.com | Jojo Moyes |Pam Jenoff |Lisa Wingate |Fiona Davis
One purpose of this micro genre is to give form and detail to the “lost history of women”. Many writers have tried to reconcile this lost history by filling in the gaps: taking what is known about one woman and the era she lived in, and creating an account that brings light to that specific time and place. These novels are steeped in well-researched historically accurate facts, but are also intimate and personal—showing what it may have been like to walk in these women’s shoes.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
caffeinatedbookreviewer.com | Lisa Wingate
4th Jun
Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate is a standalone historical fiction that takes place in 1909 & 1990 Oklahoma at what became Horsethief Trail National Park when Law Enforcement Ranger Valerie Boren O’dell arrived in 1990. A rich tale about wayward children, land shares and a national park mystery and missing person’s case. Come see what I enjoyed about Shelterwood.
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Jun 1, 2024 | 
redcarpetcrash.com | Lisa Wingate |Win A Copy |Philip Ellis
The book is in stores on Tuesday, June 4th from Ballantine. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/4diT76TOklahoma, 1909. Eleven-year-old Olive Augusta Radley knows that her stepfather doesn’t have good intentions toward the two Choctaw girls boarded in their home as wards. When the older girl disappears, Ollie flees to the woods, taking six-year-old Nessa with her.
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Nov 30, 2023 | 
nature.com | Robyn Pickering |Lisa Wingate |Claudia Jesus-Rydin
Dismantling oppressive colonial structures and challenging institutionalized racism are vital actions needed to preserve the integrity of future research. This stems from the deep-seated framework in which research, including geoscience, is conducted: colonialism and colonial thinking1.
