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Kristina Riggle lives in West Michigan, where she writes character-driven novels about complex personal dynamics. Her debut novel, Real Life & Liars, was a Target "Breakout" pick and a "Great Lakes, Great Reads" selection by the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association. Her latest novel, The Whole Golden World, comes out November 5, and is about two families and a community unraveled by a teacher-student affair.

Kristina has published short stories in the Cimarron Review, Literary Mama, Espresso Fiction, and elsewhere, and she works as co-editor for fiction at Literary Mama. As well as writing, she enjoys reading, yoga, dabbling in (very) amateur musical theatre, and spending lots of time with her husband, two kids and dog.



So I've had my Kobo Glo e-reader since Christmas (thanks, family!), and have read several books on it (from library and purchased), and have also read some physical books in the interim.

So....my thoughts, in no particular order.

* Love the instant gratification. I want that book....hey, here it is! It's slightly less "instant" when it's a library digital copy, but that's because my Kobo is not a... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 3.45 · 1,700 ratings · 407 reviews · 6 distinct works · Similar authors
Keepsake
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 442 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
Real Life & Liars
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 554 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions
Things We Didn't Say
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 351 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
The Life You've Imagined
3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 349 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
The Whole Golden World
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — expected publication 2013 — 3 editions
Keepsakes by Kristina Riggie
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012
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“We all have the best laid plans for our children, and they go and ruin it all by growing up any way they want to. What the hell was it all for, then? (Real Life and Liars)”
Kristina Riggle

“I hope someday she meets just the right man and has babies - a whole passel of babies, more than I could have - so she understands how it kills me now that she won't let me hug her when she's in obvious distress. (The Life You've Imagined)”
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message 2: by Shawn

Shawn Wickersheim Hey Kristina, I hope the rest of your book signing tour went well after you left Woodstock. My wife is almost done with "Keepsake" and she really has enjoyed it a lot.

Take care,
Shawn


Marina Hey, Kris!
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