Besides celebrating the release of her novel Sea, our June Book of the Month author Heidi R. Kling has also been hard at work on an essay about the TV show adaptation of The Vampire Diaries for a new book. A Visitor's Guide to Mystic Falls: Your Favorite Authors on The Vampire Diaries comes out... Continue Reading →
Sea by Heidi R. Kling: Spotlight on Relief Agencies
In our June Book of the Month, Sea by Heidi R. Kling, the main character Sienna travels to post-Tsunami Indonesia with her father's international relief team to help tsunami orphans cope with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Heidi, herself, has made it no secret that she believes strongly in the work international relief groups do following disasters... Continue Reading →
Sea by Heidi R. Kling: Spotlight on Relief Agencies
In our June Book of the Month, Sea by Heidi R. Kling, the main character Sienna travels to post-Tsunami Indonesia with her father's international relief team to help tsunami orphans cope with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Heidi, herself, has made it no secret that she believes strongly in the work international relief groups do following disasters... Continue Reading →
Sea: A tsunami of inspiration
Sadly, our month of #sealove is almost at an end, but we wanted to show you all the cool stuff that's been inspired by Heidi R. Kling's novel Sea (and the 2004 tsunami itself). From journals to jewelry, tunes to toenails, readers are showing the love in a big way! Heidi has some cool tank... Continue Reading →
Sea: A tsunami of inspiration
Sadly, our month of #sealove is almost at an end, but we wanted to show you all the cool stuff that's been inspired by Heidi R. Kling's novel Sea (and the 2004 tsunami itself). From journals to jewelry, tunes to toenails, readers are showing the love in a big way! Heidi has some cool tank... Continue Reading →
Sea playlist: A Heidi R. Kling & Novel Novice collaboration!
Because the playlist for Sea is so eclectic, it was difficult to bring together all the artists in one tidy package. Instead, we give you a multimedia experience including songs from Heidi's own playlist and a few songs we at Novel Novice thought were a good fit. In NO WAY do we support music piracy!!!!!... Continue Reading →
Sea playlist: A Heidi R. Kling & Novel Novice collaboration!
Because the playlist for Sea is so eclectic, it was difficult to bring together all the artists in one tidy package. Instead, we give you a multimedia experience including songs from Heidi's own playlist and a few songs we at Novel Novice thought were a good fit. In NO WAY do we support music piracy!!!!!... Continue Reading →
Sea: Dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
I hate to be a downer here, but there's nothing really warm and fuzzy about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is pivotal to Heidi R. Kling's Sea. However, it's definitely worth learning about because it can happen to anyone -- just think of Sept. 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina and the Columbine High School shootings. Sienna's trauma... Continue Reading →
Sea: Dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
I hate to be a downer here, but there's nothing really warm and fuzzy about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is pivotal to Heidi R. Kling's Sea. However, it's definitely worth learning about because it can happen to anyone -- just think of Sept. 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina and the Columbine High School shootings. Sienna's trauma... Continue Reading →
Sea by Heidi R. Kling: Seeing is believing – tsunami videos
The cliché goes that "Seeing is believing." This especially holds true for something as unimaginable as a catastrophe like the tsunami that struck Indonesia in 2004. Heidi R. Kling does a magnificent job of describing the aftermath of the giant wave in her book Sea, where readers experience the horror through Deni and the children at the pesantren. But... Continue Reading →
