Save Ellis Island Free Virtual Event July 14th Ellis Island Photo by The New York Public Library on Unsplash Our Declaration of Independence proclaims: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Many of our ancestors fled foreign …
😁 A Hundred Crickets Singing Release Day! 😁
It’s RELEASE DAY for A Hundred Crickets Singing and Introducing a Special Event for Ukrainian Relief! To celebrate the release of my new book, I’m offering a Book Gems with Cathy Gohlke video drawing for 5 autographed copies of A Hundred Crickets Singing, each one coupled with a signed copy of my first No Creek novel, Night Bird Calling! (Despite my spoken mistake in the video) …
Goodreads Giveaway!
Spring news includes the coming release of A Hundred Crickets Singing (available now for pre-order), my stand-alone companion novel to Night Bird Calling. To anticipate the April 5 release, we’re offering a Good Reads Giveaway of 10 autographed print copies this week! The giveaway starts March 23 and ends just before midnight March 30. GoodReads Giveaway
Be Our Valentine!
Come, join Laura Frantz, Carrie Turansky, Kate Breslin, Melanie Dobson, Roseanna White and me for this special Valentine’s Week Giveaway! ENTER HERE To read more about each book, visit Carrie Turansky’s blog. My newest novel, A Hundred Crickets Singing will release April 5 and is available for preorder now from Tyndale House Publishers or your favorite vendor. I’ll mail the winner my book as soon as it releases. …
Merry Christmas
Wishing you a very Merry and Blessed Christmas and Peaceful New Year! I’m taking a sabbatical from Social Media for a time to complete a new novel. My new book, A Hundred Crickets Singing, will release in April 2022. Subscribe to my newsletter to be reminded when it releases: https://authorcathygohlke.com Follow me on Bookbub for the latest offers and releases. Subscribe to Book Gems …
A Quote from Night Bird Calling
“I woke while it was still dark and heard the first whippoorwill of spring call, Mama’s signal for comfort in the night, Aunt Hyacinth’s signal for joy, and mine for hope and new beginnings.” –Cathy Gohlke You can listen to the song of the whippoorwill by visiting the Audubon eastern whippoorwill page, scroll down to the bottom right of the page …
Celia’s Birthday Applesauce Cake
“We heard over the radio that the train was delayed for ice on the tracks. We celebrated Celia’s birthday quietly, cutting the applesauce cake Gladys had baked that morning—a recipe Celia loved and one that had been passed down to their family for generations. But Celia barely ate.” — Cathy Gohlke from Night Bird Calling Celia’s Birthday Applesauce Cake Ingredients …
Night Bird Calling
If I could go anywhere during the month of November, I’d run to the foothills and mountains of North Carolina. There’s nothing like the Blue Ridge these crisp autumn days! That’s where Night Bird Calling, my ninth novel, unfolds. For me, writing Night Bird Calling was both a “coming home” to those welcoming foothills and an emotional journey into difficult …
Cream of Chicken Soup
Cream of Chicken Soup ~This delicious recipe came by way of my sister-in-law, Randi Eaton from the author, Nagi. It’s real comfort food for cold nights!~ Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 5 tbsp unsalted butter ½ cup flour 1 garlic clove, minced ½ small brown onion, finely chopped 1 small carrot, diced 1/2 red capsicum/bell pepper, finely chopped 1 small celery stick, diced 2 cups chicken stock or broth, …