Happy August, readers! Can you believe we’re almost back to school already? My family has an extra student this year – me! Read on to find out more. What’s in this Edition: I’m a student again! I’m excited to announce that this past month, I headed back to school through the Missionaries of Joy program. OverContinue reading “Back to School: My Journey in Catholic Theology”
Author Archives: Kelsey Gietl
Top Ten Tuesday – Weird Research Books
Happy Tuesday, readers! Today’s Top Ten topic is “Genre Freebie,” so I decided to feature some of my favorite (aka weirdest) books I’ve used for research when writing my novels. It was actually really difficult to narrow this down to only ten! Authors have to research some really bizarre stuff sometimes. Maybe next time I’llContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Weird Research Books”
Top Ten Tuesday – Beachy Book Covers
Happy Tuesday, readers! Today’s Top Ten topic is “Beach Reads,” so here are 10 books with beachy book covers. Have you read any of these? Are there any other beachy books you would recommend? *Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog challenge hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.* COPYRIGHT © KELSEY GIETL 2025
Top Ten Tuesday – Books Set in Germany
Happy Tuesday, readers! Today’s Top Ten topic is “Books Set in [select location].” Originally, I was going to do Books Not Set in the U.S. or England, since most of my reads are set there, but then I realized I’ve read a surprising number of books set in Germany, too. Some of these may alsoContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Books Set in Germany”
Latest Cover Designs – 8 Books You’ll Want to Pick Up
Welcome back to the Extra Edition newsletter! Usually, this newsletter features bonus content for my books and and the history behind them, but today I’m featuring eight of my latest cover designs. What’s in this Edition: Latest Cover Designs – 8 books to check out Top Tips for Working with a Designer – From author/designerContinue reading “Latest Cover Designs – 8 Books You’ll Want to Pick Up”