NEWS ARCHIVES
December 22, 2008: GemmaMedia's highlight in The Boston Globe A&E section includes the following: "Also published this year is the young-adult novel "Oliver's Surprise: A Boy, a Schooner, and the Great Hurricane of 1938," by Carol Newman Cronin. An Olympic sailing champion, Cronin set the novel in her hometown of Jamestown, R.I., where seven children were swept to sea in the hurricane." Entire Story
December 4, 2008: The Jamestown Press reviews "Oliver" on the front page: "A boy, a boat, and a bump on the head." View story
November 15, 2008: Soundings Magazine reviews "Oliver's Surprise" in the Book Notes of its December issue (see page 24).
November 1, 2008: BoatUS includes "Oliver's Surprise" in its Editor's Picks for winter reading (see pages 20-21). Download Magazine
October 1, 2008: US Sailing honors Carol as their US Sailor of the Week. Full story
September 21, 2008: Baltimore Sun recognizes the 70th anniversary of the 1938 hurricane and "Oliver's Surprise." Read on
September 2, 2008 Oliver's Coming Out Party will be held September 19, 2008 at Conanicut Marine Services. Details
August 29, 2008: Friend and former house Dad Bob Hacker has written a short blurb about the book. Read Bob's comments
August 22, 2008: "Oliver's Surprise" is in print! Pick up your copy at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Conanicut Marina, and many local bookstores.
August 15, 2008: Carol was recently profiled for the Connecticut College Alumni News. View Story
July 28, 2008: Carol's first published fiction will be available September 1, 2008 and is currently available for pre-order. Details
June 28, 2008: Carol gave a presentation about "Opportunities in Women's Sailing" to a group of 100 at the Beverly Yacht Club in Marion, MA. The event coincided with the Women's Open Championship, where she qualified for the 2009 J/24 Worlds. Full Story