Carmel Hanes

more photos (10)

year in books

Carmel Hanes’s Followers (172)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
Jenna
4,775 books | 928 friends

Mel &#x...
2,194 books | 1,942 friends

Lindsay L
3,092 books | 4,243 friends

Nadine ...
4,553 books | 259 friends

BooksAs...
2,628 books | 336 friends

Canadia...
1,533 books | 730 friends

❋ Booke...
347 books | 3,545 friends

Lark Be...
1,847 books | 1,371 friends

More friends…

Carmel Hanes

Goodreads Author


Born
in The United States
Twitter

Genre

Influences
Harper Lee, Ken Kesey, Sue Monk Kidd, Anne Lamott, Barbara Kingsolver

Member Since
June 2015


Carmel Hanes is the curious result of whisking together the DNA of Mr. Spock, Boo Radley, Atticus Finch, and Mr. Rogers, and baking it in a female body.

She hid among the likeable misfit toys she worked with in public schools and detention centers during a thirty year career as a school psychologist. The indelible imprint they left on her insisted on expression in this debut novel, exposing the struggles we all have to overcome early influences.

She avoids crowds, preferring to commune with sand dollars, trees, waterfalls, or the alternative universe of a good book. She avoids meaningless chit-chat, but loves to dive deep into a soulful conversation.

Personal rating matrix: I won't finish a book I'm finding not of interest, and won't rate it
...more

To ask Carmel Hanes questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

Carmel Hanes I'm still having a difficult time seeing myself as "a writer", even after publishing a book, as there are so many talented and committed writers out t…moreI'm still having a difficult time seeing myself as "a writer", even after publishing a book, as there are so many talented and committed writers out there who have led the way on this path. In my efforts,
I've tried to convey events, feelings, moods, and thoughts in ways that cause a person to stop momentarily to reflect, rather than just move along the page to what comes next. Causing a pause and perhaps a shift in perspective, or leaving a reader with a new lens to look through when navigating life is the most gratifying feedback I receive. Hearing that what I offered through writing has impacted someone on a deep, personal level, or has left them caring and thinking about characters tells me that I succeeded at tapping into universal "truth", which feels like an unexpected blessing for my efforts.(less)
Carmel Hanes I turn to some of my favorite books and re-read them. Then I go for long walks, preferably in the woods, trying to see common surroundings in uncommon…moreI turn to some of my favorite books and re-read them. Then I go for long walks, preferably in the woods, trying to see common surroundings in uncommon ways, thinking about the books I've read and what I loved about them. I find that my outdoor surroundings jostle my brain in ways that shake loose tied up thoughts, allowing others to creep in and get my words at least trickling, if not flowing. :)(less)
Average rating: 3.87 · 99 ratings · 21 reviews · 1 distinct workSimilar authors
Crooked Grow the Trees

3.87 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Pictures worth a thousand words

Sometimes a picture can tell a story, or generate questions. Check out this Medium story to learn something about what I love in this world through pictures. Sometimes, you just need to be reminded of all that is beautiful in the world.

https://medium.com/@chmayella/my-worl... Read more of this blog post »
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on July 11, 2019 14:04
Muckle Flugga
Rate this book
Clear rating

 
The Antidote
Carmel Hanes is currently reading
by Karen Russell (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating

 

Carmel’s Recent Updates

We Begin at the End by Chris  Whitaker
" Bummer. I loved it, but we all look for different things in our books! "
Carmel Hanes wants to read
Heartwood by Amity Gaige
Heartwood
by Amity Gaige (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
Carmel Hanes wants to read
Hana's suitcase by Karen Levine
Hana's suitcase
by Karen Levine (Goodreads Author)
Rate this book
Clear rating
Carmel Hanes made a comment on their review of Isola
Isola by Allegra Goodman
" Jan wrote: "Nice review, Carmel!"

Thanks, Jan! Looks like you enjoyed this one, too! ;-)
...more "
Boone's Lick by Larry McMurtry
" Sounds like a fun one! Thanks. :-) "
Carmel Hanes wants to read
Boone's Lick by Larry McMurtry
Rate this book
Clear rating
Carmel Hanes wants to read
Her name was Julia - Grave Number 339 by Kathleen A.Crinion
Rate this book
Clear rating
Dreaming of Flight by Catherine Ryan Hyde
" Canadian Jen wrote: "I haven't read this author yet, Carmel. But I do like the idea of sweet and uplifting. Great review!"

Never read her? That's a bit
...more "
The River Is Waiting by Wally Lamb
" Super review of this one. :-) "
Carmel Hanes started reading
Muckle Flugga by Michael Pedersen
Rate this book
Clear rating
More of Carmel's books…

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Indie Authors Mon...: I'm in for the Miami Book Fair 247 52 May 01, 2019 12:22PM  
A Good Thriller: * Just Finished 2022 to 2025 2055 1030 8 hours, 7 min ago  
A Good Thriller: * Share Your Review 2023 to 2025 3088 1176 8 hours, 7 min ago  
Harper Lee
“Atticus was right. One time he said you never really know a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them. Just standing on the Radley porch was enough.”
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Leonard Cohen
“There is a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in.”
Leonard Cohen, Selected Poems, 1956-1968

Terry Pratchett
“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
Terry Pratchett, Diggers

Michael Ondaatje
“You return to that earlier time armed with the present, and no matter how dark that world was, you do not leave it unlit. You take your adult self with you. It is not to be a reliving, but a rewitnessing.”
Michael Ondaatje, Warlight

Jeanne Theoharis
“Many white Northerners wielded their power and voting pressure at home, even as they might have pressed for desegregation in the South, understanding that you didn't need a governor at a schoolhouse door if you had the Board of Education officials constantly readjusting school zoning lines to maintain segregated schools. You didn't need a burning cross if the bank used maps made by the Federal Housing Authority to mark Black neighborhoods as "dangerous" for investment and deny Black people home loans. You didn't need white vigilantes if the police were willing to protect and serve certain communities while containing and controlling others.”
Jeanne Theoharis, A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History

19519 Bound Together — 1095 members — last activity 3 hours, 15 min ago
This is a group for women only! No group collectors! We expect participation! Before you apply for membership in Bound Together please check to see ...more
187001 Newest Literary Fiction — 1470 members — last activity 43 minutes ago
Discover and share your discovery of the most recently published literary fiction. If you love reading novels before anyone else decides they are good ...more
3183 Tournament of Books — 2329 members — last activity 31 minutes ago
This book group was established for those interested in participating in The Morning News's Tournament of Books. Please do not feel the need to finish ...more
376 Literary Fiction by People of Color — 12815 members — last activity 16 hours, 35 min ago
This can include genre fiction that is literary (e.g. speculative fiction, historical fiction, etc.), as long as it's written by a person of color (Af ...more



No comments have been added yet.