Jennifer Blankfein

Sole Survivor Finds His Way Back to Living in “Dear Edward”

Reconnecting with life after loss can be a struggle, and Ann Napolitano’s Dear Edward, uplifting and hopeful, is a story of a young boy’s journey to overcome challenges, pick up the pieces and begin to dream again following a deadly plane crash. An unthinkable tragedy leaves a young boy devoid…

Jennifer BlankfeinJanuary 9, 2020

Fiction Young Adult

A Vietnamese Immigration Story in “Butterfly Yellow”

When Hằng was 12, her 5-year-old brother Linh was taken away as part of Operation Baby Lift and sent to the United States at the end of the Vietnam War. She and her grandmother spent the next six years worried about his safety, wondering about his life and planning for…

Jennifer BlankfeinDecember 31, 2019

Author Spotlight

TV Vet Brings His Knowledge “Live to the Network”

Author Jeffrey Diamond knows first hand what goes on behind the scenes in television broadcast news. With forty years of experience under his belt, he offers up a vivid, frightening look at sex trafficking and inappropriate relationships between law enforcement and the mafia, through the eyes of his protagonist, Ethan…

Jennifer BlankfeinDecember 3, 2019

Miscellany

Neil Pasricha Thinks You Are Awesome

Bestselling author, podcast host and TED speaker Neil Pasricha has charisma and positivity that emanates from the pages of his new book, You Are Awesome (Gallery Books). We will all experience challenges and often face failures, but if we look at them in a positive light, appreciate what we have learned…

Jennifer BlankfeinDecember 1, 2019

Thrillers

Flawed TV Producer Tackles Harrowing Story in “Live to the Network”

Jarring, thrilling and heart pounding, Live to the Network (Page Publishing) by Jeffrey L. Diamond is an addictive, dark mystery—compelling storytelling with a pace that leaves you breathless. Ethan Benson, a TV producer at The Weekly Reporter, assists the police force by taking on a forgotten case of gut wrenching, seemingly related…

Jennifer BlankfeinNovember 7, 2019

Nonfiction

Three Women Share Their Tales of Lust, Marriage and Disloyalty

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/three-women-feature-image-300x300.jpg A raw and honest look at women’s lives based on reports and interviews, Three Women (Avid Reader Press/Simon and Schuster) is an explicit and intense work of nonfiction. Author Lisa Taddeo dives deep into the sexual and emotional worlds of Maggie, Sloan and Lina, revealing desires and intimate details of…

Jennifer BlankfeinNovember 1, 2019

Book Club Network Fiction

“A Woman is No Man:” Divulging the Secret Struggles of Palestinian Immigrants

Fareeda, a Palestinian woman, may have moved to America with her grandchildren, but she keeps her tradition intact. Fareeda believes in arranged marriages, that sons are more valuable than daughters and women should do all the housework and raise the children. In A Woman Is No Man, (Harper) Etaf Rum follows…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 23, 2019

Better Self Nonfiction

Behind the Closed Doors of a Therapy Session in “Maybe You Should Talk To Someone”

Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb has always helped patients and provided a safe space in her Los Angeles practice. When she experiences a major crisis in her own life, she decides to seek help of her own. In Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), Gottlieb explores the inner chambers…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 14, 2019

Fiction

“The Mother-in-Law” is an Addictive Dive into Sinister Relationships

The mother-in-law relationship has the reputation for being tense and strained. The latest book from Sally Hepworth, the fun and addictive The Mother-in-Law (St. Martin’s Press), is no exception. Chapters alternate between past and present, as well as between narrators Lucy, the daughter-in law, and Diana, the mother-in-law. Diana had…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 4, 2019

Fiction

“Fleishman is in Trouble” is a Knock-out Debut in Humor and Relationships

Toby Fleishman is a short, Jewish liver doctor with a few hangups. A seemingly sincere family man, he is newly separated from his wife of 15 years when he unexpectedly finds solace in online dating apps. He is overwhelmed with the attention he is getting, basking in the never before…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 27, 2019

Fiction

“In West Mills,” a Small Town Navigates Hardship

In West Mills (Bloomsbury) by De’Shawn Charles Winslow is a charming story about an African American family in North Carolina spanning from the 1940s – 1987, and the difficult struggles and complexities of love. We meet Knot, who has an unconventional lifestyle, always reveling in her freedom. She lives alone,…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 25, 2019

Nonfiction

“Everything in its Place:” Inside the Mind and Life of Oliver Sacks

Oliver Sacks swam every day, was severely shy, and suffered from prosopagnosia (was unable to recognize faces). He was celibate for 40 years and was private regarding his sexuality. A physician, professor of neurology and bestselling author, he wrote many books about his patients, his own disorders and nature, including…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 26, 2019

Miscellany Pop Culture

“Is There Still Sex in the City?” – The Real Carrie Bradshaw Returns

One of many sound bites from Candace Bushnell, who twenty years ago had a dramatic impact on pop culture as her Sex and the City brand tracked the escapades of Carrie Bradshaw and friends as they faced the challenges of sex and dating in New York City. Fast forward to…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 8, 2019

Book Club Network Fiction

“Searching for Sylvie Lee:” A Maze of Love and Heartbreak

Searching for Sylvie Lee (William Morrow) is the perfect combination of literary fiction and suspense. Jean Kwok lets us inside the minds of Chinese immigrant sisters Sylvie, Amy and their Ma. Smart, pretty and accomplished Sylvie is the golden child in the family. Having grown up with her grandmother in…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 1, 2019

Fiction

Chatting with Mary Beth Keane on Gripping “Ask Again, Yes’

Two young policemen work together in Brooklyn in the 1970s. To distance themselves from the job and start families they both move to the suburbs with their wives and end up living next door. Francis and Lena have three daughters. Brian and Anne have a son, Peter. Peter develops a…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 4, 2019

Fiction

Feel Like an Outsider? You’re Not Alone

I haven’t read a lot of short stories and when the publisher asked me to take a look at We Love Anderson Cooper (Celadon Books) I was happy to do so…the title made me smile and when the book arrived I was increasingly motivated by the great looking cover! A teenage…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 12, 2019

Jennifer Blankfein

Sole Survivor Finds His Way Back to Living in “Dear Edward”

A Vietnamese Immigration Story in “Butterfly Yellow”

TV Vet Brings His Knowledge “Live to the Network”

Neil Pasricha Thinks You Are Awesome

Flawed TV Producer Tackles Harrowing Story in “Live to the Network”

Three Women Share Their Tales of Lust, Marriage and Disloyalty

“A Woman is No Man:” Divulging the Secret Struggles of Palestinian Immigrants

Behind the Closed Doors of a Therapy Session in “Maybe You Should Talk To Someone”

“The Mother-in-Law” is an Addictive Dive into Sinister Relationships

“Fleishman is in Trouble” is a Knock-out Debut in Humor and Relationships

“In West Mills,” a Small Town Navigates Hardship

“Everything in its Place:” Inside the Mind and Life of Oliver Sacks

“Is There Still Sex in the City?” – The Real Carrie Bradshaw Returns

“Searching for Sylvie Lee:” A Maze of Love and Heartbreak

Chatting with Mary Beth Keane on Gripping “Ask Again, Yes’

Feel Like an Outsider? You’re Not Alone

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