Jennifer Blankfein

“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

Fiction

Forging New Relationships and Redefining Home

This is Home (Atria Books) is the emotional story of Libby, a motherless teenage girl trying to create and define her home along with Quinn, a military wife who feels abandoned and is searching for belonging. The characters are searching for connection and the family they really want is not…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 11, 2019

Nonfiction

CEO Bobby Herrera on Going Off the Beaten Path

CEO of Populus Group, Bobby Herrera has had his struggles. Growing up in a Mexican migrant worker family, he was not unfamiliar with long hours and difficult times. In school for six months of the year and then traveling to work in the fields to provide food for the people…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 10, 2019

Fiction

Sally Rooney Depicts the Highs and Pitfalls of Two Teens in Love

sSally Rooney’newest novel, Normal People (Hogarth) is an engaging page-turner focusing on the shifting relationship between two teenagers from Ireland. This propulsive novel from the author of Conversations with Friends was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, with little wonder. Connell is a smart, popular athlete with a working class single mother,…

Jennifer BlankfeinMay 22, 2019

Fiction

“The Handmaid’s Tale” Meets “Never Let Me Go”

The catch… you must stay on the premises and be separated from your family and friends for nine months while you are pregnant with a baby that doesn’t belong to you. In this stunning debut novel, The Farm (Random House), female-centric and slightly dystopian (will be appealing to fans of The…

Jennifer BlankfeinApril 26, 2019

Fiction

Memories of the Past and a Vision of the Future

In Another Time (Harper) by Jillian Cantor is a wonderful historical fiction novel with deep characters who love books, music and each other. In 1930s Berlin, Max, a German bookshop owner sees Hanna playing what she loves most, the violin. He is enchanted and in an attempt to get her…

Jennifer BlankfeinMarch 29, 2019

Thrillers

In This Thriller, Revenge is a Dish Best Served Pretty

With women and secrets, lies and deceit, friendships and forgiveness, Pretty Revenge (Gallery Books) delivers a suspenseful dose of crazy in this fifth novel, an emotional thriller, from Emily Liebert, slated for release this July. Ah, revenge! Eighteen years ago, Kerrie’s life was turned upside down. Hurt by the betrayal and…

Jennifer BlankfeinMarch 25, 2019

Jennifer Blankfein

“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

Forging New Relationships and Redefining Home

CEO Bobby Herrera on Going Off the Beaten Path

Sally Rooney Depicts the Highs and Pitfalls of Two Teens in Love

“The Handmaid’s Tale” Meets “Never Let Me Go”

Memories of the Past and a Vision of the Future

In This Thriller, Revenge is a Dish Best Served Pretty

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