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Jim Alkon

Jim Alkon

Jim Alkon is Editorial Director of BookTrib.com. Jim is a veteran of the business-to-business media and marketing worlds, with extensive experience in business development and content. Jim is a writer at heart – whether a book review, blog, white paper, corporate communication, marketing or sales piece, it really doesn’t matter as long as he is having fun and someone is benefitting from it.

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Jim Alkon

Thrillers

Coben’s Search for Runaway Daughter Exposes Dark World

It was the businessman’s eldest daughter, Paige, who he hadn’t seen in six months. He approaches her and begs her to come home, but she runs. That’s how New York Times bestselling thriller master Harlan Coben sets up his latest novel, Run Away (Grand Central Publishing). The story follows Simon…
Jim Alkon
March 14, 2019
Children's Books

A Feminist Leader A Century Ahead of Her Time

As Jeannette Rankin was becoming one of the leading suffrage voices in America in the early 1900s, she would utter those words to children in one of the 25 speeches she was said to give over a 25-day period. Jeannette Rankin was the first woman elected to Congress, in 1916.…
Jim Alkon
March 12, 2019
Thrillers

Widower Clashes With Demons Holding Wife’s Soul

As someone not obsessed with the genre, I couldn’t put down Michael Phillip Cash’s Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island (Red Feather Publishing). Upon realizing the book is only 161 pages, one might wonder how quickly and deeply the author can advance his story. Stop wondering – this one packs…
Jim Alkon
March 11, 2019
Miscellany

Lake Cottage Life: One Family’s Tranquil Journey

People seek different means to “rescue” themselves from the hustle and bustle of everyday lives, escape from the hundreds of daily peeks on their smartphones, and seek a sense of peace, solitude and tranquility. Maybe they pursue self-help mentors, study religion, take up relaxing hobbies, and ok, even bury themselves…
Jim Alkon
February 22, 2019
Children's Books

The World is Going Bananas Over Llamas

Word has traveled up to the Andes, to a group of llamas, that the world is going crazy over them! So begins the recently released fun journey and seek-and-find activity book, Where’s the Llama? (Andrews McMeel Publishing), illustrated by Paul Morgan and Gergely Forizs and written by Frances Evans. “Feeling…
Jim Alkon
February 11, 2019
Fiction

Poetry That Finds Intimacy With The Reader

The man whose poetry has attracted a celebrity following including Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Tom and Rita Hanks, Harry Styles, Ariana Huffington and Khloe Kardashian is out this month with his new, highly anticipated work. Every Word You Cannot Say (Andrews McMeel Publishing) by Iain Thomas explores loss, growth and…
Jim Alkon
February 11, 2019
Children's Books

Beloved Writers Wolitzer and Sloan Pair Unlikely Friends

So begins one of the zaniest, touching and innovative novels about friendship and family that you’ll come across. In To Night Owl From Dogfish (Dial and Dutton Books for Young Readers), bestselling authors and friends Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer tell the story of two girls who start out as strangers and end up as…
Jim Alkon
February 8, 2019
Thrillers

Finder’s Lastest Thriller with a Compromised Judge

For those of us who try to live our lives in a judgment-free zone, what are we to make of Joseph Finder’s latest thriller, Judgment (Dutton)? Should we judge Juliana Brody for not wanting to stay cooped up in her hotel room after nailing a speech at a legal conference?…
Jim Alkon
January 28, 2019
Nonfiction

The Fun, Bizarre and Quirky Side of American Politics

Enter the new book, American Politics on the Rocks: The Bizarre Side of American Politics, as the antidote to the inflammatory political discussion. In it, author Rich Rubino showcases fun, humorous and embarrassing moments of our so-called esteemed political leaders over the years. Whether you need an amusing anecdote to use…
Jim Alkon
January 15, 2019
Children's Books

Lessons of the Alphabet and Overcoming Fear

And so the stage is set for a fun story and learning adventure in A for Airplane, written by Rob Bevan and inspired by his son Scotty. It is the first in a planned Transport Adventure Learning Series of 26, with the second book, “B for Bus,” to be published…
Jim Alkon
January 7, 2019

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