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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

Nonfiction

“Golden Handcuffs:” The Secret History of Trump’s Women

How does he get away with this behavior in the era of #MeToo and #TimesUp? And what are the roots of this profound misogyny? Golden Handcuffs: The Secret History of Trump’s Women (Gallery Books) by Newsweek national politics correspondent Nina Burleigh, answers these questions by examining the six most important…
Jim Alkon
November 1, 2018
Fiction

Love, Faith, and Writing: A Chat with Herb Freed

We recently sat down with Herb Freed to discuss his new book Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants, now available for purchase. Herb Freed started his adult life as an ordained rabbi and became the spiritual leader of Temple Beth Shalom in Lake Mahopac, NY, while producing and directing three shows…
Jim Alkon
October 24, 2018
Nonfiction

Life Stories Help Others Connect To Peace and Wisdom

In 2011 Polly Wirum ran her last marathon. It had been part of her lifestyle, part of her identity. But struggling with her health, she spent almost a year seeking answers and eventually was diagnosed with a circulatory issue. That propelled her on another journey to seek different answers. “I…
Jim Alkon
October 22, 2018
Fiction

Murakami: Putting Normal Characters in Weird Situations

I first heard of Haruki Murakami a decade ago and instantly knew we had a connection. It was while reading the first pages of his tome 1Q84, in which a young woman riding a taxi on an elevated expressway in bumper-to-bumper traffic realizes she is going to miss an important…
Jim Alkon
October 12, 2018
Nonfiction

Writers Remember Pat Conroy in a Collection of Essays

“You get a little moody sometimes, but I think that's because you like to read. People that like to read are always a little f____d up.” So wrote bestselling author Pat Conroy in The Prince of Tides. Despite the amusing reference in one of his classic tales, Conroy, who died…
Jim Alkon
October 10, 2018
Nonfiction

Justine Bateman Dissects the Odd Phenomenon of Fame

Ever wonder what it’s like to be famous? Of course you have. But would you sacrifice everything for the notoriety and fortune, or be content to avoid the baggage and stare from afar? Entertainment shows, magazines, websites, and other channels continuously report the latest sightings, heartbreaks, and triumphs of the…
Jim Alkon
October 8, 2018
Nonfiction

Immigration Attorney Memoir Reads Like Espionage Thriller

It’s a collection of immigration case histories that read more like espionage thrillers, populated with KGB agents, nuclear whistle-blowers, and even accused terrorists fighting for their lives as well as legal standing in the U.S. With the publication of Safe Haven in America: Battles to Open the Golden Door (American Bar Association),…
Jim Alkon
September 6, 2018

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