Judy Moreno

Better Self Better Self - Featured Miscellany

Add Books to Your Mental Health Care Routine

October 10 is World Mental Health Day! The first commemoration was in 1992 with an aim for support and outreach, but it was the beginning of a new era: between the early nineties and today, destigmatization initiatives, care choices and availability, advocacy, awareness foundations and research have, thankfully, made leaps…

Judy MorenoOctober 8, 2021

Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

The Strand Magazine Announces the 2021 Strand Critics Award Winners!

The Strand Magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Strand Critics Awards! The Strand is a leading source of the latest news on thrillers and mysteries and is a hotspot for all things related to the genre. It has published many exciting works from such giants as…

Judy MorenoOctober 6, 2021

Fiction Listicles Listicles - Featured

7 Books On What Comes After Happily Ever After … Falls Apart

Divorce is almost always messy. In marriage, two become one, but in its ugly stepsister, one becomes two. It’s an emotional chasm, the Mariana’s Trench of relationship deconstruction. Beyond the gut-wrenching, heartrending, cry-while-listening-to-Taylor Swift elements of the whole horrid affair (extra horrid if an affair is what broke up the…

Judy MorenoOctober 5, 2021

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Mike Shaw Reveals What Inspired “The Musician” Within Him

“True, endearing, joyful, and at times disheartening, The Musician is an unvarnished look at what most musicians encounter when they choose to follow their dreams,” says Huffington Post’s Ralph Miriello. Becoming an accomplished musician and receiving recognition for it eventually proves the driving force in Tom Cliffe’s life. He will…

Judy MorenoOctober 4, 2021

Listicles Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

From the Perspectives of Killers Come 7 Killer Thrillers

Human technology is steadily making leaps and bounds into the future, but one thing left unachieved is the ability to read minds. This might not be the worst thing in the world. Just think of all the dark, twisted thoughts that pop up uninvited in your own mind and are…

Judy MorenoOctober 4, 2021

Author Spotlight Author Spotlight - Featured

J.W. Zarek Has Some Devilishly Fun Details to Share About His Book

The Devil Pulls the Strings by J.W. Zarek is for you if you’re all about those occasions when tortured heroes, epic battles, time travel, twisted history and secret societies collide. Reality often doesn’t do all that, so fulfill your quest with this novel. It sure makes a big splash and…

Judy MorenoSeptember 27, 2021

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Karin Freeland is Going to Be Your New Author-Best-Friend

The Ins and Outs of My Vagina: A Penetrating Memoir (Gmk Writing and Editing, Inc) by Karin Freeland could be the poster-child for an updated catchphrase, “don’t judge a book by its title.” That's because this memoir goes far deeper than you’d imagine. Oh no, is everything going to be…

Judy MorenoSeptember 27, 2021

Listicles Miscellany

A Birthday Present for F. Scott Fitzgerald: Book Recommendations

You’ve probably heard of him: F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby, This Side of Paradise, Tender Is the Night, a deluge of delightful short stories, screenplays and multitudes more. His talent, imagination and innovation knew no bounds. His green light pulled us in, again and again, like boats against…

Judy MorenoSeptember 24, 2021

Author Spotlight Author Spotlight - Featured

Charles Lichtman Pulls Back the Curtain on Writing an Epic Spy Thriller

Charles Lichtman was a man with a plan. Well, boy with a plan. And I’ll be darned if he didn’t make himself proud. The New York Times reviewer Alan Dershowitz boldly claims that this book is “A Jewish Da Vinci Code with an even better ending.” High praise! The Sword…

Judy MorenoSeptember 20, 2021

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

“Why Her? Why Not Me?” Portrays Unbelievable Grief With Remarkable Authenticity

Why Her? Why Not Me?: A Series of Deep Familial Misfortunes (Balboa Press) discloses, in the very title, that tragedy comprises the crux of the forthcoming account. Chapter one's title, “The First Traumatic Event,” also reinforces the expectation. Despite this threatening storm cloud hanging over the reader’s mind, the opening…

Judy MorenoSeptember 17, 2021

Fiction Miscellany

The Strand Reveals Never-Before-Seen Short Story by Tennessee Williams

Andrew Gulli, Managing Editor at The Strand Magazine, has unearthed another diamond in the rough. This time, the discovery is an arresting short story called “The Summer Woman,” by that acclaimed wordsmith Tenessee Williams. The Strand is the first to publish it, a well-earned honor after the research of tracking…

Judy MorenoSeptember 15, 2021

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Frances Schoonmaker Discusses Teaching, Writing and the Unique Gifts of Children

This is a lovely historical fantasy for middle-grade or young adult readers and anyone who loves an adventure. A Broadway musical director and avid lifelong reader says, “If you love the fantasy of Harry Potter, the time travel of A Wrinkle in Time, and the history of The Little House…

Judy MorenoSeptember 13, 2021

Listicles Listicles - Featured Miscellany

New and Indie Books in Honor of September Eleventh

It’s the 20th Anniversary of 9/11. I asked three coworkers for their memories of the day to gather and learn from the experiences of those too close for comfort. Their replies indeed discomforted me — something I had steeled myself for and invited in — in a very important and…

Judy MorenoSeptember 11, 2021

Better Self Better Self - Featured Listicles Miscellany

Suicide Prevention Week: Books That Sensitively Cover the Subject

According to the American Association of Suicidology (AAS), suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. In 2019, the most recent year for which the organization cites data, 47,511 Americans died by suicide. This means, on average, 130 suicides occur each day. The tragedy doesn't end with…

Judy MorenoSeptember 10, 2021

Miscellany

2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Winner Announced!

Let me happily relay the official announcement of the winner of the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction: Piranesi, written by Susanna Clarke and published by Bloomsbury, takes the grand prize. This luminous offering is, according to the Chair of Judges, “a truly original, unexpected flight of fancy which melds genres…

Judy MorenoSeptember 8, 2021

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Connie di Marco Talks Astrology, Life Experience and Inspiration

This novel kicks off a cozy mystery series that will appeal to anyone who loves astrology and plenty of intrigue in their latest read. Peppered with references to the zodiac and seasoned liberally with zany cahoots and zesty chills, your fall is off to a crisp start when you welcome…

Judy MorenoSeptember 7, 2021

Judy Moreno

Add Books to Your Mental Health Care Routine

The Strand Magazine Announces the 2021 Strand Critics Award Winners!

7 Books On What Comes After Happily Ever After … Falls Apart

Mike Shaw Reveals What Inspired “The Musician” Within Him

From the Perspectives of Killers Come 7 Killer Thrillers

J.W. Zarek Has Some Devilishly Fun Details to Share About His Book

Karin Freeland is Going to Be Your New Author-Best-Friend

A Birthday Present for F. Scott Fitzgerald: Book Recommendations

Charles Lichtman Pulls Back the Curtain on Writing an Epic Spy Thriller

“Why Her? Why Not Me?” Portrays Unbelievable Grief With Remarkable Authenticity

The Strand Reveals Never-Before-Seen Short Story by Tennessee Williams

Frances Schoonmaker Discusses Teaching, Writing and the Unique Gifts of Children

New and Indie Books in Honor of September Eleventh

Suicide Prevention Week: Books That Sensitively Cover the Subject

2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Winner Announced!

Connie di Marco Talks Astrology, Life Experience and Inspiration

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