Check out our Facebook Live Author Interview with Susan Goldfein, author of Laughing My Way Through the Third Stage. Her hilarious essays comment on her personal, but highly relatable, journey through the decades and focuses on “women of a certain age.” With credentials bestowed upon her by her last birthday,…
BookTribDecember 6, 2022
In the newest chapter of Susan Lax & Friends, spiritual counselor Susan Lax is joined by Dr. Jeannie Blaustein, Founding Chair of Reimagine, to discuss “how to embrace joy and loss during celebrations.” Susan Lax is the acclaimed author of A Heart’s Landscape: An Invitation to the Garden of Moments (our review), and a spiritual…
BookTribNovember 29, 2022
Carlo Treviso’s debut novel Siciliana (Trevixo Originale Books) takes the historic event known as the War of the Sicilian Vespers and infuses it with heroic characters of near-mythic proportions. In high, swashbuckling style, he describes how this six-week insurrection against the oppressive rule of French King Charles I lefts thousands dead in…
BookTribSeptember 16, 2022
https://www.facebook.com/booktrib/videos/548415927093341/ In Susan F. Banks' imaginative tale, Red Souls swarm through the streets of Los Angeles, infecting the minds of humans with fear, despair and insanity. Four friends and a powerful Guardian named Gem must raise the Circle of Augustus to defend the Astral Gate and defeat an ancient evil…
BookTribOctober 26, 2022
In times of challenge, how do you tap into your moment of joy? In this very special conversation, Susan Lax, experienced spiritual counselor and author of A Heart's Landscape: An Invitation to the Garden of Moments (our review), discusses how to unlock a moment of joy each day with friends:…
BookTribMarch 8, 2022
When Yamina Koichu Salomon's son, Arieldavid, was diagnosed pre-birth with a life-threatening condition later identified as the exceedingly rare Haddad Syndrome, her doctor’s first response was to terminate the pregnancy. Her response? "I want my son to live ... He's God's present, and I'm not giving him back." She promised…
BookTribFebruary 17, 2022
In 2007, Kim Hvidkjaer was a millionaire, but two years later, he had lost more money than the average American earns in a lifetime. While not ideal, the experience offered him the opportunity to assess his company's failures and map out how to avoid similar mistakes in the future. His…
BookTribFebruary 15, 2022
"One of the things that I've learned," says author, spiritual coach and cultivator of Morning Inspiration Susan Lax, "is that there is always, always room for a moment of joy." Her new poetry book, A Heart's Landscape: An Invitation to the Garden of Moments (our review), shares this wisdom and more,…
BookTribJanuary 19, 2022
"Marko Zorn is not your usual detective," notes Otho Eskin, author of Head Shot (Oceanview), the second entry in his Marko Zorn series that began with The Reflecting Pool. USA Today bestselling author Jon Land would have to agree. Land observes that thrillers typically feature heroes who work either completely…
BookTribDecember 14, 2021
"You can't throw a dart at a calendar of the sixties without hitting a major Beatles or space event," says Ronald P. Grelsamer, author of Into the Sky With Diamonds: The Beatles and the Race to the Moon in the Psychedelic ’60s, and if anyone should know, it's him. By…
BookTribDecember 1, 2021
"Yes, I know the title can seem a little shocking or salacious," says Karin Freeland, author of The Ins and Outs of My Vagina: A Penetrating Memoir. While this tell-all doesn't hold back in the least, it's about much more than Freeland or her partner-in-crime V (her vagina, which becomes a…
BookTribSeptember 24, 2021
In this episode of Heart to Heart, Dr. Nieca dives into brain health with Dr. Sarah Kremen, director of the Neurobehavior Program at the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center. They discuss Dr. Kremen's work in Behavioral Neurology, a broad field of study she…
BookTribAugust 19, 2021
Described by Kirkus as "a moving portrait of brotherly love," Jenna Marcus' YA novel Breath Deep & Swim is a timely story that follows two siblings on a whirlwind journey to find their mother and avoid separation in the foster care system. Marcus notes that her writing, particularly her approach to crafting characters, has…
BookTribAugust 13, 2021
Tao Lin, the acclaimed author of Taipei, joins fellow author Casey Barrett to discuss the wealth of fascinating topics that permeate his new novel, Leave Society. These topics include nature, psychedelics and sleep, and the pair notes the effects of each on health and quality of life. Lin also explains the research…
BookTribAugust 11, 2021
On the road to becoming an orthopedic surgeon to elite athletes, Herman J. Williams had checked off all the boxes: he had the education, the experience and all the right contacts ... but then, life took a shocking detour. At the age of 31 during an innocent pickup basketball game,…
BookTribJuly 23, 2021
