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Art Imitates Life: D.A. Galloway Explains The Path That Brought Him to Yellowstone

Enter the world of Burning Ground. Pennsylvania, 1971: Graham Davidson is a young man with intense survivor’s guilt after the death of three siblings and his tangled feelings of partial responsibility. Seeking life’s direction, Graham learns about vision quests from a Crow Indian called Redfield and embarks on a profound…

Judy MorenoNovember 22, 2021

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DJ Lynn Ran From Her Demons and Ran Into Renewal

DJ Lynn had a simple wish: a life uncomplicated. Instead, she was barely 40 with four failed relationships, a college-age daughter who basically hated her and a witty preteen son with ADD. At the root, she supposed, were the men. Reflection time leads to reaction, which leads to a road…

Judy MorenoNovember 22, 2021

Author Spotlight Better Self Nonfiction

Ed Hajim Discusses His Secrets to Success While “On the Road Less Traveled”

“Anything is possible in America,” says Ed Hajim. “And that road of life is always under construction.” He should know. At a very early age, life took him on a journey from one dire situation to the next, from unfamiliar foster homes to crowded orphanages, from having one semi-present parent…

BookTribMarch 22, 2021

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“You Only Get One Shot” at Life, Says 9/11 Fire Captain and Cross-Country Cyclist

As Joe Matthews notes in his inspirational story Cycling for a Cause, “Life is not a dress rehearsal. You only get one shot at it, so why not try and make it count.” Matthews made his life count by cycling across the country and raising funds for those affected by…

BookTribJanuary 6, 2025

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S. Kirk Walsh on Her Debut Historical Novel of War, Loss and Animal Companionship

After reading S. Kirk Walsh’s piece that ran in the New York Times this past January, “How the Author of ‘Ragtime’ Taught an Aspiring Writer to Hear the Music,” I was eager to read her new novel, The Elephant of Belfast (Counterpoint). Having also studied with E.L. Doctorow at NYU…

Susan Shapiro BarashApril 5, 2021

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A Tapestry of War, Memory, and Survival

What does it mean to come of age in a world where truth itself is a battlefield? Through shifting timelines and converging fates, The Threads Remain wrestles with identity, morality, and the haunting legacies of war. In this Q&A with author Glenn Shapiro, we step beyond the page to uncover…

BookTribAugust 27, 2025

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Susan N. Swann Explores the Bonds of Family During Wartime in “Angels in the Fog”

In the heartbreaking war novel Angels in the Fog, author Susan N. Swann uses the separate narratives of four siblings to chronicle the story of how one family struggled to keep hope and faith alive in a time of great danger and found its way through the deadliest conflict in…

BookTribApril 25, 2022

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Take a Peek Behind the Curtain at Author Lisa Barr, the Original “Woman on Fire”

What an amazing ride author Lisa Barr takes us on in Woman on Fire! Idealistic, young writer Jules Roth desperately wants to work with Dan Mansfield, a well known investigative journalist who has a personal interested in a stolen piece of art. He hires her and decides to bring her in…

Jennifer BlankfeinMay 4, 2022

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Fiction Meets Fact: Exploring WWII’s Overlooked Heroes in The Mapmaker

Drawing on his lifelong fascination with maps, his experience in the cockpit, and meticulous historical research, this author weaves a story of resilience and connection between two unlikely allies. In this Q&A, author Tom Young discusses the real-life inspirations behind his characters, the challenge of blending fact with fiction, and…

BookTribAugust 11, 2025

Author Spotlight Fiction

Bestselling Author Kristin Harmel Shines Anew With “The Forest of Vanishing Stars”

An incredibly engaging and addictive read, I highly recommend The Forest of Vanishing Stars (Gallery Books)! Author of recent bestseller The Book of Lost Names and many others, Kristin Harmel brings us the story of Yona, a girl taken from her home in Germany at two years old and raised…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 22, 2021

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Bernard Cornwell is as Sharp and Entertaining as His Latest Novel, “Sharpe’s Assassin”

“Prepare to have your buckles swashed.” — People "Richard Sharpe has the most astounding knack for finding himself where the action is . . . and adding considerably to it." — Wall Street Journal “Excellently entertaining. If you love historical drama, then look no further.” — Boston Globe One theory…

Nancy BilyeauDecember 15, 2021

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Jane Green Pens a Stunning Love Letter to Talitha Getty, Marrakech and the ’60s

Jane Green's Sister Stardust (Hanover Square Press) transports you to another time where life is carefree, exhilarating and dangerous. 1960s England was a unique time in history … moral was high, the World Cup was won, fresh new music from The Beatles and The Rolling Stones emerged, and London was…

Jennifer BlankfeinApril 7, 2022

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Writing From the Inside: Brandon M. Rogers on Addiction, Identity and “The Safe Place”

Brandon M. Rogers’ The Safe Place is a deeply introspective novel that traces the quiet, often uncomfortable terrain of addiction, identity and the long road toward self-understanding. Born not from an intention to publish but from a private therapeutic exercise, the book carries an unusual emotional honesty — one rooted…

BookTribJanuary 23, 2026

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A Love That Shows Up Every Day: In Conversation with “Mama, I Love You” Author Mona Liza Santos

In Mama, I Love You, author Mona Liza Santos captures the quiet, powerful moments that define motherhood—love expressed not only through words, but through presence, sacrifice and everyday care. Drawing from her own experiences as a mother and a child raised by strong, devoted women, Santos writes with tenderness and…

BookTribJanuary 12, 2026

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Natalie Bergman on the Cost of Inheritance in “Pearl Bound”

Set against the unforgiving landscape of late–19th-century upstate New York, Pearl Bound is a novel where history presses as heavily as fate and love is inseparable from survival. In this conversation, author Natalie Bergman discusses how the Gilded Age’s stark inequalities shaped her story, why the supernatural functions as a…

BookTribDecember 19, 2025

Author Spotlight Nonfiction

Chris Smith on “My Mountains” and the Journey Behind the Memoir

In My Mountains, Chris Smith invites readers into a landscape shaped as much by grief, resilience and faith as it is by the rugged peaks surrounding his home in Pagosa Springs. The memoir traces the journey of loving a son through addiction, chronic pain and ultimately loss. Smith writes not…

BookTribNovember 25, 2025

Art Imitates Life: D.A. Galloway Explains The Path That Brought Him to Yellowstone

DJ Lynn Ran From Her Demons and Ran Into Renewal

Ed Hajim Discusses His Secrets to Success While “On the Road Less Traveled”

“You Only Get One Shot” at Life, Says 9/11 Fire Captain and Cross-Country Cyclist

S. Kirk Walsh on Her Debut Historical Novel of War, Loss and Animal Companionship

A Tapestry of War, Memory, and Survival

Susan N. Swann Explores the Bonds of Family During Wartime in “Angels in the Fog”

Take a Peek Behind the Curtain at Author Lisa Barr, the Original “Woman on Fire”

Fiction Meets Fact: Exploring WWII’s Overlooked Heroes in The Mapmaker

Bestselling Author Kristin Harmel Shines Anew With “The Forest of Vanishing Stars”

Bernard Cornwell is as Sharp and Entertaining as His Latest Novel, “Sharpe’s Assassin”

Jane Green Pens a Stunning Love Letter to Talitha Getty, Marrakech and the ’60s

Writing From the Inside: Brandon M. Rogers on Addiction, Identity and “The Safe Place”

A Love That Shows Up Every Day: In Conversation with “Mama, I Love You” Author Mona Liza Santos

Natalie Bergman on the Cost of Inheritance in “Pearl Bound”

Chris Smith on “My Mountains” and the Journey Behind the Memoir

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