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Kelly Oliver on Girl Power, Middle-Grade Humor and More

In Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter, Kelly Oliver has written a magnificent middle-grade story that will captivate readers with an exciting plot, relatable narrator, plenty of laughs and a sprinkling of lessons. She not only nails the voice of her 12-year-old heroine but also hits on so many issues, phobias and…
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February 28, 2020
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Leah Garriott Q&A: Emotional Connection in Proper Romance

“Life doesn't have to be perfect to be okay,” says Leah Garriott. “We can be happy even when everything doesn't work out.” That’s one of the central messages in the author’s debut work, the proper romance Promised (Shadow Mountain Publishing). Playing into that theme, her protagonist, Margaret Brinton, wrestles with…
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March 16, 2020
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Cultivating an Audio Experience with Roy E. Schreiber

Where do characters come from? Here’s the inspiration for one created by Roy E. Schreiber: “At one time during my career as a college professor, I encountered another professor who was absolutely convinced that communism was so logical that it made no sense to accept any other explanation of how the…
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February 17, 2020
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Q&A with M. L. Huie on Spy Thriller and Flawed Heroine

If you’re after a riveting spy thriller with the added bonuses of an intrepid female protagonist, a fascinating historical setting, and a nuanced depiction of challenging ethical decisions, M. L. Huie’s debut novel Spitfire (our review) is worthy of your consideration. When you first meet anti-heroine Livy Nash, she certainly doesn’t…
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January 29, 2020
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A Few Questions with Versatile Author Steven Forman

Before he wrote A Better Place, Steven M. Forman made a name for himself with the Boca trilogy, a series of mystery novels set in Forman’s own Boca Raton. His latest novel, an epic 400-plus-page saga spanning most of the twentieth century and revolving around the story of one interconnected…
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January 7, 2020
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Ron Coury and the Pursuit of Happiness in Vegas

You’d think that either receiving death threats while trying to open a limousine company or battling a form of cancer with an 8 percent survival rate would top the list for most people of their most difficult life challenge. Not in the case of Ron Coury, whose inspiring memoir Tenacity…
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January 7, 2020
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Karen Keilt: 6 Questions About a Harrowing Memoir

“In January 1976, I was a bliss-filled, 23-year-old newlywed. Three months after our wedding, my husband and I were awakened at 3:00 a.m. by men with guns. We feared we were being kidnapped by hardened criminals. Kidnapping was then -- and still is -- a common occurrence in Brazil. As…
Jim Alkon
December 2, 2019
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5 Questions for Margo T Krasne in Touching Romp Through NYC

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/I-Was-There-All-Along-Margo-Krasne-550x465.jpg Margo T. Krasne, a young actress wannabe, had been invited by a friend to see the new Elaine May and Mike Nichols Broadway show. They had great seats. Nichols seemed to notice their raucous laughs during the performance and at the curtain motioned them to come backstage. Next thing…
Jim Alkon
November 4, 2019

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