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Seasons of Memory: A Conversation with Stanislas Yassukovich

Stanislas Yassukovich’s Summertime and Short Stories is a reflective collection shaped by memory, nostalgia and the complicated bonds of family history. Drawing on moments from his own life—often transformed through fiction—Yassukovich explores the contrasts between joy and sorrow, past and present, and the ways in which personal history continues to…

BookTribMarch 11, 2026

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Where Silence Carries History: A Conversation with “Red Anemones” Author Paula Dáil

Paula Dáil’s Red Anemones is a meditation on the stories families carry in silence — the inherited memories, buried histories and quiet choices that shape identity across generations. Inspired by the author’s own discovery of a previously unknown Jewish ancestor, the novel weaves personal reckoning with larger questions of immigration,…

BookTribJanuary 28, 2026

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Michael West on Heritage, Identity and Finding Your Way Home in “Lost in the Holler”

In his debut novel Lost in the Holler, Michael West explores what happens when ambition pulls a man far from his roots. Set between the high-pressure world of New York business and the quiet, insular valley of Gizzard’s Holler in Appalachia, the novel follows RJ Burnette as he returns home…

BookTribFebruary 18, 2026

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Lessons in Growth and Connection: A Q&A with Vince Benevento on “Boys Will Be Men”

In his insightful and personal new book, Boys Will Be Men, author and therapist Vince Benevento draws on decades of professional experience and his own journey through young adulthood to explore the challenges facing modern men. Blending real-life stories, therapeutic strategies and practical guidance, Benevento offers a compassionate roadmap for…

BookTribFebruary 17, 2026

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“High Flight”: A Life Lived at Altitude, Anchored in Faith

From the roar of an F-15 slicing the sky at supersonic speed to the hushed stillness of a fog-covered runway, few lives have been lived at such altitude and with such depth as the one captured in High Flight In this Q&A, author Richard Hess takes us beyond the cockpit…

BookTribAugust 28, 2025

Author Spotlight Thrillers

Mother and Daughter Battle the Odds in “Freefall”

“Here are the facts. I am alone. I am on a mountain. The plane I was on has crashed. I have very little food and water. It will be dark in a few hours and my only shelter is a twisted hulk of metal that could, at any minute, explode.…

Neil NyrenJanuary 8, 2019

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A Candid Conversation with Gretel Timan About Survival and Self-Discovery

In A World Gone Mad, author Gretel Timan turns years of silence into a powerful act of truth-telling, recounting her childhood under dictatorship and the inner world that helped her survive it. In this candid conversation, Gretel Timan reflects on the long road to sharing her story, the healing power…

BookTribDecember 10, 2025

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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

Seasons of Memory: A Conversation with Stanislas Yassukovich

Where Silence Carries History: A Conversation with “Red Anemones” Author Paula Dáil

Michael West on Heritage, Identity and Finding Your Way Home in “Lost in the Holler”

Lessons in Growth and Connection: A Q&A with Vince Benevento on “Boys Will Be Men”

“High Flight”: A Life Lived at Altitude, Anchored in Faith

Mother and Daughter Battle the Odds in “Freefall”

A Candid Conversation with Gretel Timan About Survival and Self-Discovery

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

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