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Historical Fiction Author Gives His Advice on Crafting a Realistic Female Protagonist

To this day, it’s still hard to imagine that a book entitled Memoirs of a Geisha was written by a man (Arthur Golden). The same for Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (Allan Gurganus). Those two authors, whose books debuted near the turn of the past century, were hardly the…

BookTribDecember 22, 2022

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Madness to Magic: Paolina Milana on Mental Health and Her Memoir “Committed”

“Insanity had taken root in my family tree, and I was tasked with tending our garden,” writes Paolina Milana as she begins Committed: A Memoir of Madness in the Family (She Writes Press). With plans to attend an out-of-state university, a year away from her family promised 20-year-old Paolina respite…

Chelsea CicconeMay 5, 2021

Author Spotlight Fiction Young Adult

Sandra Fernandez Rhoads on Fusing Milton’s “Paradise Lost” With Her YA Fantasy

I first met Sandra in 2020 at a tennis court. I still remember that moment — a friendly match, introduced by our mutual coach. Sandra didn’t know me and I didn’t know her, but she wanted to win, and so did I. It’s a tennis thing, okay? So we hit…

Weina Dai RandelApril 21, 2021

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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

Author Spotlight Nonfiction

Demi Gray on Helping Leaders Foster Employee Motivation

Ever consider how the bottom line of an organization is adversely impacted when a team lacks motivation? Demi Gray has. In fact, she has made a career out of understanding the concept and written the book on it: The X Factor of Employee Engagement: Why Fostering Employee Motivation Should Be…

BookTribMarch 29, 2021

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Heidi Chiavaroli on “The Orchard House,” a Time-Slip Story Perfect for Alcott Fans

Two sisters, Taylor and Victoria, discover an old manuscript of poems tucked away behind a wall on the site of Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House in Concord, MA. The mysterious woman, who wrote the lines over 150 years ago, shared a strong connection with Alcott. The poet would never know…

Susan BaileyMarch 1, 2021

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Unearthing Hidden Pieces of History With John W. Warner IV

John W. Warner IV joined BookTrib to discuss his epic WWII espionage saga, Little Anton. The project, which Warner meticulously researched, took him on two trips to Germany and ten years to write. The story covers a lot of ground and contains a wealth of forgotten history that has been overshadowed by…

BookTribFebruary 23, 2021

Author Spotlight Fiction

Overcoming Abuse and Raising Awareness With Fae Bidgoli

In My Mother’s Pain, author Fae Bidgoli explores the interconnected lives of several maternal figures and examines the legacy of familial pain — specifically its burden on women — brought about by shame, betrayal and conflicting cultures. Growing up in Iran, Bidgoli almost became a child bride at age 13,…

BookTribFebruary 8, 2021

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Author and Survivor Steve Melen on Recovery and Helping Others

What do you do when you finally start feeling better after being tormented by a life-threatening illness? Buy a racehorse, of course. At least that’s what author and survivor Steven Melen did one sunny weekend when things finally began looking up. Gastric cancer took its toll on him physically, but…

BookTribFebruary 1, 2021

Author Spotlight Fiction

A Carnival of Horror in Kathryn Ann Kingsley’s “The Contortionist”

What does it mean to be human? When do we cease to be ourselves? And how much of ourselves are we willing to give up to be happy? Interesting questions – ones that author Kathryn Ann Kingsley identifies as the central themes in her macabre work, The Contortionist. At one…

BookTribJanuary 6, 2021

Author Spotlight

Teen Brain Specialist on Her YA Series and Brand, “Edge of Yesterday”

“If there’s ever a moment to reinvent learning for life, it’s now.” So observes Robin Stevens Payes, a social marketing consultant and science writer specializing in reaching — and decoding — teen brains. Payes also is author of the Edge of Yesterday series, whose recently released Saving Time continues the…

BookTribJanuary 5, 2021

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Asha Lemmie on Writing Her Acclaimed Debut, “Fifty Words for Rain”

“Consumed by a far-flung odyssey, coming up only for a sip of water … I inhaled Fifty Words for Rain in one day.” —The New York Times Book Review —∞— "A lovely, heartrending story about love and loss, prejudice and pain, and the sometimes dangerous, always durable ties that link…

Jennifer BlankfeinDecember 31, 2020

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Forgotten Renaissance Humanist Emerges From History’s Shadows

Debut author Tim Darcy Ellis stumbled across the subject of his novel, renaissance humanist Juan Luis Vives, by chance. Twelve years later, Ellis has produced The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives, a work of historical fiction that resurrects this historical figure through imagined personal writings that capture a man who was…

BookTribDecember 16, 2020

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Fact Into Fiction: Sounding the Climate Change Alarm

Upset about the United States's recent approach to environmental policy and climate deniers, Arthur Jeon picked up his pen and began to write. Although he had published nonfiction works previously, Jeon decided to relay facts about climate change through fiction in his thriller Snowflake. He says, "studies have shown that…

BookTribDecember 8, 2020

Author Spotlight Fiction

Australian Author Helen Gailey on Crafting Historical Narratives

In 18th-century London, the differences in social classes were profound. That’s what made the friendship between Betsy, a servant, and Catherine, an aristocrat, so unusual. In fact, says Helen Gailey, author of the fittingly titled historical novel Betsy and Catherine: An Uncommon Friendship, Catherine’s peers “would look down on her…

BookTribDecember 7, 2020

Author Spotlight Fiction

Comedy Screenwriter/Producer Ed. Weinberger Takes to the Page for Political Satire

“Trying to be funny while writing about Trump’s deadly serious threat to our democracy.” That’s what nine-time Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Ed. Weinberger, known for his work on such legendary comedies as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi and The Cosby Show, saw as his biggest challenge in writing the just-released GOTCHA!, which takes…

BookTribOctober 28, 2020

Historical Fiction Author Gives His Advice on Crafting a Realistic Female Protagonist

Madness to Magic: Paolina Milana on Mental Health and Her Memoir “Committed”

Sandra Fernandez Rhoads on Fusing Milton’s “Paradise Lost” With Her YA Fantasy

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

Demi Gray on Helping Leaders Foster Employee Motivation

Heidi Chiavaroli on “The Orchard House,” a Time-Slip Story Perfect for Alcott Fans

Unearthing Hidden Pieces of History With John W. Warner IV

Overcoming Abuse and Raising Awareness With Fae Bidgoli

Author and Survivor Steve Melen on Recovery and Helping Others

A Carnival of Horror in Kathryn Ann Kingsley’s “The Contortionist”

Teen Brain Specialist on Her YA Series and Brand, “Edge of Yesterday”

Asha Lemmie on Writing Her Acclaimed Debut, “Fifty Words for Rain”

Forgotten Renaissance Humanist Emerges From History’s Shadows

Fact Into Fiction: Sounding the Climate Change Alarm

Australian Author Helen Gailey on Crafting Historical Narratives

Comedy Screenwriter/Producer Ed. Weinberger Takes to the Page for Political Satire

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