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A Buried Family Secret is Revealed in Alison Hammer’s “Little Pieces of Me”

An engaging and fast read, Little Pieces of Me (William Morrow Paperbacks) by Alison Hammer is perfect for a weekend away! Paige had a special connection with her beloved father, Mark, and with his recent death, she was missing their closeness. Her relationship with her mother, Betsy, was tenuous yet…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 15, 2021

Fiction

Orphan Plight in “The Home for Unwanted Girls”

Joanna Goodman's The Home for Unwanted Girls (Harper) is the compelling story of Maggie (based on the author’s mother) and her family set in 1950s Canada. At that time orphanages were being converted to hospitals for financial benefit. The Quebec government saved money changing the educational facilities to mental institutions, and…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 25, 2018

Fiction

“Washington Black” Paints a Fresh Slave Narrative

With history, science and creativity, Esi Edugyan’s Washington Black (Knopf) tells the story of an 11-year-old slave in Barbados and his adventurous escape to freedom. Washington Black, or Wash, brought up in the sugar cane fields, experienced more than his share of oppression, suffering and abuse. When the slave master's brother,…

Jennifer BlankfeinNovember 12, 2018

Fiction

“Still Life With Monkey” Ponders Carrying On

In Katharine Weber’s Still Life With Monkey (Paul Dry Books), Duncan Wheeler, a talented architect and owner of his own firm in New Haven, CT. On the way back from visiting his Thimble Islands site, he gets into a horrific car accident. His assistant is killed and he survives, but suffers…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 8, 2018

Fiction

Multiple Themes for Rabbi’s Scribe In “The Weight Of Ink”

The Weight Of Ink (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) by Rachel Kadish tells the story of Ester Velasquez, an emigrant from Amsterdam who becomes a scribe for a blind rabbi in London in the 1600s right before the plague. At the same time we learn about Helen Watt, a close-to-retiring British historian working…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 27, 2018

Fiction

Chatting with Mary Beth Keane on Gripping “Ask Again, Yes’

Two young policemen work together in Brooklyn in the 1970s. To distance themselves from the job and start families they both move to the suburbs with their wives and end up living next door. Francis and Lena have three daughters. Brian and Anne have a son, Peter. Peter develops a…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 4, 2019

Author Spotlight

TV Vet Brings His Knowledge “Live to the Network”

Author Jeffrey Diamond knows first hand what goes on behind the scenes in television broadcast news. With forty years of experience under his belt, he offers up a vivid, frightening look at sex trafficking and inappropriate relationships between law enforcement and the mafia, through the eyes of his protagonist, Ethan…

Jennifer BlankfeinDecember 3, 2019

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I Laughed, I Cried, I Was Horrified: Two Funny Reads

Hello Molly! is a one sitting read that brings tears of joy and sadness. Molly reveals moments of her unconventional upbringing by her single dad, recognizing all that she missed. She also recalls her crazy journey toward an incredible career, the hysterical characters she created, her many genius SNL skits…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 20, 2022

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Author Q&A: Sara Novic on “True Biz” – Coming of Age Amid Deaf Culture

Recently, Book Nation Book Club had a wonderful conversation with author Sara Nović about her novel, True Biz (Random House) and the Deaf community. The story centers around a high school for the Deaf and dives deep into the lives of three main characters: Charlie, Austin and February. Charlie is a…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 4, 2022

Author Spotlight Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

Author and Podcaster Zibby Owens Gets Real in Her Newly-Released Memoir “Bookends”

It took author Zibby Owens almost 20 years to get Bookends, A Memoir of Love, Loss and Literature out in the world, and it is worth the wait! I read it cover to cover in less than 24 hours and LOVED IT so much! Tears and laughter for me; I…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 1, 2022

Author Spotlight Fiction Fiction - Featured

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

Author Spotlight Fiction Fiction - Featured

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

Author Spotlight Fiction

Heather Frimmer on Brainstorming the Perfect Title for Latest Medical Fiction “Better to Trust”

A compelling story that keeps you intrigued and turning the pages, Heather Frimmer brings us Better to Trust (Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing), her latest and greatest in medical fiction. Allison needs brain surgery. Realizing her life may never be the same afterward, this glimpse at mortality causes her to rethink her future…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 29, 2021

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

Author Spotlight Fiction

Sail Away to Extraordinary Adventure on a “Raft of Stars”

Huck Finn meets This Tender Land in this beautiful riverfront coming-of-age adventure. Andrew J. Graff’s Raft of Stars (Ecco) was written with vivid descriptions of nature, imperfect and realistic characters and deep thought. From the stars in the sky to the black bears and the white water of the river,…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 10, 2021

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Revenge-Filled Domestic Thriller Pits Ex-Wife Against “The Next Wife”

"Kaira Rouda knows how to create the perfect diabolical characters that we love to hate. Equally smart and savage, this is a lightning-fast read." — Mary Kubica, NYT bestselling author —∞— "The Next Wife will leave you tense and gasping, with a chilling twist you won’t see coming." — Julie…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 16, 2021

A Buried Family Secret is Revealed in Alison Hammer’s “Little Pieces of Me”

Orphan Plight in “The Home for Unwanted Girls”

“Washington Black” Paints a Fresh Slave Narrative

“Still Life With Monkey” Ponders Carrying On

Multiple Themes for Rabbi’s Scribe In “The Weight Of Ink”

Chatting with Mary Beth Keane on Gripping “Ask Again, Yes’

TV Vet Brings His Knowledge “Live to the Network”

I Laughed, I Cried, I Was Horrified: Two Funny Reads

Author Q&A: Sara Novic on “True Biz” – Coming of Age Amid Deaf Culture

Author and Podcaster Zibby Owens Gets Real in Her Newly-Released Memoir “Bookends”

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

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

Heather Frimmer on Brainstorming the Perfect Title for Latest Medical Fiction “Better to Trust”

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

Sail Away to Extraordinary Adventure on a “Raft of Stars”

Revenge-Filled Domestic Thriller Pits Ex-Wife Against “The Next Wife”

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