By chapter two, Alessa, the main character in D.D. Kaye’s Ugly Girl, Sweet Nectar, has already made a cringe-worthy mistake — for all the right reasons, perhaps, but a mistake just the same — and readers will be holding a collective breath and silently screaming advice at her. However, more…
Sherri DaleyApril 15, 2021
Michael J. Hoggatt’s journey began in 1996. He thought that he wanted to be a history professor, not a Special Education teacher, but, as he says, “God had other plans.” As those plans unfold, we see him and his wife Mandy struggle to adopt a child, then finally welcome a…
Judy MorenoMarch 9, 2021
I’ve recently found myself more drawn toward nonfiction books, specifically celebrity memoirs — Jamie Lynn Spears’ Things I Should Have Said and Jennette McCurdy’s I’m Glad My Mom Died are two I recall off the top of my head that are described as “bombshell” reads. When Jessica Willis Fisher’s Unspeakable…
Monique SnymanOctober 5, 2022
From Drew Barrymore to Jennette McCurdy, our society is currently witnessing a reckoning between former child stars and the families who exploited and abused them. Singer/songwriter, performing artist and author Jessica Willis Fisher has her own story to tell in her memoir Unspeakable: Surviving My Childhood and Finding My Voice…
BookTribOctober 17, 2022
Child abuse is a difficult topic to approach for many of us, but the reality is that it is far too widespread. For too many children, it also goes undetected, underestimated or ignored. Their abuser may be a relative, a neighbor, an authority figure, a friend. Whether physical, sexual or…
Judy MorenoFebruary 3, 2021
Jan Paez's debut, Tales of a Mad Hatter, is an important book on a subject near and dear to the author’s heart. It is a nonfiction offering in which the author himself struggles with childhood and adolescence that are punctuated by all kinds of abuse, trauma, darkness and growth through cold…
Judy MorenoDecember 13, 2021
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
https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Headshot-300x300.jpg Michael J. Hoggatt Christian Living/Inspirational A Christian Writer Focusing His Talents on Helping Those With Disabilities Mike is the President of the Disability Ministry Conference, an organization whose mission is to "Advance Quality Disability Ministry by Coming Together to Learn, Connect & Collaborate." He holds Masters in both Special…
Judy MorenoMarch 1, 2021