Debut Novel

The Crate: A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice

My first book, The Crate: A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice, is not a book I expected to write. I live an ordinary little life in Connecticut as a publicist, wife and mother. I always imagined writing a romance, maybe, or even a historical fiction, since that’s my…

Deborah Vidas LevisonJune 12, 2018

Fiction

“Soldiers of a Foreign War:” A Look Inside Daily Life of a Soldier

I wrote Soldiers of a Foreign War so that people could have a new appreciation for the names on the walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. So people could truly connect more personally with the stories of veterans. Charles McNair served as an operating room technician in Vietnam, and though it…

Rebecca ProulxNovember 12, 2018

Fiction

Kimmery Martin’s ‘The Queen of Hearts’ Asks If Friendship and Betrayal Go Hand-in-Hand

Combine late hours working at the hospital with an irresistible, handsome, charming and persistent doctor, friendships and disasters and you end up with the stunning debut, The Queen of Hearts, by Kimmery Martin. Zadie and Emma are best friends, from medical school to the present, currently living in North Carolina and…

BookTribMarch 16, 2018

Fiction

Family Bonds are Tested by Mental Illness in Mira T. Lee’s Debut, ‘Everything Here Is Beautiful’

In her new book Everything Here Is Beautiful (Pamela Dorman Books), author Mira T. Lee eloquently shows us when someone has a mental illness, it affects each person in the family and impacts all relationships. Miranda and Lucia grew up very close, as loving sisters, Chinese-American girls from New York. When…

BookTribMarch 12, 2018

Fiction

Coming of Age with a Father Stuck in the Past

What is it like for a girl to grow up with a dad who is old enough to be her grandfather? Lissa Power is finding out first-hand in the mid-twentieth century. She’s close with her father from the beginning, but when she loses her mother at a young age, she…

Paige VigliaroloJune 7, 2019

Fiction

Widow Gets Message from the Afterlife: “I’m Here”

The sudden loss of a family member is a tragedy difficult for anyone to bear. But what if your loved one wasn't really gone? What if, despite all other signs of death, a tenuous connection persisted? Insane as the situation would seem, if a text came from your deceased partner…

Rebecca ProulxMay 29, 2019

Fiction

Family Choices and Cultural Clashes Push Boundaries

Jennifer Acker’s debut The Limits of the World is a ruminative and insightful look at the way in which choices play out over several generations within a family's timeline. The subject matter calls to mind Pachinko, and the book will also draw inevitable comparisons to Jhumpa Lahiri. The Chandaria family, Indians who’ve settled in…

Jessica McEnteeApril 16, 2019

Fiction

Family and Culture Push Boundaries in “Limits of the World”

Jennifer Acker’s debut novel, The Limits of the World, now available in paperback from Delphinium, is a ruminative and insightful look at the way in which choices play out over several generations within a family’s timeline. The subject matter calls to mind Min Jin Lee's Pachinko, and the book will also…

Jessica McEnteeApril 6, 2020

Fiction

EXCLUSIVE! Jules Moulin on Her New Book and Leaving Hollywood

Jules Moulin was living the dream in California, writing scripts for Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning television series, when she realized that just wasn’t her dream anymore. After deciding to dedicate herself full-time to her family, Moulin set out on her next career adventure—author. Now with the release of her…

Beth WaskoOctober 15, 2015

Fiction

Award-Winning Poet Ocean Vuong’s Debut Novel

On Earth, We’re Briefly Gorgeous (Penguin Press) is a hallucinogenic and free-wheeling meditation on addiction, violence and love, composed as a series of letters to an illiterate immigrant mother. Written by award-winning poet Ocean Vuong, this is ultimately a book about language and memory, the challenge of channeling and crystalizing…

Jessica McEnteeJune 4, 2019

Fiction

A Star-Crossed Romance Surviving in Dreams

Dreams have become popular subjects to analyze over the years, and many psychotherapists have attested to their power of symbolized meanings. Charletta Barksdale, debut author of Desire of Whimsy (Lulu Publishing), takes the agency of dreams to a whole new level. Barksdale bends the power of the mind to fantastical…

BookTribFebruary 10, 2019

Fiction

Mikkel Rosengaard’s Debut, ‘The Invention of Ana’ is a Surreal Reinvention of Classic Literary Fiction

Having spent the majority of his writing carer focusing on short stories and non-fiction pieces, Mikkel Rosengaard is finally making the jump from writer to novelist. His debut work, The Invention of Ana, is a uniquely stunning novel with a surreal dreamlike quality--- reminiscent of a distant memory that only adds to…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaFebruary 1, 2018

Fiction Podcasts

Gail Honeyman on “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine”

Gail Honeyman, author of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (which is now available in paperback), stops by Writer’s Bone to discuss delving into loneliness in her debut novel, what went into crafting her memorable main character Eleanor, and how she balanced drama and humor throughout the narrative. To learn more…

Daniel FordJune 15, 2018

The Crate: A Story of War, a Murder, and Justice

“Soldiers of a Foreign War:” A Look Inside Daily Life of a Soldier

Kimmery Martin’s ‘The Queen of Hearts’ Asks If Friendship and Betrayal Go Hand-in-Hand

Family Bonds are Tested by Mental Illness in Mira T. Lee’s Debut, ‘Everything Here Is Beautiful’

Coming of Age with a Father Stuck in the Past

Widow Gets Message from the Afterlife: “I’m Here”

Family Choices and Cultural Clashes Push Boundaries

Family and Culture Push Boundaries in “Limits of the World”

EXCLUSIVE! Jules Moulin on Her New Book and Leaving Hollywood

Award-Winning Poet Ocean Vuong’s Debut Novel

A Star-Crossed Romance Surviving in Dreams

Mikkel Rosengaard’s Debut, ‘The Invention of Ana’ is a Surreal Reinvention of Classic Literary Fiction

Gail Honeyman on “Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine”

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