Divorce

Long-Divorced Lucy Barton Finds Love During Pandemic

A LONG-DIVORCED COUPLE'S UNEXPECTED BOND IN THE EARLY LOCKDOWN DAYS In Elizabeth Strout’s latest novel Lucy By The Sea (Penguin Random House), Lucy Barton draws us right in with her first few words, understated, self-effacing and intimate: “Like many others, I did not see it coming. But William is a…

Anne Eliot FeldmanSeptember 19, 2022

Miscellany Podcasts

Beyond the Heart Podcast: Understanding The Other Side of Divorce

“Beyond The Heart“ is a brand new podcast hosted by renowned Cardiologist, Women’s Health Advocate and Author, Dr. Nieca Goldberg. Weekly, she explores essential conversations with doctors, thought leaders, health practitioners and game-changers to help you redefine how to view your body and the healing process. This groundbreaking conversation series is a…

BookTribNovember 29, 2022

Miscellany Pop Culture

“Beautiful Boy,” From Book(s) to Movie

Rarely do two books equal one movie, but such is the math of “Beautiful Boy” starring Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet. It’s the story of one family’s battle with addiction, based on Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), the memoir by journalist David Sheff, and…

Joanna PoncavageNovember 20, 2018

Nonfiction

Defining her destiny in the face of domestic violence

Domestic violence still happens far too often. Despite national attention, it happens in homes every day in every state in our country. One out of every four women will experience domestic violence during their lifetime. I am one of those women. My story of abuse began at age 19. It…

BookTrib Guest AuthorOctober 16, 2014

Book Club Network Nonfiction

“Better Dead Than Divorced:” Okay, Have it Your Way

Those were the words of an eight-year-old boy living in a small Greek mountain village in the 1950s and trying with his brothers to comprehend the booming noise outside that turned out to be gunshots. It’s the defining moment in Better Dead Than Divorced (Hard Work Publications), the true story…

Jim AlkonAugust 21, 2019

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

Vignettes Paint a Colorful Mosaic of Life Lessons That Can Serve Anyone and Everyone

A 50-year-old woman is beginning to resign herself to a life without romantic love. She moves to Tulsa for work, without knowing anyone, and attends a Toastmasters District Conference with the intention of just meeting potential friends. At the event, she strikes up a conversation with some friendly women, and…

BookTribNovember 17, 2021

Better Self Nonfiction

Divorcee Speaks Out About Marriage Trauma in “They Get Your Highs (I Get Your Lows)”

Alcoholism. Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Bipolar Disorder. ADHD. Any one of these conditions is a challenge to forming and maintaining a healthy relationship with others. Anna Knight's husband had all four. In her enlightening and harrowing memoir, They Get Your Highs (I Get Your Lows): A Story of Survival and New…

Cynthia ConradMay 12, 2021

Fiction

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Angie Hallier, Author of “The Wiser Divorce”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN-bVEp4cck ABOUT THE AUTHOR ANGIE HALLIER is the founder and managing partner of Hallier & Lawrence PLC, ranked the #1 family law firm in Arizona by Ranking Arizona. Her practice includes complex divorce and legal separation, business issues incident to divorce, spousal maintenance, appellate work, and paternity issues. She offers…

BookTribSeptember 19, 2014

Fiction

“Listen to the Marriage” Explores a Fractured Love Story

What is your reaction when you hear of a marriage breaking up? Are you shocked or did you know it was coming? In John Jay Osborn Jr.’s new novel, Listen to the Marriage we are introduced to a couple who seemed to be destined for divorce. Steve’s numerous affairs and focus on…

Just The Right Book PodcastDecember 7, 2018

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

Phoebe Leona Transforms Her Life of Love, Lions and Loss through Movement and Dance

When it comes to a tumultuous past and a tough healing journey, Phoebe Leona has plenty to talk about. But in her latest book, Dear Radiant One: An Emotional Recovery Story and Transformational Guide to Embody the Dance of Life (GracePoint Publishing), Leona didn't want to "just" tell her story; she…

BookTribSeptember 22, 2022

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BookBites: Inspiration, Motivation and Ideas for a Better Life

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BookTribFebruary 4, 2021

Better Self Listicles Nonfiction

Life After Divorce: 5 Books to Help You Heal and Rebuild

According to the most recent U.S. census data, nearly 40 percent of marriages end in divorce. There’s one thing you need to know if you are someone going through — or recovering from — this often traumatic experience, it’s this: you are not alone. Today, there are a lot of…

BookTribApril 13, 2021

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7 Books On What Comes After Happily Ever After … Falls Apart

Divorce is almost always messy. In marriage, two become one, but in its ugly stepsister, one becomes two. It’s an emotional chasm, the Mariana’s Trench of relationship deconstruction. Beyond the gut-wrenching, heartrending, cry-while-listening-to-Taylor Swift elements of the whole horrid affair (extra horrid if an affair is what broke up the…

Judy MorenoOctober 5, 2021

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Year in Review: Most Popular BookTrib Posts of 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, we at BookTrib are feeling the pangs of "auld lang syne" as we reflect on another year of showcasing amazing books from all corners of the publishing world. It’s hard for us to pick favorites, but by looking at the number of views on…

BookTribDecember 30, 2021