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The Seamstress of Sardinia Bianca Pitzorno

Touching Historical Novel Follows Seamstress in Quaint Italian Town

The Seamstress of Sardinia (Harper Perennial) is a lovely dream of a book, soothing, pleasant and welcome in a complicated world often filled with obligations and stress. It is not an inconsequential novel. It chronicles the emancipation and independence of a modest peasant girl into a resilient, self-educated young woman…

Linda HitchcockDecember 22, 2022

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Chase Your Dreams and Fall in Love with Nicholas Sparks’ Latest

Are you doing yourself justice if you don’t follow your heart and chase your wildest dreams? That idea is what Nicholas Sparks explores in his latest novel, Dreamland (Random House). ROMANCE GROUNDED IN REALITY Colby Mills has wanted to be a musician for as long as he can remember, but…

Lydia LefevreSeptember 20, 2022

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BookTribApril 21, 2022

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Teen Author’s “In the Hole” Provides a Kid’s-Eye View of Homelessness

"ncredibly compelling and totally engaging ... This book should be in the hands of all upper elementary school and middle school students." — Diane C. O’Keeffe, retired principal and teacher —∞— "In the Hole checks all of the boxes: depth, emotion, character development, a deep inspirational thread, and an interesting…

Joanna PoncavageJuly 12, 2021

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A Family, and a City, Confront Their “Monsters”

“Memory, of course, is also a story. It feels like the truth, especially when there is no one to dispute your recollection of events. But it is a story nonetheless — some moments have been elided, and others have been emphasized and made either luminous or horrific or both ……

Neil NyrenJune 25, 2021

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“Sari, Not Sari” to Tell You That Love Can Happen on the Journey to Self-Discovery

"I just loved this delightful debut about finding love in a complicated world — and discovering who you are at the same time!" — Marissa Stapley, author of Lucky —∞— Love can happen on the journey to self-discovery, and in Sonya Singh's Sari, Not Sari (Simon & Schuster), that is what…

Jennifer BlankfeinApril 4, 2022

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K’s Collection of Short Stories Proves Love Is a Revolution

The first three short stories in Resistance, Revolution and Other Love Stories (FriesenPress), bounce wildly from Jerusalem to a present-day Canadian shopping mall to a dystopian future. “Radius” depicts the inner thoughts of a Palestinian en route to a suicide bombing. “Calamity Jane” is largely a teenage angst-laden conversation between…

Joanna PoncavageJuly 23, 2021

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Tall Poppy Review: “Under the Southern Sky” Shines With Effortless Storytelling

In Under the Southern Sky, Kristy Woodson Harvey masterfully weaves four points of view together with a friends-to-lovers story of grief, second chances and deep generational friendship. Amelia Buxton thought her life was on the right track. A successful journalist and reporter just published in The New York Times, and…

Tif MarceloApril 29, 2021

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“Trust” Defies Narrative Convention in its Incisive Look at American Wealth and Power

In a worthy follow-up to his outstanding debut, In the Distance, Pulitzer Prize Finalist Hernan Diaz presents a story that begins with the accumulation of extraordinary wealth and ends with an illusion of power. A monumental piece of storytelling told in four overlapping sections, Trust (Riverhead Books) defies conventional narrative…

Michael FerryMay 18, 2022

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Quarantine Engagement Trips Over Family Secrets on the Way to “I Do” in Weiner’s Latest

When I saw the description for Jennifer Weiner’s The Summer Place (Atria), my eyes zeroed in on the word “pandemic,” and I thought, I was trying to avoid this. I wasn’t sure that my fragile psyche could handle reading about families struggling through the COVID-19 pandemic, no matter how fictional…

Y. M. NelsonMay 10, 2022

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A Poignant Look at Forgiveness, Family and the Greek-American Immigrant Experience

So just how forgiving, and brave, are the characters in the award-winning Stand a Little Out of My Sun, Angelyn Christy Voss’s beautifully written saga of a multigenerational American Greek family making ends meet in industrial Chicago in the Fifties and Sixties? That lingering question becomes the main storyline, fueled…

Jim AlkonApril 12, 2022

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Family Heirloom Connects an Heiress of America’s Past to Quests in a Fictional Present

Say the words “family keepsake,” and anyone in earshot will likely know what you mean. We humans have been passing down heirlooms to our children and our children’s children and their children for centuries. Often, it’s not the keepsake itself that is of value, but rather what it symbolizes to…

Susan MeissnerMarch 31, 2022

Fiction

Can These Triplets Heal a Community That’s Literally Been Poisoned? “One Two Three” Go …

I was lucky enough to be able to engage in conversation with the talented and charismatic Laurie Frankel at my latest book club meeting, where we discussed her moving new novel, One Two Three (Henry Holt and Co.) The group gave this amazing book rave reviews and we thoroughly enjoyed…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 22, 2021

Fiction

Tune In, Drop Out, Read Tao Lin

"No one writes like Tao Lin." — Tommy Orange, author of There There —∞— "Warm, funny, hearteningly nonconformist." — Melissa Broder, author of Milk Fed —∞— As I write this, I am on a couple prescribed pharmaceuticals and a cannabis-infused espresso bean. In the bag next to me, there is…

Casey BarrettAugust 5, 2021

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A Teen Crosses the Country to Start Anew in the Coming-of-Age “Ryder Stephens”

A 13-year-old runaway finds a new home and faces her traumatic past in Ryder Stephens (SBC Publishing House) by Veronica Ventura, a moving story of loss, love and healing. It’s the day after Christmas, and Ryder has lost everything — her mother is dead, her father has chosen a Vegas…

Cynthia ConradJuly 7, 2021

Fiction

Steven Rowley’s “The Guncle” Packs a Gut-Punch of Heart and Humor

The Guncle (G.P. Putnam's Sons) by Steven Rowley is a delightfully heartfelt story of family and loss; the perfect book to kick off the summer, especially during Pride Month. Uncle Patrick, the fun uncle who lives across the country in Palm Springs, has no experience with children yet he is…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 17, 2021

BookTrib Giveaway: Discover the Inspiration Behind an Artist

Teen Author’s “In the Hole” Provides a Kid’s-Eye View of Homelessness

A Family, and a City, Confront Their “Monsters”

“Sari, Not Sari” to Tell You That Love Can Happen on the Journey to Self-Discovery

K’s Collection of Short Stories Proves Love Is a Revolution

Tall Poppy Review: “Under the Southern Sky” Shines With Effortless Storytelling

“Trust” Defies Narrative Convention in its Incisive Look at American Wealth and Power

Quarantine Engagement Trips Over Family Secrets on the Way to “I Do” in Weiner’s Latest

A Poignant Look at Forgiveness, Family and the Greek-American Immigrant Experience

Family Heirloom Connects an Heiress of America’s Past to Quests in a Fictional Present

Can These Triplets Heal a Community That’s Literally Been Poisoned? “One Two Three” Go …

Tune In, Drop Out, Read Tao Lin

A Teen Crosses the Country to Start Anew in the Coming-of-Age “Ryder Stephens”

Steven Rowley’s “The Guncle” Packs a Gut-Punch of Heart and Humor

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