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Previously Unpublished Hemingway Story

Having just celebrated the 74th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, another celebration of Paris took place earlier this month when The Strand Magazine ran a previously unpublished story by Ernest Hemingway with post-war Paris as the focal point. A Room on the Garden Side is “an earthy, poignant sketch…
BookTrib
August 28, 2018
Miscellany

Cook Your Way Around the World

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content, including this article on the best cookbooks featuring foods from around the world.  The best part of traveling is getting to explore a new place and embrace the food, people, and culture. The worst part? It can be expensive. So this season we’re…
Bookish
July 26, 2017
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: A Revolution for Women and France

This has been the year of “Becoming” …  and Heather Webb, the internationally bestselling author of six historical fiction novels, has proven that Becoming Josephine (Plume) deserves to be on its own special mantel with her captivating tale of an extraordinary woman’s rise to power against all odds. Webb is a master storyteller…
Lisa Barr
January 17, 2019
Fiction

Sarah Winman’s “Tin Man” is Heartbreaking and Tender

A tender and beautiful story, Sarah Winman's novel Tin Man is heartbreaking and wonderfully moving, focusing on the relationship between two people, first as young boys and then as adults, with an exquisitely written and introspective look into the experiences and intimacies that are shared in a relationship so close. At twelve…
Jennifer Blankfein
June 11, 2018