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“Jackie and Maria:” Two Unforgettable Women Beside Two of the World’s Wealthiest and Most Powerful Men

"Paul's pitch-perfect ear for dialogue, elegant prose, and sound plotting combine to create a sensational and spellbinding package." — Publishers Weekly "An addictive pleasure, offering readers a front-row seat to an infamous rivalry and the opportunity to hobnob vicariously with the rich and famous." — Library Journal For decades, intrigue…
Susan Shapiro Barash
August 18, 2020
Fiction

Interview with Sam Lightner, Jr., Author of ‘Heavy Green’

Experienced climber Sam Lightner, Jr. talks with BookTrib about his latest book, Heavy Green. Heavy Green focuses on a little known CIA operation that could shift the outcome of the Vietnam War. Expertly researched, Heavy Green is a historical novel that shows a different side of the conflict at the time.…
BookTrib
October 6, 2017
Fiction

Ike and Kay a World War II Passionate Love Affair

There are some stories we hear and dismiss as just rumor... and then there are others that are too good to ignore. This is exactly what led critically acclaimed historical fiction author James MacManus to discover the incredible story of the love affair between Dwight Eisenhower and Kay Summersby, his…
Rachel Fogle De Souza
July 18, 2018
Fiction

Family History and Foreign Travel Inspire Multi-Era Historical Novel

Author Michael Newman has lived many lives, from being the only child of Holocaust survivors, to 12-year-old Hungarian refugee, to self-made real estate magnate in Ontario, Canada. His father’s wartime experiences, including surviving the Mauthausen Nazi death camp, inspired Newman to pen his first novel, Between These Walls (FriesenPress). In…
Sharon Geltner
October 5, 2020
Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: An Irresistible Dual-Timeline Southern Gothic Tale

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/booktrib_Carpenter_RevivingTheHawthorneSisters.jpg "Moody, suspenseful ... gorgeously written." — Julia Dahl, author of Invisible City "Saturated with suspense." — Amber Cowie, author of Raven Lane —∞— I adore everything Emily Carpenter writes and absolutely loved the first book in this “series,” Burying the Honeysuckle Girls. I put “series” in quotes because, while the books…
Kate Moretti
November 19, 2020
Fiction

“City of Girls” is Elizabeth Gilbert’s Latest Gem

I've never read anything from Elizabeth Gilbert before I read City of Girls (Riverhead Books). The most I knew about her was that she once wrote a book called Eat, Pray, Love which was turned into a movie with Julia Roberts. No offense to Elizabeth or Julia, but there was one ad…
Meagan Foy
June 3, 2019
Fiction

Chris Formant Speaks on “Saving Washington”

Author Chris Formant discusses his new historical fiction novel Saving Washington (Permuted Press) with BookTrib. Saving Washington is now available to purchase. Want more on this book? Be sure to check out our review! Want more BookTrib? Sign up NOW for news and giveaways! ABOUT CHRIS FORMANT: Photo: Jason Roth Novelist Chris Formant is a…
BookTrib
February 19, 2019