Immigration

One Woman’s Native Heritage Told Through Her 13 Foremothers

“This is the story of me,” writes Brett Garrett, author of the ebook Mesquites and Quelites Revamped. But this is no ordinary memoir. In fact, it’s not a memoir at all. In this fascinating work, Garrett has traced 13 generations of mother-daughter relationships in her ancestry dating back to 1598.…

Jim AlkonJuly 16, 2022

Thrillers

U.S. Intelligence Creds Make “Byte” Too Real

EDITOR'S NOTE: Shortly after this interview was conducted, BookTrib learned that Eric C. Anderson had passed away. Eric's literary contributions, through his fiction writing to his understanding of the complex intelligence and military challenges facing Western democracies, are incalculable. He was an exemplary and remarkable human being who will be…

Jim ParryOctober 23, 2018

Thrillers

‘Odd Child Out’: A BookTrib Conversation with Gilly MacMillan

The saying "art imitates life" rings true in particular for Gilly MacMillan's detective thriller, Odd Child Out. Her latest novel has the heavy matter of dealing with immigration and refugees, two subjects that are heavily featured in politics and the news across the globe on a daily basis. Yet, MacMillan takes these…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaNovember 20, 2017

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

Escape From Communist Bulgaria Inspires Others to Reach for a Better Life

“I am not a writer,” confesses Antonina Duridanova in the first line of her memoir, but during her retirement party, she promised a friend that she’d write a book about her life. New Beginnings: From Behind the Iron Curtain to America (Fulton Books) proves that the author keeps her promises. …

Chelsea CicconeDecember 15, 2021

Nonfiction Save the World

Young Immigrants Forced to Tell Their Stories in Anonymity

“The book you are holding was scheduled to be published in 2017 with full-color portraits of the young people who were interviewed for it. Since that time, executive action regarding DACA recipients has been in flux, making it risky for many of the participants to reveal their identities. Their images,…

Jim AlkonJanuary 11, 2019

Nonfiction

Conditional Citizens: Who Gets to Be an American?

U.S. citizenship is a birthright for some and a pillar of the American Dream for others. Those who are born with it may take it for granted, but plenty of immigrants dream of the day they will become official citizens. They jump through hoops to fulfill requirements and pass a…

Paige VigliaroloSeptember 22, 2020

Nonfiction

“American Like Me” Captures Immigrant Experience

America Ferrera, award-winning actress for ABC’s hit comedy, “Ugly Betty,” turned activist in 2016 as co-founder of HARNESS, a human rights organization that connects various communities with pop culture leaders. Focusing on the immigrant experience, Ferrera produced a new book, American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures (Gallery Books),…

Joanna PoncavageOctober 16, 2018

Nonfiction

‘A Nation of Immigrants’: The International Emmys Shines a Spotlight on Immigration in America

"No human being is illegal. That is a contradiction in terms. Human beings can be beautiful, they can be right or wrong, but illegal? How can a human being be illegal?" ~Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize winner, Holocaust survivor, Author of Night and Presenter at the 28th Emmy Awards The International Emmys…

Helen BroadSeptember 14, 2017

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Two Hopeful Women Grapple With America’s Broken Promises at Ellis Island

Through the story of the immigrant, hopefully looking up at the Statue of Liberty and the U.S. several generations ago, we can imagine some of our great-great-grandparents as they nervously clutched their papers, praying they would be admitted to a country they were told would offer them opportunities beyond any…

Aimie K. RunyanFebruary 10, 2022

Fiction

Review: Xhenet Aliu’s ‘Brass’ is Absolutely Fearless

We all know that reading offers an escape, whether that escape is to explore different worlds and cultures, or just to get away from your job for a few hours. But there are some books out there that juts perfectly embody our sense of wanderlust and Brass, by Xhenet Aliu is one…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaFebruary 8, 2018

Fiction

BookTrib Q&A: Contemplating Immigration and Morality with Acclaimed Author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

When Ayelet Gundar-Goshen, the Israeli author, screenwriter and psychologist first published One Night, Markovitch a few years ago, it was one of the most compelling works of literature to be translated from Hebrew into 13 different languages. Now, with her latest novel, Waking Lions, Gundar-Goshen brings readers another compelling story, this time about…

BookTribMarch 8, 2018

Fiction

Piano Takes Center Stage in Tale of Pain, Loss and Love

One of the most painful aspects of my mother’s death two years ago was disposing of her Baldwin light oak spinet piano, purchased for me over 50 years ago when my parents saw potential. I was willing to give it away to a good home. I ran ads, contacted local…

Jim AlkonJanuary 15, 2019

Fiction

Literary Tale of Sadness, Sorrow and Grief Told by a Poet

Should a book ever win a prize for its unreliable narrator, bet on The Offering (Penelope Books) by Salah el Moncef. The narrator in question is Tariq Abbassi, a lapsed Muslim who leaves Tunisia to study philosophy at the Sorbonne but ends up running a successful Middle Eastern restaurant in…

Joanna PoncavageNovember 7, 2022

Fiction Listicles

7 Novels About Immigration That Tackle the Question: Can We Learn to Belong?

Immigration is always a timely topic in books and film, but never more than today with the world so easily accessible by planes, trains, and automobiles (and ships.) More importantly, as we reexamine our ethnic and cultural identities in the United States and worldwide, we ask ourselves: who are we…

Heather WebbNovember 4, 2021

Audiobooks Fiction

Narrator’s Thoughts on “Mother Country” Immigration Tale

In Mother Country, (Brilliance Audio) Kathleen Gati narrates the story of Nadia, a Ukrainian woman who is struggling to make her way in the U.S. and to bring her daughter to this country. Her quest is punctuated by flashbacks—deftly negotiated by Gati—that detail what brought Nadia herself to New York. …

AudioFileMarch 27, 2019

Miscellany Podcasts

DIY MFA Radio Episode 132: Capturing Diverse Experiences on the Page — Interview with Shanthi Sekaran

This week Gabriela Pereira interviews Shanthi Sekaran about her new novel: Lucky Boy. This moving story is about two unforgettable women in California: an undocumented Mexican woman and an Indian-American wife, both of whom love the same child but can’t have him. The novel beautifully weaves together the themes of…

BookTribFebruary 3, 2017

One Woman’s Native Heritage Told Through Her 13 Foremothers

U.S. Intelligence Creds Make “Byte” Too Real

‘Odd Child Out’: A BookTrib Conversation with Gilly MacMillan

Escape From Communist Bulgaria Inspires Others to Reach for a Better Life

Young Immigrants Forced to Tell Their Stories in Anonymity

Conditional Citizens: Who Gets to Be an American?

“American Like Me” Captures Immigrant Experience

‘A Nation of Immigrants’: The International Emmys Shines a Spotlight on Immigration in America

Two Hopeful Women Grapple With America’s Broken Promises at Ellis Island

BookTrib Q&A: Contemplating Immigration and Morality with Acclaimed Author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen

Piano Takes Center Stage in Tale of Pain, Loss and Love

7 Novels About Immigration That Tackle the Question: Can We Learn to Belong?

Narrator’s Thoughts on “Mother Country” Immigration Tale

DIY MFA Radio Episode 132: Capturing Diverse Experiences on the Page — Interview with Shanthi Sekaran

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