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Rows of a Tranquil Vineyard Are Shelter From Mussolini’s Rise to Power

“I thought about the deeper message about how we often build emotional walls to protect us from some perceived threat and how doubts, fears, worries keep us from realizing our own divine potential.” With those sentiments, says author Steve Physioc, the story begins. That story, ripping with history, personality, philosophy,…

Jim AlkonApril 27, 2023

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Shelley Nolden’s Debut “The Vines” is a Masterful and Haunting Thriller

The Vines (Freiling Publishing), Shelly Nolden’s first book — with a promise of more — is a wonderful mix of science fiction, history, fantasy and some wishful thinking; a worthy read on so many levels. When we meet Cora on page one, she’s showering, with the glow of dawn illuminating…

Sherri DaleyMarch 23, 2021

Fiction

Dickens-Inspired Story Will Turn–Not Sever–Heads

It's the French Revolution. A young woman is in line for the guillotine, and she's the last person to speak to Sydney Carton, also awaiting execution, who she recognizes as an imposter taking the place of someone else. They give each other comfort. Though their interaction is only brief, their…

Janice LombardoApril 22, 2019

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Fight for Faith, Glory and the Fate of the Western World in “The Secret of Etemenanki”

The year is 1187 and the Muslim forces of Sultan Saladin have just crushed the Christian armies struggling to maintain control of the Holy Land. As two great faiths continue to fight and kill for supremacy, the pair journeys from the heart of Rome, the seat of Christian power, to the…

Wyatt SemenukApril 11, 2022

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“The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives” Resurrects a 16th Century Thinker Ahead of His Time

—∞— “Ellis writes ... with magnificent gusto … reminiscent of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall … a fast-paced and richly engaging story.” — Kirkus Reviews “Beautiful metaphors and tactile, evocative descriptions bring sixteenth-century England and Spain to life.” — Foreword Reviews —∞— “I was to play the clever little fish. And…

Chelsea CicconeNovember 5, 2020

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Novella by a Vietnam Vet Is a Masterful Study of a War-Ravaged Psyche

That message comes through loud and clear in Les Burns’ riveting, deeply moving and beautifully written novella, The Sand Fiddlers: A Rogue Green Beret’s Escape From the Memories of Vietnam. It’s the story of Alex Driscoll, who has recently returned home from battle, painting a vivid, uncomfortable portrait of a…

Jim AlkonJanuary 20, 2022

Fiction

Fiction Imitates Fact in Unique Chronicle of U.S. Marine Family During WWI

Somewhere beyond the halfway point of the fascinating World War I chronicle The Remains of the Corps: Volume I (EG&A Publishing), protagonist and Marine Second Lieutenant Kenneth Remain, grandfather of author Will Remain, has his first brush with the enemy, a German U-boat spotted from his ship’s crow’s nest: “His…

Jim AlkonMay 15, 2020

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Step Into the Brutal Lives of Our Ancestors in this Unique Historical Thriller

If you’ve ever had the opportunity to visit a natural history museum that features exhibits of the earliest humans, especially Neanderthals, you may have wondered if they got it right. Did groups huddle in caves and hunt in groups? Did people live with family or extended communities, or both? In…

Laura McCaffertySeptember 30, 2022

Fiction

Courageous Mother Confronts Devastation of WWII in Rhys Bowen’s New Heartbreaking Novel

A romantic meeting at the Sorbonne in Paris 1931 sets British student Madeleine Grant off on a life adventure equal parts heartache and heroism in The Paris Assignment by bestselling author Rhys Bowen. Madeleine meets Giles Martin a month after beginning French language studies at the prestigious university and…

Peggy KurkowskiAugust 8, 2023

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“The Optimist” Skewers Academia with a Smile

Shortly after I moved to New York City right out of college, I had to get my tonsils removed — a bit unusual for an adult. A friend came by to visit and brought along a book. Understanding my state of oral incompetence, she jotted a note within: “Don’t bother…

Jim AlkonJanuary 20, 2020

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

“The Musician” Will Stop at Nothing to Have His Name Among the Stars

Musicians are often tragic characters. They struggle with poverty, their own spirit and passion, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, depression and love. The list of accomplished musicians who came to ruinous ends is long — from Billie Holiday to Amy Winehouse, Charlie Parker to Kurt Cobain. But Mike Shaw’s novel The…

Sherri DaleySeptember 13, 2021

Fiction Recommended

Character-Driven Drama Follows a Lifelong Search for Parental Love, Trust and Happiness

Jill Charlotte Thomas’ novel is a paean to the 1980s excess of Manhattan’s very rich: attending the opera in black tie, tea in the Palm Court at the Plaza, bellinis at Cipriani’s, shopping at Bergdorf’s, limousines, Verve Clicquot and oysters. It was a fine life for Morton Guthrie, a young…

Sherri DaleyNovember 8, 2023

Fiction

Strength of a Woman: Katherine Nouri Hughes’ ‘The Mapmaker’s Daughter’ Sheds a New Light on History

Katherine Nouri Hughes is Iraqi-Irish by birth. Graduating from Princeton University with a Masters Degree in Near Eastern Studies, Hughes has published two books on K-12 education. Formerly a communications executive in the public and private sectors, Hughes serves on the boards of the American University in Cairo, the Orpheus…

Aisha K. StaggersOctober 6, 2017

Fiction

“The Great Cyprus Think Tank” Is An Intellectual Tour of Both Island and Human Psyche

"To grasp Cyprus in its essence both mythic and real, hurry up and join Bart Beasley's fantastic expedition, as told in this priceless novel by master storyteller Larry Lockridge." — Takis Kayalis, Professor of Modern Greek Literature, Hellenic Open University; formerly with the University of Cyprus. A zoologist, a nutritionist,…

BookTribOctober 4, 2021

Fiction

If You Don’t Want a Devastating Answer, Don’t Ask “The Gretchen Question”

A Gretchen question, Gretchenfrage in German, derived from poor Gretchen in Goethe’s Faust, is an uncomfortable question, one that is difficult to ask and more difficult to answer as it will reveal something ruinous and hurtful. In Jessica Treadway’s moving and delicately paced novel, The Gretchen Question (Delphinium Books), there’s more…

Sherri DaleyJune 9, 2020

mobile-app-adult-fiction-general

Rows of a Tranquil Vineyard Are Shelter From Mussolini’s Rise to Power

Shelley Nolden’s Debut “The Vines” is a Masterful and Haunting Thriller

Dickens-Inspired Story Will Turn–Not Sever–Heads

Fight for Faith, Glory and the Fate of the Western World in “The Secret of Etemenanki”

“The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives” Resurrects a 16th Century Thinker Ahead of His Time

Novella by a Vietnam Vet Is a Masterful Study of a War-Ravaged Psyche

Fiction Imitates Fact in Unique Chronicle of U.S. Marine Family During WWI

Step Into the Brutal Lives of Our Ancestors in this Unique Historical Thriller

“The Optimist” Skewers Academia with a Smile

“The Musician” Will Stop at Nothing to Have His Name Among the Stars

Character-Driven Drama Follows a Lifelong Search for Parental Love, Trust and Happiness

Strength of a Woman: Katherine Nouri Hughes’ ‘The Mapmaker’s Daughter’ Sheds a New Light on History

“The Great Cyprus Think Tank” Is An Intellectual Tour of Both Island and Human Psyche

If You Don’t Want a Devastating Answer, Don’t Ask “The Gretchen Question”

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