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A Lush Story of Self-Discovery on the Streets of Bangkok

Once — okay, more than once — when my thinking on a matter of personal consequence was going astray, a dear friend advised me, “Don’t get caught up in your own movie.” Translation: We all are inclined to inwardly dramatize our lives as imagined scripts navigating our daily grinds and…

Jim AlkonApril 3, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Ode to Brooklyn is an Unflinching Account of Addiction and Coming-of-Age

As a kid, you barely notice them. Maybe it’s at a restaurant. Maybe it’s in your own basement, where your parents have set up a bar in the downstairs game room. It’s dozens of bottles of liquor reflecting off mirrors – in different shapes, sizes and colors. “I saw them…

Jim AlkonOctober 25, 2023

Fiction

Family Choices and Cultural Clashes Push Boundaries

Jennifer Acker’s debut The Limits of the World is a ruminative and insightful look at the way in which choices play out over several generations within a family's timeline. The subject matter calls to mind Pachinko, and the book will also draw inevitable comparisons to Jhumpa Lahiri. The Chandaria family, Indians who’ve settled in…

Jessica McEnteeApril 16, 2019

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Rousing Historical Thriller Captures the Essence of the American Journey

Reviews really matter. Sometimes they even put undue pressure on other reviewers — like me. Before I read The Last Professional by Ed Davis (Artemesia Publishing, LLC), I saw this testimonial about the book from Jerry Cimino, Founder of the Beat Museum in San Francisco: “Davis has done for American…

Jim AlkonJuly 12, 2023

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Christmas Spirit Triumphs Over the Trauma of War in Heartwarming Redemption Tale

Long after wars are over, there are wars that go on inside the heads of the people they affect. Certainly the soldiers — what they saw, what they did, what they said and how they felt. Their emotions, realized during a non-typical time in their lives, often take a toll…

Jim AlkonSeptember 16, 2022

Fiction

You’ll Laugh and Cry Your Way Through This Taut Medical Satire

I think of myself as a relatively funny person (friend, family and professional colleague opinions to the contrary). But when it comes to public speaking, I’ll always remember a valuable tip: Never open with a joke unless you are absolutely, positively certain it will be funny. With so many of…

Jim AlkonNovember 4, 2021

Fiction

In “Wounded Angels,” Life’s Greatest Places Are Found Where Least Expected

Chuck Miceli, in his latest novel Wounded Angels (Elm Hill), takes us on a riveting journey about finding faith and new beginnings through a life that explores the wonder of youth, the joys of love, the effects of war, the grief of loss and the emotional discovery of life’s blessings.…

Elizabeth KonkelFebruary 24, 2020

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Small-Town Karting Novel Twists, Turns and Crosses the Finish Line With Profound Social Insight

In this resounding debut novel by Dd Jaseron, readers are strapped in for a twisting, turning ride through the world of competitive karting that explores speed, grief and greed in surprisingly profound ways. Wheelboys (Jaseron Publishing), winner of both the 2020 Readers’ Favorite Award and the eLit Book Award, delivers…

Michael FerryNovember 15, 2021

Book Club Network Fiction

Nathan Hill: Master Observer of the Modern Relationship

Here’s a simple truth: Wellness by Nathan Hill (Alfred A. Knopf) is one of the best books I’ve ever read. It is poignant, thought-provoking, all-encompassing, insightful and expertly written — and packed with truths of its own about our world and ourselves. It paints a full-length picture of a relationship…

Jim AlkonSeptember 19, 2023

Fiction

In 1950s Hollywood, “We Never Told”

If you were asked to keep a potential life-threatening secret, could you do it? What if it was your own mother who asked and you were only a teenager? What if the secret involved left you with more questions than answers? In Diana Altman's We Never Told (She Writes Press),…

Missi GwartneyAugust 16, 2019

Fiction Recommended

Timeless and Evocative Love Story Between Troubled Artist and Writer

When something hurts, it’s easy to access medical books, Google or physicians for the answers. When it comes to love, the prescriptions are not so simple. Peter Sarno does a masterful job of dissecting love to its barest roots and greatest pains in his complex novel, Visions of Johanna (PFP…

Jim AlkonDecember 9, 2022

Fiction

Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s “Truthtelling” Puts the Magic in Magical Realism

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Untitled-design-13.jpg Lynne Sharon Schwartz has an intuitive ability to write with soul and substance. In Truthtelling (Delphinium), her new collection of twenty-five tight short stories, Schwartz moves effortlessly between realism and fantasy. Her characters are not so quirky as the things that happen to them, and her introspective writing lets…

Laura NewmanOctober 6, 2020

Fiction

Jean P. Moore’s Three Women And One Healing Journey

There’s something strangely dramatic – certainly beautiful and authentic – in the way author Jean P. Moore captures the mundane repetitions of a woman adjusting to a new phase of life after her husband’s death: “Your membership will expire soon. This was the opening sentence of Tilda’s first email of…

Brielle HeinlApril 15, 2019

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 Recommended

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

mobile-app-adult-fiction-general

A Lush Story of Self-Discovery on the Streets of Bangkok

Ode to Brooklyn is an Unflinching Account of Addiction and Coming-of-Age

Family Choices and Cultural Clashes Push Boundaries

Rousing Historical Thriller Captures the Essence of the American Journey

Christmas Spirit Triumphs Over the Trauma of War in Heartwarming Redemption Tale

You’ll Laugh and Cry Your Way Through This Taut Medical Satire

In “Wounded Angels,” Life’s Greatest Places Are Found Where Least Expected

Small-Town Karting Novel Twists, Turns and Crosses the Finish Line With Profound Social Insight

In 1950s Hollywood, “We Never Told”

Timeless and Evocative Love Story Between Troubled Artist and Writer

Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s “Truthtelling” Puts the Magic in Magical Realism

Jean P. Moore’s Three Women And One Healing Journey

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

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

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