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Bill Hayes’ “How We Live Now” Reminds Us Just How Much Life Changed in a Matter of Months

I am a big fan of Bill Hayes, author of a memoir I love, Insomniac City and street photographer extraordinaire (follow him on Instagram @billhayesphotography). He was Oliver Sacks' partner at the time of his passing and was involved in editing Oliver’s last book, Everything in Its Place, as well as a…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 4, 2021

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“90 Days to Live” is a Compelling True Story of Cancer, Choices and Hope

“He might as well have told her that he was planning to jump off a bridge in the hope of bouncing the cancer out of his body.” About 650,000 cancer patients receive chemotherapy in an outpatient oncology clinic every year in the U.S. Rodney Stamps was not going to be…

Jim AlkonAugust 11, 2021

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The Intriguing Literary Genius Philip Roth Comes to Light in a Brilliant New Biography

“Don’t try to rehabilitate me,” Philip Roth told biographer Blake Bailey. “Just make me interesting.” Based on the early returns, Bailey has done just that in his much-anticipated Philip Roth: The Biography (W.W. Norton & Company). —∞— “A monumental gift in the realm of international letters. I wept and railed,…

BookTribApril 5, 2021

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“Enter the Enemy:” Letters From the War-Torn Past

A touch of defiance. A touch of fear. Marie Dunat Iribarren, who lived in a small village in Basque country in the south of France, offers that blunt assessment of the Germans in the days leading up to their invasion and occupation of France in 1940. It’s one of the…

Jim AlkonDecember 9, 2020

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

Hidden Figures Emerge in “Overnight Code”

In an era of shattering glass ceilings, no story tells of overcoming adversity better than this captivating memoir. Paige Bowers and David Montague tell the incredible story of Raye Montague, the engineer credited with creating the first digital draft of a United States naval ship, in Overnight Code. From humble…

Gabby TorrentiJanuary 12, 2021

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A Man and His Bike Battle a Rare Disease

Kyle Bryant may not be a household name—yet—but he’s become the face and voice of defeating Friedreich’s ataxia, one mile on his recumbent bike at a time. Shifting Into High Gear: One Man’s Grave Diagnosis and the Epic Bike Ride That Taught Him What Matters (Health Communications, Inc.) is the…

Jeff DaughertyMarch 15, 2019

Nonfiction

Your Guide to Creating Patterns and Symmetry with Polygons

Mike Regan, to quote his own bio, “is a geometer who takes his subject seriously.” So seriously that, along with colleagues, friends and family, he mentions the ancient Greeks Pythagoras and Euclid in the opening acknowledgments of his fascinating instructional book, How to Polygon: Art and Geometry of Plane Tiling…

Jim AlkonOctober 2, 2020

Nonfiction

Scholar Unpacks His 1995 Wager of Global Disaster in “The Collapse of 2020”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TheCollapseOf2020_1.jpg Way back in 1995, Kirkpatrick Sale, secessionist, environmentalist author and Neo-Luddite, bet Kevin Kelly (editor of Wired magazine) that by the year 2020, three disasters would occur: global currency collapse, significant warfare between rich and poor and environmental disasters of some significant size. Now in The Collapse of 2020…

David ToddOctober 8, 2020

Nonfiction

“Hollywood’s Trains & Trolleys:” The Forgotten “Stars” Film Buffs Should Know About

But another “star” for many of those films, an essential “role player” without legions of fans cramming for autographs, was a vehicle that got actors to their locations and often served as backdrops or even on-screen “performers” minus a speaking part: the streetcar. The transportation modes so crucial to this…

Jim AlkonJuly 15, 2020

Nonfiction

A Detailed Character Study and American Heroism in “Midway Bravery”

So this was war, writes author Dennis Gaub, describing the feelings of U.S. Army Pilot Jim Muri, whose isolated impact on the battle of Midway helped turn fortunes in the Pacific during World War II. Gaub details the battle of Midway and Muri’s unique role in Midway Bravery: The Story…

Jim AlkonJuly 17, 2020

Nonfiction

John Green Podcast to Be Adapted Into His First Nonfiction Work

John Green, author of the bestsellers Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars, announced that in May 2021 he will publish an essay collection adapted from his popular podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed. Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, will publish the collection from Green, whose…

BookTribAugust 27, 2020

Nonfiction

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Empowering Women’s Sexual Health

Sorry, this promotion is over! Read on to learn more about this title. Dear Reader, Has the virus left you stressed? Time for some pleasure! Based on my essay in The New York Times’ Modern Love, The Pleasure Plan is a memoir and sexual healing guide. This wild ride features…

AuthorBuzzApril 21, 2020

Nonfiction

The Bella Twins Prove “Incomparable” in Their New Memoir

Nikki and Brie Bella have always competed, but because the rest of the world treated them as identical and interchangeable, they decided to do something about it. Their new memoir, Incomparable (Gallery Books), shares the whole story of these WWE Hall of Famers and E! Total Bellas stars, starting with their early years,…

BookTribMay 5, 2020

Nonfiction

“Cult Writers:” An Odd Yet Remarkable World of Fiction Few Know Exist

What makes a cult writer? Whether pioneering in their craft, fiercely and undeniably unique or critically divisive, cult writers come in all shapes and guises. Some gain instant fame, others instant notoriety and more still remain anonymous until a chance change in fashion sees their work propelled into the limelight. In Cult…

BookTribJune 9, 2020

Nonfiction

“The Room Where It Happened:” A Comprehensive Account of the Trump Administration

It wouldn’t be a stretch to expect any Broadway aficionado to be able to whistle the tune, “The Room Where It Happens,” from the ever-so-popular, long-running show Hamilton. The song describes the Compromise of 1790 between Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. “Compromise” is not a word readers likely…

Jim AlkonJune 18, 2020

Nonfiction

Sorting Out the Truth Behind the Man Who Built London’s Japanese Village

Who was Tannaker Buhicrosan? That simple question from his granddaughter Annette Gibbs set off what her husband Brian calls a “long, hard and incredible journey.” An initial internet search generated three hits. Enter first-rate researcher Paul Budden, who years later has given us Paper Butterflies: Unraveling the Mystery of Tannaker…

Jim AlkonMarch 24, 2020

Bill Hayes’ “How We Live Now” Reminds Us Just How Much Life Changed in a Matter of Months

“90 Days to Live” is a Compelling True Story of Cancer, Choices and Hope

The Intriguing Literary Genius Philip Roth Comes to Light in a Brilliant New Biography

“Enter the Enemy:” Letters From the War-Torn Past

Hidden Figures Emerge in “Overnight Code”

A Man and His Bike Battle a Rare Disease

Your Guide to Creating Patterns and Symmetry with Polygons

Scholar Unpacks His 1995 Wager of Global Disaster in “The Collapse of 2020”

“Hollywood’s Trains & Trolleys:” The Forgotten “Stars” Film Buffs Should Know About

A Detailed Character Study and American Heroism in “Midway Bravery”

John Green Podcast to Be Adapted Into His First Nonfiction Work

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Empowering Women’s Sexual Health

The Bella Twins Prove “Incomparable” in Their New Memoir

“Cult Writers:” An Odd Yet Remarkable World of Fiction Few Know Exist

“The Room Where It Happened:” A Comprehensive Account of the Trump Administration

Sorting Out the Truth Behind the Man Who Built London’s Japanese Village

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