“All’s fair in love and war,” says a proverb so well-known that its origin is blurry and has long since passed. When you break it down, however, love isn’t fair at all, and in many circumstances, one does not get what one deserves. As for war? There’s nothing even remotely…
Judy MorenoDecember 28, 2021
When seasons change, there is a sense of magic in the air. November is the start of the traditional season of gratitude, fellowship, spirituality and hope. This month's women’s fiction storylines involve magic shops, fortune-telling, astrology, psychics, magical foods and mystical intrigue. With literary spells as enchanting as this, well,…
Women's Fiction Writers AssociationNovember 10, 2021
As we await the biggest (at least commercial) holiday of the year, take a breather to celebrate another holiday. And this one is timed perfectly, because you really are taking a perfectly-sized brief break to honor it: National Short Story Day! Speaking of timing, this sneaky little devil intentionally falls…
BookTribDecember 21, 2021
It feels deeply wrong to wish you “Happy” International Holocaust Remembrance Day. So I’ll wish you a safe, peaceful and loving one. On this day, January 27, the world gathers to remember abjectly horrifying events in the not-so-distant past, events that still haunt us today. That such evil was done…
Judy MorenoJanuary 27, 2022
Human technology is steadily making leaps and bounds into the future, but one thing left unachieved is the ability to read minds. This might not be the worst thing in the world. Just think of all the dark, twisted thoughts that pop up uninvited in your own mind and are…
Judy MorenoOctober 4, 2021
amahttps://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Gambling-Man.jpg David Baldacci is no stranger to hitting literary home runs, but his second book to feature World War II-veteran-turned-avenging-angel Aloysius Archer, A Gambling Man, (Grand Central) is a flat-out grand slam. His second adventure finds Archer heading west to Los Angeles — Hollywood, more specifically — in the (eventual)…
Jon LandApril 23, 2021
There’s something completely timeless and utterly attractive about mythology, folklore and the stories passed down through generations. Maybe a particular story originated in religion, or maybe through honoring heroic courage or, who can say, maybe the teller was an exasperated mom who needed to keep her kids from getting into…
Judy MorenoAugust 20, 2021
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Goodreads Choice Awards season! It’s far better, in our book, than Oscar season and maybe even on par with the holiday season … maybe. Luckily, the two coincide, so no need to choose. But we do, in the tradition carried over from…
BookTribDecember 2, 2021