Sonja Yoerg

Tall Poppy Review: Layered Plot and Points of View Create Suspense in “Stories We Never Told”

In Stories We Never Told (Lake Union), Sonja Yoerg weaves a tale about deception, obsession, deep wounds, and acceptance in four points view that’s sure to wind readers into its spell. Jackie Strelitz is a psychology professor who, from a distance, seems to have it all together. She’s happily married…

Tif MarceloApril 16, 2020

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Fragile Friendships in “The Glass Wives”

In Amy Nathan’s The Glass Wives (Saint Martin's Press), a devastating end becomes a beginning of sorts for Evie and Nicole Glass. When Richard Glass is killed in a tragic accident, Nicole is a sudden widow. But what does that make Evie, his ex-wife? Financial instability and an unknown future…

Nicole BaartAugust 2, 2018

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: Sonja Yoerg’s “House Broken” Tackles Tough Issues With Wit and Layers

When her mother is injured in an alcohol-fueled accident, Geneva’s husband convinces her that taking mom in, is the opportunity to repair their relationship. Toss in two teenagers with their own set of issues, a slew of family secrets and complicated sibling relationships and you have the ingredients for a…

BookTribMay 24, 2018

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Take a Hike with “The Middle of Somewhere”

The Middle of Somewhere (Berkley) is a gripping book. Do not start reading it late at night or you will not go to bed. It’ll be one of those books where you say, “Just one more chapter…” and then you’ll be sleepless. But first: Picture Yosemite. Half Dome. Yosemite Valley.…

Cathy LambJuly 11, 2019

Fiction

Mental Health and Family Relationships Come Together in Yoerg’s “All the Best People”

At BookTrib, we are constantly searching for the best ways to connect readers with writers, opening their eyes and worlds to fresh ideas! This is how we came across a wonderful group known as the Tall Poppies, who are not only avid readers, but extremely talented writers as well! This…

Katie PryalOctober 12, 2017

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: “True Places” Captures Identity

At the beginning of True Places (Lake Union Publishing) by Sonja Yoerg, Suzanne Blakemore, a mother of two teens, is overwhelmed by the duties that so many mothers these days feel like they must take on in order to do the job properly. As the book begins, feeling a strange emptiness…

Katie PryalJanuary 3, 2019

Fiction Listicles

Amy Reichert’s 10 Most Anticipated Reads of 2021

Turning the calendar page (literally or virtually) into January always marks a fresh start — maybe for a new fitness plan, a new job or new goals. For me, it’s the launch of my next novel, The Kindred Spirits Supper Club, out April 20. For book readers, January also marks…

Amy ReichertDecember 31, 2020

Fiction Listicles

8 Books to Make You Glad You Stayed Home This Summer

You remember vacations, right? When you got to leave your home, on your own or with your darling family, and pack into a car or plane, and head for a bustling vacation destination, with gloriously crowded beaches and bustling restaurants and expeditions and adventures. Okay, so, next year, we hope. …

Hank Phillippi RyanSeptember 3, 2020

Fiction Listicles

Four Novels That Will Make You Look Smart at the Beach

I’m of the opinion that any book is a good book. There are no guilty pleasures when you’re reading because, hello, you’re reading. But sometimes you really want something meaty, something you can savor and not race through just to see what’s happening next. And sometimes you happen to want…

Kelly SimmonsAugust 22, 2019

Tall Poppy Review: Layered Plot and Points of View Create Suspense in “Stories We Never Told”

Tall Poppy Review: Fragile Friendships in “The Glass Wives”

Tall Poppies Review: Sonja Yoerg’s “House Broken” Tackles Tough Issues With Wit and Layers

Tall Poppy Review: Take a Hike with “The Middle of Somewhere”

Mental Health and Family Relationships Come Together in Yoerg’s “All the Best People”

Tall Poppy Review: “True Places” Captures Identity

Amy Reichert’s 10 Most Anticipated Reads of 2021

8 Books to Make You Glad You Stayed Home This Summer

Four Novels That Will Make You Look Smart at the Beach

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