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Syrian Refugee Struggles Run Deep in “The Beekeeper of Aleppo”

Author Christy Lefteri is a daughter of refugees, and spent several summers volunteering with refugees in Greece. There is no doubt she beautifully and accurately taps into the suffering of her characters with the heartfelt storytelling of the plight of Syrian refugees in The Beekeeper of Aleppo. This emotional story…

Jennifer BlankfeinJanuary 22, 2020

Fiction

Southern Novel “Little Tea” Unravels Past and Present in Rich Narrative

Every so often you read a novel so intricately and exquisitely crafted that it reaffirms an admiration for the whole art of writing. Little Tea by Claire Fullerton (Firefly Southern Fiction) accomplishes this considerable feat with sensitivity as graceful as Southern charm. But not everything about the tradition-steeped culture of…

Judy MorenoMay 1, 2020

Fiction

“My Dark Vanessa” Explores Issues of Consent, Complicity and Coercion

On the heels of the American Dirt conversations, Kate Elizabeth Russell's novel, My Dark Vanessa, has been met with its own controversy. Another highly anticipated novel — one that garnered its author a six-figure book deal — has entered the conversation on the gap in opportunities available to Latinx authors. My…

Jennifer BlankfeinMarch 10, 2020

Fiction

“More Than Words” Challenges a Life Mapped Out

More than Words (Putnam Books) is Jill Santopolo’s highly anticipated contemporary women’s fiction following her national bestseller The Light We Lost. Nina Gregory was raised by her father, Joseph Gregory, the owner of a high-end hotel company. He adores Nina, and she’s completely devoted to him. In her thirties, Nina…

Ann LinebergerFebruary 6, 2019

Fiction

Melissa Falcon Field and the Risks of Social Media

Melissa Falcon Field alights on the literary fiction scene with her spell-binding debut novel, What Burns Away (Sourcebooks Landmark, January 2015). In a delicately woven tale of temptation and loyalty, new mom and protagonist Claire Spruce’s high school sweetheart resurfaces via social media at a vulnerable time in her life.…

Angela PalmJanuary 1, 2015

Fiction

Jamie Brenner’s “Blush” Gives Three Women Bonded by Family the Chance for Beautiful Boldness

Review and Q&A with Susan Shapiro Barash aka Susannah Marren, author of A Palm Beach Scandal (St. Martin's Griffin) Three generations of women at a family vineyard on the North Fork of Long Island find their strength and determination put to the test in Jamie Brenner’s new novel, Blush (G.P.…

Susan Shapiro BarashJune 22, 2021

Fiction

Hoffman’s Latest Magic Prequel Full of 1600s Lore and Modern Relevance

Many fans of Alice Hoffman's Practical Magic series have no doubt wanted more on the origins of the Owens women. Magic Lessons (Simon & Schuster) gives fans what they crave and will satisfy lovers of folk medicine, witchcraft and history. But even more importantly, Hoffman’s novel gives readers a look…

Y. M. NelsonOctober 6, 2020

Fiction

Girlfriends Make Aging Fun and Fulfilling in “It’s Not All Downhill From Here”

If you’re craving an escape from reality, look no further than Terry McMillan’s heart-warming and humorous tenth novel, It's Not All Downhill From Here (Ballantine Books). The wisecracking, procrastinating Loretha Curry hates celebrating her birthday. To discourage her four BFFs from their latest planned celebration, her third husband, Carl, strikes…

Jodé MillmanMarch 31, 2020

Fiction

Forging New Relationships and Redefining Home

This is Home (Atria Books) is the emotional story of Libby, a motherless teenage girl trying to create and define her home along with Quinn, a military wife who feels abandoned and is searching for belonging. The characters are searching for connection and the family they really want is not…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 11, 2019

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Family, Friendships, Feuds and Forgiveness in “Once Upon a Sunset”

Combine family dynamics, long-buried secrets, career turmoil, heartbreak and the potential of new romance, and you have the recipe for a fabulous book. In Once Upon a Sunset (Gallery Books), Tif Marcelo effortlessly tosses together all those ingredients into a novel that delivers the full spectrum of feels. Diana Gallagher-Cary is…

Orly KonigMarch 12, 2020

Fiction

Family Dynamics and the Surprising Truth Between Twins in Sally Hepworth’s “The Good Sister”

The Good Sister (St. Martin's Press) by Sally Hepworth is entertaining, captivating and addictive. I love her storytelling, atypical characters and the tricky twists and turns which are always surprising in the end. Rose and Fern are sisters: Rose is the responsible one, married with a white picket fence and…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 3, 2021

Fiction

Take a Jitney Ride to a Drama Set in the Elegant Hamptons

Summertime in Sag Harbor – the boats knock against the docks, the air is salt and the season is sunshine. If you love art and books with glamorous settings, Drawing Home is the perfect summer read. Sag Harbor locals are accustomed to tourists and summer people. But in Jamie Brenner's…

Claudia KeenanMay 3, 2019

Fiction

Is Shattered Glass The New Profile of A Woman For Trendy Book Covers?

They say to never judge a book by its cover, but most of us are guilty of picking up a shiny novel just because of the awesome book cover image. It’s hard not to be enticed by a particularly cool graphic or just the right picture to whet your appetite.…

Rachel CarterJuly 25, 2017

Fiction

HBO’s Big Little Lies is the New Desperate Housewives Thanks to Liane Moriarty

When we heard that Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel, Big Little Lies was being adapted as a limited series on HBO, we were instantly intrigued. And then we found out about the star-studded cast, including Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley, with Jean-Marc Vallée directing (of Dallas Buyers Club and Wild…

Rachel CarterFebruary 22, 2017

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: A Summer of Sisters and Secrets in the South

Whenever I read one of Kristy Woodson Harvey’s books, I head to the south. Not, literally, unfortunately. But with a skip and a little jump, I head to the south in my mind. White front porches with columns. Mint juleps. Hot, humid summers. Charming, fancy, old homes with history and…

Cathy LambMay 9, 2019

Fiction

“After Happily Ever After” Comes a Winning Novel by Leslie Rasmussen

Welcome to After Happily Ever After (She Writes Press), the debut novel by the multitalented TV screenwriter Leslie A. Rasmussen. This highly entertaining and thought-provoking book portrays the struggles that millions of women in the “sandwiched generation” face. In the story, Maggie Dolin is 45 and she isn’t dealing with…

BookTribApril 8, 2021

Women’s Fiction

Syrian Refugee Struggles Run Deep in “The Beekeeper of Aleppo”

Southern Novel “Little Tea” Unravels Past and Present in Rich Narrative

“My Dark Vanessa” Explores Issues of Consent, Complicity and Coercion

“More Than Words” Challenges a Life Mapped Out

Jamie Brenner’s “Blush” Gives Three Women Bonded by Family the Chance for Beautiful Boldness

Hoffman’s Latest Magic Prequel Full of 1600s Lore and Modern Relevance

Girlfriends Make Aging Fun and Fulfilling in “It’s Not All Downhill From Here”

Forging New Relationships and Redefining Home

Tall Poppy Review: Family, Friendships, Feuds and Forgiveness in “Once Upon a Sunset”

Family Dynamics and the Surprising Truth Between Twins in Sally Hepworth’s “The Good Sister”

Take a Jitney Ride to a Drama Set in the Elegant Hamptons

Is Shattered Glass The New Profile of A Woman For Trendy Book Covers?

HBO’s Big Little Lies is the New Desperate Housewives Thanks to Liane Moriarty

Tall Poppy Review: A Summer of Sisters and Secrets in the South

“After Happily Ever After” Comes a Winning Novel by Leslie Rasmussen

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