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“Stilettos For Me, Please!” and a Side of “Pride and Prejudice”

You don’t have to read Pride and Prejudice before you pick up E.V. Hewitt’s debut novel Stilettos For Me, Please! (Barnes & Noble Press) but you might enjoy her sense of humor that much more as you carouse around London with Kate Seeley and her friends. Reminiscent of Carrie Bradshaw…

Sherri DaleyMay 17, 2021

Fiction Romance

Lucinda Riley’s “The Missing Sister” Powerfully Concludes Family Saga Series

In the much-anticipated final installment of her Seven Sisters Series, Irish author Lucinda Riley takes readers on an epic journey to uncover the truth behind Pa Salt’s seventh adopted daughter. Like many of the books in the series, The Missing Sister (Blue Box Press) is a story of love, sacrifice,…

BookTribMay 27, 2021

Fiction Miscellany

Bestselling and Beloved Author Anne Rice Passes Away at 80

Anne Rice, prolific author of more than 30 novels including Interview With the Vampire, passed away on December 11, 2021, at 80 years old. She was an extremely gifted Gothic novelist who always aimed for a high level of literary merit in her work and, as such, garnered a devoted…

Judy MorenoDecember 13, 2021

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Genetic Modification Threatens Human Race in Sci-Fi Thriller Set in Future Chicago

Who can stop reading a book that in its first chapters describes a brave new world 600 years from now that only hints at an event known as “the Arrival”? Hunter by Robert M. Leonard opens with Thomas Hunter, some kind of non-human, standing on a ledge five miles above…

Joanna PoncavageDecember 14, 2021

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Racism Challenges Pure Bonds of Friendship Amidst a Life-Threatening Storm

A grown woman named Sarah huddles in a dark closet. “It was then, she felt the entity quicken within her as it began gnawing away from the inside out. Her throat went dry as her breaths came in shallow gasps, and she heard a growling in her ears. By the…

Judy MorenoDecember 17, 2021

Fiction

Success at Any Cost: Charismatic Man Climbs “A Ladder to the Sky” by John Boyne

If you loved The Heart’s Invisible Furies and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne like I did, although very different, you may want to check out A Ladder to the Sky (Hogarth). This incredible story keeps you on your toes … guessing who the narrator is, who…

Jennifer BlankfeinDecember 6, 2021

Fiction

“The Great Cyprus Think Tank” Is An Intellectual Tour of Both Island and Human Psyche

"To grasp Cyprus in its essence both mythic and real, hurry up and join Bart Beasley's fantastic expedition, as told in this priceless novel by master storyteller Larry Lockridge." — Takis Kayalis, Professor of Modern Greek Literature, Hellenic Open University; formerly with the University of Cyprus. A zoologist, a nutritionist,…

BookTribOctober 4, 2021

Fiction

Can These Triplets Heal a Community That’s Literally Been Poisoned? “One Two Three” Go …

I was lucky enough to be able to engage in conversation with the talented and charismatic Laurie Frankel at my latest book club meeting, where we discussed her moving new novel, One Two Three (Henry Holt and Co.) The group gave this amazing book rave reviews and we thoroughly enjoyed…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 22, 2021

Fiction

“The Devil Pulls the Strings” and a Troubled Hero Strives to Sever the Ties

What do secret societies, world mythologies, steampunk vampires and time travel have in common? The Devil Pulls the Strings by J.W. Zarek weaves these strands and more into a complex multi-genre romp that combines urban fantasy, science fiction and paranormal adventure, with a big dash of Renaissance faires and the…

Gevera Bert PiedmontSeptember 15, 2021

Fiction

“Little Hours” Highlights Unexpected and Healing Bonds Between Unique Women

In her debut work of fiction, author Lil Copan creates a world so real, rich and relatable that you will not want to leave it behind. The epistolary novel, Little Hours (One Bird Books), is a character-driven story revolving around an exchange of letters between a 42-year-old woman seeking peace…

Susan BaileySeptember 16, 2021

Fiction

Mary Adkins’ “Palm Beach” Serves as a Twisted Alternative to Your Average Beach Read

Why is it that any book with “beach” in the title automatically gets slotted in a weird sub-genre called “beach read,” implying a frothy, ephemeral confection and, frequently, a romance novel? Mary Adkins’ Palm Beach (HarperCollins) has been described as such in several publications, but this reviewer feels the designation…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 3, 2021

Fiction

Steven Rowley’s “The Guncle” Packs a Gut-Punch of Heart and Humor

The Guncle (G.P. Putnam's Sons) by Steven Rowley is a delightfully heartfelt story of family and loss; the perfect book to kick off the summer, especially during Pride Month. Uncle Patrick, the fun uncle who lives across the country in Palm Springs, has no experience with children yet he is…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 17, 2021

Fiction

“Second Place” is a Captivating Narrative Unlike Anything Else

Rachel Cusk earned critical renown with her “Outline” series, three books that strip bare traditional narrative formats and train the spotlight on minor characters, eliding the narrator’s identity and making her a mere conduit. Cusk’s newest novel, Second Place (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), performs an about-face from this approach, sinking…

Jessica McEnteeMay 7, 2021

Children's Books Miscellany

Author of the Seminal “The Phantom Tollbooth,” Norton Juster, Passes Away at 91

Bill Greene/The Boston Globe/Getty Images Norton Juster captured the hearts and minds of many a reader with his uniquely playful acclaimed novel The Phantom Tollbooth, published in 1961. He died earlier this week in his Northampton, MA, home at the age of 91. His housemate, the talented Jules Feiffer, illustrated…

Judy MorenoMarch 10, 2021

Children's Books Miscellany

Eric Carle and the Childhood Imagination

Photo: Motoko Inoue By most objective standards I’m only a young adult, and “figuring stuff out” is “normal” in anyone’s twenties. But there’s a new normal now, right? Or actually, anything and everything counts as “normal” these days, right? Or maybe there’s no such thing as normal at all? I’m…

Judy MorenoMay 27, 2021

Children's Books Fiction Miscellany

Ramona the Friend: A Childhood With Beverly Cleary

Photo Credit: HarperCollins/ beverlycleary.com I grew up homeschooled with three younger siblings and a small circle of friends. I lived in a small town with a small library that housed a small selection of books for small children. Some of those books were written by Beverly Cleary and featured, you…

Judy MorenoMarch 29, 2021

“Stilettos For Me, Please!” and a Side of “Pride and Prejudice”

Lucinda Riley’s “The Missing Sister” Powerfully Concludes Family Saga Series

Bestselling and Beloved Author Anne Rice Passes Away at 80

Genetic Modification Threatens Human Race in Sci-Fi Thriller Set in Future Chicago

Racism Challenges Pure Bonds of Friendship Amidst a Life-Threatening Storm

Success at Any Cost: Charismatic Man Climbs “A Ladder to the Sky” by John Boyne

“The Great Cyprus Think Tank” Is An Intellectual Tour of Both Island and Human Psyche

Can These Triplets Heal a Community That’s Literally Been Poisoned? “One Two Three” Go …

“The Devil Pulls the Strings” and a Troubled Hero Strives to Sever the Ties

“Little Hours” Highlights Unexpected and Healing Bonds Between Unique Women

Mary Adkins’ “Palm Beach” Serves as a Twisted Alternative to Your Average Beach Read

Steven Rowley’s “The Guncle” Packs a Gut-Punch of Heart and Humor

“Second Place” is a Captivating Narrative Unlike Anything Else

Author of the Seminal “The Phantom Tollbooth,” Norton Juster, Passes Away at 91

Eric Carle and the Childhood Imagination

Ramona the Friend: A Childhood With Beverly Cleary

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