WWII

War Through the Eyes of Female Pilots

Inspired by the team of women pilots who trained soldiers in the second World War, Noelle Salazar's The Flight Girls (MIRA) innovatively weaves the struggles of misogyny, trauma and platonic relationships with the paradoxical truth of war’s powerful capacity to both fracture relationships and bring individuals together. Seldom are readers…

Emily WolfeJune 26, 2019

Book Club Network Fiction

Self-Discovery and Espionage in “The Lost Girls of Paris”

A fresh, new and exciting tale of espionage, The Lost Girls of Paris (Park Row Books) by Pam Jenoff is engaging historical fiction that follows three women all at different stages in their lives but brought together in crazy twists of fate. For Grace, World War II is over (it's 1946)…

Meagan FoyJanuary 16, 2019

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: “Daughters of the Night Sky” Pays Homage to WWII Female Pilots

When I sat down with this book, I knew nothing about the Night Bomber Regiment in the Red Army—a group of all-female Russian pilots that bombed Germany during WWII. I quickly found myself captivated by this band of determined women, who not only wanted to save their country from invasion…

Heather WebbJanuary 4, 2018

Fiction

‘Strong to the Bone’ is Jon Land’s Most ‘Introspective’ Book in Series

In September, author James R. Hannibal (The Fourth Ruby) gave an outstanding review of Jon Land's latest in the Caitlin Strong series, Strong to the Bone, which was released today. Here we revisit Hannibal's review of what he calls Land's most "introspective" and deeply "insightful" book in the series. …

James R. HannibalDecember 5, 2017

Fiction

“Our Darkest Night:” Terror and Faith in Wartime Italy

Novelist Jennifer Robson does not spare readers a bit of horror in her new book, Our Darkest Night: A Novel of Italy and the Second World War (William Morrow). As she has demonstrated in Somewhere in France, Goodnight From London and The Gown, Robson has a predilection for placing indomitable…

Claudia KeenanJanuary 5, 2021

BooksToScreen Fiction

Messineo’s ‘The Fire by Night’ Sheds Light on Nurses During Wartime

Though all wars result in the same atrocious outcome, they are hardly similar in their origins. They often start with an incident, a provocation, appearing to be insignificant, but releasing long-supressed emotions. This can be a process which may take years to burn out. On May 8, 2017, we celebrated…

Frederic ColierOctober 17, 2017

Fiction

Books That Go Great with Barbecue on Father’s Day

Father's Day is Sunday, June 18, and it’s officially time to decide what you’re going to buy the men in your life. Whether it’s your own father, your partner, or even a friend, this is the time of year to celebrate everything that dads do for us. From raising cool kids…

Rachel CarterJune 6, 2017

Fiction

Books Capturing the Romance and Heartbreak of ‘The Light Between Oceans’

The Light Between Oceans comes out in theaters Friday, September 2 and We. Can’t. Wait. And not just because it stars Michael Fassbender (though, yum). Originally a book written by M.L. Stedman in 2012, The Light Between Oceans is one of those heart-wrenching stories that stays with you long after you…

Rachel CarterSeptember 1, 2016

Fiction

A Darkly Humorous Tale, Maria Kuznetsova’s “Something Unbelievable” Exceeds Expectations

A book about the struggles of new motherhood in modern-day Manhatten and surviving hostile living situations in the Ural Mountains circa World War II is not what comes to mind when one hears the phrase “laugh-out-loud funny”; however, that is the case for Maria Kuznetsova’s Something Unbelievable (Random House). In…

Madison HillApril 14, 2021

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Donna Urbikas Comes to Terms With the Past Through Writing It Down

In the 1950s, baby boomer Donna Solecka Urbikas grew up in the American Midwest yearning for a “normal” American family. But during World War II, her Polish-born mother and half-sister had endured hunger, disease and a desperate escape from slave labor in Siberia. War and exile created a profound bond…

BookTribJanuary 10, 2022

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Robert Burnham Analyzes Writing and World War II

In this debut World War II thriller by Robert Burnham, a small group in Germany aims to stop the Nazis from completing the world’s first atomic bomb. And it’s inspired by actual events, lending the narrative an exemplary edge. It’s time to find out The Armageddon Secret. Alex Drake, an…

Judy MorenoNovember 29, 2021

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S. Kirk Walsh on Her Debut Historical Novel of War, Loss and Animal Companionship

After reading S. Kirk Walsh’s piece that ran in the New York Times this past January, “How the Author of ‘Ragtime’ Taught an Aspiring Writer to Hear the Music,” I was eager to read her new novel, The Elephant of Belfast (Counterpoint). Having also studied with E.L. Doctorow at NYU…

Susan Shapiro BarashApril 5, 2021

Author Discovery Zone

M.L. Huie

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DSC6804-2-300x300.jpg M.L. Huie Historical Fiction Thriller Mystery How far would you go for vengeance? Historical mystery for fans of Susan Elia MacNeal's Maggie Hope series and Kate Quinn's The Alice Network. BOOKS: Spitfire (2020) Biggest literary influencers: Mick Herron, Dashiell Hammett, Megan Abbott, Olen Steinhauer, Len Deighton Last book read: Lady…

BookTribSeptember 16, 2019

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BookBites: 4 Books With Stories and Lessons to Guide Us Into the New Year

The Black Swan of Paris by Karen Robards In 1944 Paris, celebrated singer Genevieve Dumont is both a star and a smokescreen. An unwilling darling of the Nazis, the chanteuse’s position of privilege allows her to go undetected as an ally to the resistance. When her estranged mother, Lillian de…

BookTribJanuary 7, 2021

BookBites

BookBites: True Crime, Historical Fact and Fiction, and Learning Tips for Parents

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BookBites.FINAL-3-1180x234.jpg No Angels by Steve Jackson Fourteen-year-old Brandy DuVall waits for a ride home at a bus stop, wearing a bright-red Chicago Bulls jersey bearing the number of Michael Jordan. The shirt attracts five young gang members in a circling car. Why would Brandy get in the car? Was it…

BookTribNovember 12, 2020

BookBites

BookBites: Mysteries, WWII Enemies Unite, and a Children’s Book of Love

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BookTribSeptember 24, 2020

War Through the Eyes of Female Pilots

Self-Discovery and Espionage in “The Lost Girls of Paris”

Tall Poppies Review: “Daughters of the Night Sky” Pays Homage to WWII Female Pilots

‘Strong to the Bone’ is Jon Land’s Most ‘Introspective’ Book in Series

“Our Darkest Night:” Terror and Faith in Wartime Italy

Messineo’s ‘The Fire by Night’ Sheds Light on Nurses During Wartime

Books That Go Great with Barbecue on Father’s Day

Books Capturing the Romance and Heartbreak of ‘The Light Between Oceans’

A Darkly Humorous Tale, Maria Kuznetsova’s “Something Unbelievable” Exceeds Expectations

Donna Urbikas Comes to Terms With the Past Through Writing It Down

Robert Burnham Analyzes Writing and World War II

S. Kirk Walsh on Her Debut Historical Novel of War, Loss and Animal Companionship

M.L. Huie

BookBites: 4 Books With Stories and Lessons to Guide Us Into the New Year

BookBites: True Crime, Historical Fact and Fiction, and Learning Tips for Parents

BookBites: Mysteries, WWII Enemies Unite, and a Children’s Book of Love

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