The Orchard, David Hopen, Ecco – Ari Eden spent his life in Brooklyn attending a Jewish school that focused on religion until just before his senior year.
Diane Slocum
Diane Slocum has been a newspaper reporter and editor and authored an historical book. As a freelance writer, she contributes regularly to magazines and newspapers. She writes features on authors and a column for writers and readers in Lifestyle magazine. She is assigned to write interviews of first-time novelists and bestselling authors for Authorlink®
Young Japanese Girl Struggles for Identity in WWII
Fifty Words for Rain, Asha Lemmie, Dutton – Eight-year-old Nori is dropped off by her mother at the estate of the grandparents she never knew she had. For three years, she lives in their attic, suffering acid baths to lighten her skin and beatings with a wooden spoon.
Interview: Refugees Struggle to Lead Normal Inside Camp
Silence Is My Mother Tongue , Sulaiman Addonia, Graywolf Press – Saba, her brother, Hagos, and their mother are refugees from the war between Eritrea and Ethiopia. They live in a mud hut in a refugee camp.
Escape to Wilderness Threatens Mom and Daughter’s Relationship
The New Wilderness, Diane Cook, Harper Collins – Five-year-old Agnes was dying in the polluted city, so her mother, Bea, joins a group headed for the only remaining wilderness.
Undocumented Mom and Son Navigate America
The Son of Good Fortune, Lysley Tenorio, Harper Collins – When he is 10, Excel’s mother, Maxima, tells him they are TNT – hiding and hiding – they are not in the U.S. legally.
Character Seeks Authenticity in the Grip of Sadness
Sad Janet, Lucie Britsch, Riverhead Books – Janet has a live-in boyfriend, a job at a dog shelter in the woods and a mother who depends on prescription drugs to make it through her life. None of this makes Janet particularly happy.
Korean Author’s Misfit Boys Teach Us About Emotion
Almond, Won-pyung Sohn, Harper Collins – Yunjae was born with small amygdalae which kept him from feeling anger or fear or knowing how to respond with other emotions. He lives with his mother and grandmother who love him but obsess over teaching him emotions so he won’t be an oddity at school.
Interview: Boy’s Shark Attack Triggers Family Struggles
Sharks in the Time of Saviors, Kawai Washburn, Macmillan Books – Seven-year-old Nainoa falls from the boat while his family is on an excursion off the coast of Hawaii. When sharks appear, the situation seems even more tragic. But to everyone’s amazement, the sharks rescue Nainoa.
Interview: Young Girl Struggles With Toxic Faith and Abandonment
Godshot, Chelsea Bieker, Catapult – Fourteen-year-old Lacey May, her mother and her grandmother Cherry are faithful members of Pastor Vern’s church in the small town of Peaches in California’s Central Valley.
Courtney Maum: on Before and After the Book Deal
Before and After the Book Deal, Courtney Maum, Catapult – The subtitle for this book is A Writer’ Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book. Maum includes comments from nearly 200 authors, agents, editors, and others involved in publishing and producing.
