Category: Written
How does one find happiness? Ebenbach’s novel explores
Possible Happiness, David Ebenbach, Fitzroy Books/Regal House – In his tenth book, writer David Ebenbach turns his attention within in a very personal but fictionalized account of Eleventh-grader Jacob Wasserman
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Teenager Makes Her Way on Texas Border Despite Family Curse
Malas, Marcela Fuentes, Viking – After a strange, old woman appears, tragedies mar Pilar’s life.
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Who’d believe this famous girl’s dark side
The Most Famous Girl in the World, Inman Hariri-Kia, Source Books Landmark – It’s been two years since Rose―a first-generation Middle Eastern American, functional trainwreck, and reporter for online journal The Shred―wrote the investigative article that exposed Poppy as a socialite grifter.
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Can you change your fate? Pfeffer tries in memoir: Nearly Departed
Nearly Departed, Gila Pfeffer, The Experiment – Adventures in Loss, Cancer and Other Inconveniences.
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What is the nature of love? Monti asks
The Monosexual, Dean Monti, Madville Publishing LLC – Author Dean Monti’s latest novel, The Monosexual, is a comic romp about relationship grief and the nature of love.
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Young Nigerian Struggles to break free from his lot in life
The Liquid Eye of the Moon, Uchenna Awoke, Catapult – Dimpka lives with his poor family in a small village in rural Nigeria.
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Mysterious Letter Opens Crack in Rigidly Ordered Life
Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder, Kerry Mayne, St. Martin Press – Lenny Marks’ life runs right on schedule. She teaches school but has little interaction with other
teachers. Or anyone else.
Mysterious Love Letters Inspire Julie Ma’s Latest Novel
Love Letters, Julie Ma, Mountain Leopard Press – Some old love letters. A lonely teenager. A new beginning . . .
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How can a writer end self-doubt?
Everyone Has What It Takes, William Kenower, writers Digest Books – There are all kinds of books on writing from detailed manuals of craft to deep dives into what it takes to face the page.
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O’Connor Explores Island Life in Whale Fall
Whale Fall, Elizabeth O’Connor, Pantheon – Elizabeth O’Connor’s beautifully stark debut novel Whale Fall is set on a remote Welsh Island in the fall of 1938.
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A Body in the Faculty Lounge is Just the Beginning
The Faculty Lounge, Jennifer Mathieu, Dutton – When retired Baldwin High teacher and beloved substitute Mr. Lehrer took his last breath while reclining on the couch in the faculty lounge, the repercussions were felt throughout the school year.
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Fried Talks About Kennedy’s Profiles in Courage
Profiles in Mental Health Courage, Patrick Kennedy, Stephen Fried, Dutton – Profiles in Mental Health Courage portrays the dramatic journeys of a diverse group of Americans who have struggled with their mental health.
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