Author du Jour: Jesse Jarnow

Author du Jour: Jesse Jarnow, "Heads"

(Da Capo Press, pp 468, $27.99)

If you are a fan of books dealing with the history of salt, timber or something more exotic like ... Read book Review . . .

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Author du Jour: Nina Willner

“Forty Autumns: a Family’s Story of Courage and Survival on Both Sides of the Berlin Wall,” by Nina Willner

(William Morrow, pp 397, $27.99)

The title spells it all. “Forty Autumns,” is about . . .
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Author du Jour: Saul Friedländer

“Where Memory Leads” by Saul Friedländer.

(Other Press, pp 284, $24.95)

If you remember the Pulitzer Prize winning book, "The Years of Extermination,” you will know at once that this review refers to Saul Friedländer. If you also know that he spent sixteen years writing his magnum opus, you could claim that he spent 80 years writing his new . . .
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Author du Jour: Charlotte Wood

Author du Jour: Charlotte Wood

 

“The Natural Way of Things,” (Europa Editions, pp 233, $17.00)

Though not her first novel, "The Natural Way of Things" is Charlotte Wood’s first print in the States. Better late than never, and it is wholly deserved . . . read book review . . .

 

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Author du Jour: Anne Korkeakivi, "Shining Sea"

“Shining Sea,” by Anne Korkeakivi
 

(Little, Brown and Company, pp 282, $ 26.00)

Sophomore novels have the reputation to be always the hardest one to produce, especially if the breaking-out novel was a success or generated buzzing reviews. Self-pressure being often the cause as the challenge to recapture the lengthy feat, embedded in the first published novel, is insurmountable for authors. It is not the case for “Shining Sea.” Though not a fan of multi-generational novel, I tip my hat to Anne Korkeakivi’s second . . .

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Author du jour: Jennifer Noonan

“No Map to this Country” by Jennifer Noonan.

(Da Capo/Life Long Books, p 316, $19.99)

This book is about the “A-Word.” A could stand for Atomic, since explosion is implied, but in this case it is about autism. Autism is a trend that keeps on gaining momentum, and its label, once inflicted on a child, reverberates as a social suicide for families. The merit of Jennifer Noonan’s journey is precisely to expose the daily struggle families with autistic children must live through, bringing her resourceful personality to the front.

When her son was diagnosed . . . red book review . . .
 http://www.bookcasetv.com/2016/10/12/author-du-jour-jennifer-noonan/ ‎

Author du Jour: Susan Strecker

Author du jour: Susan Strecker, "Nowhere Girl"

(Thomas Dunne Books, P 297, $ 25.99)

A sophomore book for Susan Strecker after her elegiac and biographical debut novel “Night Blindness,” which appeared . . . read book review . . .


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Author du Jour: Eric Geissinger

“Virtual Billions,” by Eric Geissinger.

(Prometheus Books, P 295, $25.00)

This is the book that will explain to you what is Bitcoin and how they came to be, if you only have heard about them and thought it was just another App. If you are looking for a roller-coaster ride in the underworld of alternative finance, “Virtual Billions” is the book as well.  You will learn about the reclusive genius creator of Bitcoins, Satoshi Nakamoto, who, on his own, decided to wage war against the world financial and banking system, and the prince of darkness himself, Ross Ulbricht,

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