WILDE LAKEWritten by Laura Lippman and Reviewed by B. Lynn GoodwinISBN: 978-0062083456William Morrow Heroes and Illusions How much of our memory is accurate? How much of it is shaped by expectations? How much is shaped by whether we grew up as insiders or outsiders? Laura Lippman’s newest heroine, Lu Brandt, is on a quest
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Hooked On Books – Volume 19 Number 3
TELL ME ONE THING Deena GoldstoneISBN # 978-0385538756Nan A. Talese, Publisher Counteracting Loss I misunderstood the title of Deena Goldstone’s TELL ME ONE THING. I expected it to be about writers telling their stories. Instead I found a fascinating collection of characters engaged in their own tragedies and triumphs. I was glad to be along
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Hooked On Books – Volume 20 Number 2
HOW TO WRITE LIKE TOLSTOY: A journey into the minds of our greatest writers Written by Richard Cohen and Reviewed by B. Lynn GoodwinISBN3 #:978-0-8129-9830-6Random House Writer’s Don’t Fit Molds What makes a book effective? What makes the great authors stand out? Richard Cohen, a highly skilled editor and writer, explores both questions in his outstanding
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Hooked On Books – Volume 19 Number 4
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED Written by Jillian Lauren and Reviewed by B. Lynn GoodwinISBN # 978-0142181638Plume The Courage To Get What She Wants What does it take to get a second chance at life? For Jillian Lauren it means adoption. She wants to be a mother. She wants to protect a child from
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ODD CHILD OUTWritten by Gilly Macmillan and Reviewed by B. Lynn GoodwinISBN #: 978-0062697837William Morrow Complex Manipulation The teenage years get harder with each passing generation. In her latest novel Macmillan cuts to universal truths affecting two teenage boys and their families. Who is right? Maybe everyone. Maybe no one. Subtle meets unspeakable
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Flash – Volume 19 Number 3
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reading the Scintillating Starts you submitted was an eye-opening experience. I had trouble knowing whether many of them were memoir or fiction. That didn’t figure into my decision about the winners, but it made me realize that I could honor more people if we had separate contests for fiction and memoir. In 2016
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