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About G. P. Gottlieb

G.P. Gottlieb is the author of the Whipped and Sipped Mystery Series and a prolific baker of healthful breads and pastries. Please contact her through her website (GPGottlieb.com).

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Literature September 19, 2023

The Heart of It All

Christian Kiefer

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In The Heart of It All (Melville House, 2023), Christian Kiefer imagines a group of factory workers and their families living in a once vibrant Ohio town during the Trump …
Literature September 12, 2023

American Scholar

A Novel

Patrick E. Horrigan

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Patrick Horrigan’s novel, American Scholar (Lethe Press 2023) centers on James (Jimmy) Fitzgerald, who teaches American Literature at a prestigious university, is in a happy (open) marriage that allows him …
Literature September 5, 2023

I Surrender

A Memoir of Chile's Dictatorship, 1975

Kathleen M. Osberger

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Today I talked to Kathleen Osberger about her book I Surrender: A Memoir of Chile's Dictatorship, 1975 (Oribis Books, 2023). In 1975, Kathleen Osberger, who’d just graduated from Notre Dame University …
Literature August 22, 2023

The Orphans of Mersea House

A Novel

Marty Wingate

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Today I talked to Marty Wingate about her novel The Orphans of Mersea House (Alcove Press 2022). Olive Kersey is both penniless and alone at 37 – her brother and her boyfriend …
Literature August 8, 2023

Swimming with Ghosts

Michelle Brafman

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Today I talked to Michelle Brafman about her novel Swimming with Ghosts (Keylight Books, 2023). Until her unemployed husband Charlie volunteers to step in as team coach, professional organizer Gillian Cloud has …
Literature August 1, 2023

Kantika

A Novel

Elizabeth Graver

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Today I talked to Elizabeth Graver about her new novel Kantika (Metropolitan Books, 2023). Rebecca Cohen and her family live in Istanbul, until they lose all their wealth and are forced to …
Literature July 25, 2023

The Pain of Pleasure

Amy Grace Loyd

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In Amy Grace Loyd’s new novel, The Pain of Pleasure (Roundabout Press 2023), nearly everyone suffers some kind of intense pain. Some find their way to the Doctor, formerly a …
Literature July 18, 2023

The Isolated Séance

Jeri Westerson

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Today I talked to Jeri Westerson about her book The Isolated Séance (Severn House, 2023). It’s 1895, and Tim Badger, who is quite familiar with the inside of a jail cell, and …
Literature July 4, 2023

Shadows We Carry

A Novel

Meryl Ain

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Meryl Ain's Shadows We Carry (Sparkspress, 2023) is a follow-up to the author’s 2020 novel, The Takeaway Men, focuses on fraternal twins Bronka and JoJo Lubinski, now in college and figuring …
Literature June 27, 2023

Set Adrift

A Mystery and a Memoir

Sarah Conover

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Today I talked to Sarah Conover about her book Set Adrift: A Mystery and a Memoir (55 Fathoms Publishing, 2023). When racing yacht “The Revonoc” went down in the Bermuda Triangle’s Sargasso …
Literature June 20, 2023

Under the Blue Moon

Joan Schweighardt

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Today I talked to Joan Schweighardt about her book Under the Blue Moon (Five Directions Press, 2023). An automobile accident in front of a homeless shelter causes Lola, a dog trainer/groomer in Albuquerque …
Literature June 13, 2023

Loot

A Novel

Tania James

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Tania James' novel Loot (Knopf 2023) is about a young woodcarver who is ordered by Tipu Sultan, ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in late 18th century India to carve a …
Literature June 6, 2023

Dreaming in Spanish

An Unexpected Love Story In Puerto Vallarta

Sara Alvarado

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In Dreaming in Spanish: An Unexpected Love Story In Puerto Vallarta (Little Creek Press, 2023), Sara Alvarado tells the story of growing up in Madison, studying Spanish, and escaping alcoholism, substance …
Literature May 30, 2023

Our Lying Kin

Claudia Hagadus Long

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The story of middle-aged sisters Zara and Lilly begins in Long’s fast-paced, first novel in this witty series, Nine Tenths of the Law, when Zara recognizes a family menorah in …
Literature May 23, 2023

After the Barricades

Jessica Stilling

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Today I talked to Jessica Stilling about her new novel After the Barricades (DX Varos, 2023). After her mother dies in a tragic accident, Anna cleans out her closet and finds …
Literature May 16, 2023

Hotel Cuba

A Novel

Aaron Hamburger

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Today I talked to Aaron Hamburger about his new novel Hotel Cuba (Harper Perennial, 2023). Two sisters fleeing the horror of the Soviet Revolution and aftermath of WW1 are disappointed when …
Literature April 25, 2023

The Great Reclamation

A Novel

Rachel Heng

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In the 1940s, Singapore was controlled by the British occupied by the Japanese and comprised of rubber plantations and decrepit fishing villages. A timid little boy is the only one …
Literature April 18, 2023

Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions

A Novel in Interlocking Stories

Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi

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Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi’s novel Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories (Amistad 2022), is a moving and unforgettable collection of stories that span a lifetime. Four young …
Literature April 11, 2023

Because I Loved You

A Novel

Donnaldson Brown

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Today I talked to Donnaldson Brown about her new novel Because I Loved You (She Writes Press 2023). Sixteen-year-old Leni O’Hare loves her horse, so when her mother tries to sell …
Literature April 4, 2023

The Wandering Womb

Essays in Search of Home

S. L. Wisenberg

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Today I talked to S. L. Wisenberg about her book The Wandering Womb: Essays in Search of Home (U Massachusetts Press, 2023). As a child, S. L. Wisenberg worried about being …
Literature March 28, 2023

The Woman Beyond the Sea

Sarit Yishai-Levi

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Today I talked to Sarit Yishai-Levi about The Woman Beyond the Sea (Amazon Crossing, 2023). The book was translated by Gilah Kahn-Hoffmann. Eliyah is 25 when she travels from Tel Aviv to Paris …
Literature March 21, 2023

The Field

Victoria Garza

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Victoria Garza begins her poetic memoir with her ten-year-old self learning that her little sister and cousin have died in a car accident. She painstakingly recalls lovely moments with her …
Literature March 14, 2023

Take What You Need

A Novel

Idra Novey

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Today I talked to Idra Novey about her new novel Take What You Need (Viking, 2023). Leah, her husband, and their little son are driving back to where she grew up …
Literature February 21, 2023

In the Fall They Leave

A Novel of the First World War

Joanna Higgins

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Today I talked to Joanna Higgins about her new book In the Fall They Leave: a Novel of the First World War (Regal House Publishing, 2023). Nineteen-year-old pianist Marie-Thérèse has dropped …