Author of The Reversible Mask
I can’t resist sharing the score card first. It shows how careful and thorough this organization is. Reader Views Awards Program Scoresheet – The Reversible Mask (2) (1) “The Reversible Mask” by Loretta Goldberg The Reversible Mask Loretta Goldberg MadeGlobal Publishing (2019) ISBN: 978-8494853951 Reviewed by Demetria Head for Reader Views (02/2025) February 5, 2025 Loretta …
Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss Written by Loretta Goldberg Review by Joanne Vickers Goldberg writes this taut, dramatic novel to honor her childhood memory of an uncle who served in Australia’s World War II Lark Force. She has spent considerable effort in researching this widely forgotten, lamentable episode in …
I was thrilled to address readers at this gem of a library. While living in Clinton we were both long-term members. It has been rated as one of the top six libraries for Connecticut towns with up to 40,000 residents. And Clinton has about 14, 000 residents. So Henry Carter Hull punches way above its …
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Dear Friends, I hadn’t realized Beyond the Bukubuk Tree had progressed from the Long List for the Hemingway Book Award to the Short List to the Semi-Finalists. Imagine my excitement and shock when I saw my name on the FINALISTS List. *** The 2024 Hemingway Book Awards Finalists for 20th & 21st c. Wartime Fiction …
Dear Friends and Readers, In addition to winning an International Firebird Book Award for War Fiction, the 2024 Storytrade Book Award in LGBTQ Fiction and a Literary Titan Gold Book Award for Fiction, I am in contention for the Hemingway Book Award for Wartime Fiction. Wish me luck! There’s far to go, but being on …
Iconic People, Invented Plots will explore how historical novelists handle iconic characters and their descendants with regard to self-censorship, publisher and reader expectations, and other constraints on authorial freedom. Jeanne Mackin’s Picasso’s Lovers presents a tangled and vivid portrait of the women caught in Picasso’s charismatic orbit through the affairs, the scandals, and the art. Mackin will share …
“Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss – Book Review GoodReads Rating: 4.65 Book Review of : Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss The cover art of Loretta. Goldberg’s Beyond the Bukubuk Tree, A WWII Historical Novel of Love and Loss, will entice …
I am thrilled to share that Beyond the Bukubuk Tree is the 2024 Storytrade Book Award Winner for the LGBTQ Category. Congratulations too to the superb winners and finalists in other categories. Thankyou Storytrade. I am very grateful. Storytrade’s award supplements the novel’s earlier awards from The International Firebird Book Award for War Fiction in …
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Dear Readers, I couldn’t be happier with this dive into my novel. Thank you, reviewer/ editor/ author Diane Donovan. A recommendation to libraries is precious. “Beyond the Bukubuk Tree Loretta Goldberg Home MadeGlobal Publishing 9788412232585, $4.99 eBook World War II novels abound and quite often include love stories amidst battles – so what makes Beyond …
I had read, with fascination, that members of a Tolai tribe living on Matupit Island, which abuts Rabaul, had traditional privileges to dig up and sell at the market these rich eggs. The birds lay their eggs deep in warm volcanic soil at the foothills of Tavurvur, the active volcano I climbed. You can see …