Dear Friends, Tim used sounds of the garamut (slit log drums) I recorded in Rabaul, courtesy of garamut players who gave me permission to record a traditional message meaning Gather around, there’s trouble coming. Being a musician himself, Tim mixed drum sounds with his own sound effects. Credits to the players and owners of the …
First Industry Review of Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss
Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss by Loretta Goldberg MadeGlobal Publishing book review by Kate Robinson “Life… was a mystery, often full of malice.” Like most gay men of the early to mid-twentieth century, Dr. Jake Friedman’s homosexuality is explained away as an embarrassing “tendency.” Thrilled …
Come to my Book Launch of Beyond the Bukubuk Tree, June 25 at Jefferson Market Library 6-8pm Light Refreshments, Fun and Good Conversation.
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DO MERMAIDS EXIST? HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN 1867 CHARLESTON KNEW THEY DID. THEY BELIEVED A CAPTURED MERMAID YEARNING FOR FREEDOM WAS CAUSING THE STORMS BATTERING THEM. JOY E. HELD’S ENCHANTING HISTORICAL NOVEL ABOUT THIS SINGULAR EVENT.
Joy, welcome back to my blog. The Mermaid Riot is quite a change from Writer Wellness. What was the genesis of this novel? Hi, Loretta! Thanks for the invite. I’m thrilled to share a little about the backstory of The Mermaid Riot (FireandIceYA, 2024). https://www.fireandiceya.com/authors/joyeheld/mermaid.html I write steamy adult historical fiction under a pen name …
UNVEILING OF RESTORED STATUE HONORING AUSTRALIAN DOCTORS FROM THE STATE OF VICTORIA KILLED IN WORLD WAR I AND WORLD WAR II.
I was invited to attend the unveiling of the restored statue honoring fallen Australian doctors who were deployed to battle fronts in World War I and World War II and were killed during their service. 41 names on the base are from World War I and 32 from World War II. My novel, Bombs Over …
The Japanese Bunker at Rabaul Hotel. And a Famous Shell Money Wheel
Dear Friends and Readers, As I rev up for the book launch of Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss, I want to share my photographs of my fantastic trip to Rabaul, the novel’s setting. Rabaul is on New Britain Island, and became an impregnable Japanese fortress during World …
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I Moderated an Open Mic. Event at Jefferson Market Library Last Night, May 15, 2024 for HNS-NYC Members
This was a lovely and fun event, with published and work-in-progress historical novels ranging from the 408 A.D. to the 1970s. Readings went for 2 minutes each, then an open discussion. The readers were: Andrew Kas, Lisa Yarde, Helen Lundstrom Erwin, Diane Simmons, Christina Britton Conroy, Jeri Hilderley, Kate Bahlke Hornstein, Martha Hoffman, Anne Marie …
ANZAC DAY APRIL 25, 2024 IN RABAL, PAPUA NEW GUNEA.
MY FORTHCOMING NOVEL SET THERE IN 1941-2 WAS PROMOTED BY SUSIE McGRADE Annual ANZAC DAY Observance in Rabaul, April 25. Susie Mcgrade is the owner of the Rabaul Hotel where I stayed and runs the Rabaul Historical Society with curator Albert Konie. My novel Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love …
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An Author Interview in Literary Titan Magazine
A Compartmentalized Life A Compartmentalized Life The Reversible Mask follows an ambitious man deeply devoted to the Catholic church who becomes a spy for the church before changing his mind and becoming a double agent serving patriotism and religion. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story? I was fascinated by the notion of …
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I Am Honored to Host an Open Mic. Reading for HNS-NYC Members May 15 at the Lovely Jefferson Market Library.
Open Mic Night at the Jefferson Market Library Join us for an in-person only event on Wednesday, May 15, 6-8 pm. We’ll be in the lovely, intimate Mae West Room, Jefferson Market Library, 425 Sixth Avenue, NYC (10th Street), 3rd Floor. Back by popular demand, our two-minute readings last year of published works of historical …