Author of The Reversible Mask and Beyond the Bukubuk Tree
The audience swelled as drum players on video from Rabual, Papua New Guinea, welcomed them in. Their traditional message was “Gather around. There’s trouble ahead.” I was solo with a slide show, four excerpts from my novel read by Daphne Stitt and an interview I had recorded in Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, with Albert Konie. …
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Newsletter of 336 West End Avenue 2024 summer issue Editor: Gretchen Adkins Loretta Goldberg is new to writing. After graduating from University of Melbourne in Australia, she won a Fulbright scholarship to study music in the U.S. She was a professional pianist for years and then sold insurance for another lifetime. And all the while …
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Dear friends, From left to right: Me, Lance Ringel, Stephanie Cowell and Chuck Muckle. A big crowd, terrific questions and post-talk discussion. Lance’s partner, actor and singer Chuck Muckle, sang a WW I song to conclude the event. The moderator was acclaimed author Stephanie Cowell. Lance Ringel’s novel, Flower of Iowa, features two infantry privates …
Dear Friends, I met Alison McMahan through the Historical Novel Society New York Chapter, when her non-fiction book and documentary on one of the USA’s first female film makers, Alice Guy Blanche, won wide acclaim. I am so grateful for her review of Beyond. There’s nothing more encouraging to an author, after the years of …
Dear Freidns and Readers, All thanks to author Faith Justice for featuring this blog post. Guest Post: Loretta Goldberg on “What’s in a title?” – Faith L. Justice (faithljustice.com)
https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/beyond-the-bukubuk-tree Beyond the Bukubuk Tree A World War II Novel of Love and Loss by Loretta Golderg Fiction – Military 395 Pages Reviewed on 06/10/2024 Click here to learn about the free offer(s) from this author. BOOK REVIEW Reviewed by Grant Leishman for Readers’ Favorite Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and …
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 …
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 …
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