Author of The Reversible Mask and Beyond the Bukubuk Tree
Dear friends, I am humbled by the resposne to Beyon the Bukubuk Tree I have received so far from online magazine reviewers. Please check this one out: Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss by Loretta Goldberg – The Prairies Book Review
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 …