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August 1, 2024

Meet a character in my new novel Beyond the Bukubuk Tree

I took this photograph in Port Moresby on my last day there. My wonderful guide Jacob Eluap and his associates took my to the National Park. The dwarf cassowary is native and unique to New Britain Island and I had given one of my Tolai characters a dwarf cassowary as a pet. It’s an awesome, …

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July 24, 2024

Latest Author Interview on Beyond the Bukubuk Tree. This one by Literary Titan

Dear friends and readers, Literary Titan sent me astute questions after their review. I was thrilled to answer them as best I could. Please share as you wish and feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you all so much for your interest and support. A Conflict Between Love and Tradition …

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July 22, 2024

Gorgeous 5-Star Review from Literary Titan. Thank you so much.

Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss Related Posts Welcome to my new website Hello everyone! My wonderful publisher, MadeGlobal Publishing, is working on getting my site to look perfect for me … please Read more Total Theatre Lab, with Caroline Thomas Glowing pre-release review of The Reversible Mask! “Persistence …

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July 12, 2024

Thrilling review today of Beyond the Bukubuk Tree in The Prairies Book Review.

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 Related Posts Welcome to my new website …

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July 11, 2024

Exciting Book Launch at Chester Village, Connecticut, July 10.

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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July 2, 2024

My Next Fun Book Event in New York City. A Panel on Research for Historical Novels for the Romance Writers Association.

Join Us Saturday, July 13 at 1:00 pm Eastern for a Zoom panel on: Researching Your Novel The Program: Three acclaimed authors from the Historical Novel Society will share the tricks, tools, pitfalls, and delights of doing scholarly/library, internet, and site visit research. This event is a collaboration between the NYC chapters of the …

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July 2, 2024

Today’s Local Residential Newsletter, NYC

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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June 30, 2024

June 25. A Fun Book Launch Event of Beyond the Bukubuk Tree, with Lance Ringel at the lovely Willa Cather hall, Jefferson Market Library.

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 …

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June 26, 2024

Thanks to Non-Fiction Author Alison McMahan for reviewing Beyond the Bukubuk Tree in her Substack Newsletter. She covers Lark Force and Rabaul’s indigenous Tolai with thorough and thoughtful comments. And of course, her enthusiastic recommendation is thrilling.

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 …

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June 24, 2024

Have you Ever Wondered Why I Titled my New Novel Beyond the Bukubuk Tree? Please read on!

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) Related Posts Welcome to my new website Hello everyone! My wonderful publisher, MadeGlobal Publishing, is working on getting my site to look perfect for me … …

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