Maribel Garcia – Page 2 – Book Club Babble

Author Interview with Alicia DiFabio, author of Women Who Tri: A Reluctant Athlete’s Journey to the Heart of America’s Newest Obsession

Ever wonder when the marathon and triathlon craze started? You know what I’m talking about – that time before your Facebook posts were inundated with scores of women from all walks of life crossing the finishin... Read More...

I Ran into Monica Lewinsky Recently and Learned Something…

Maribel Garcia

Literary Lagniappe

There I was, trying to think of ways that Book Club Babble could raise awareness about bullying since October is National Bullying Prevention Month. I started to mentally put together a list of painfully honest... Read More...

Haiti’s Poor and Their Pathway to a Better Life, An Interview with Steve Werlin

Maribel Garcia

Interviews

It’s hard to believe that while some of us live in a world of excess, others continue to live in extreme poverty. If you have ever felt helpless when hearing about how our fellow neighbors live and ever wondere... Read More...

Author Interview with Harriet Levin Millan, author of How Fast Can You Run?

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, Reviews

In her debut novel, How Fast Can You Run, poet Harriet Levin Millan (The Christmas Show, Girl in Cap and Gown) gives an insightful and carefully crafted account of just one of the many consequences of the secon... Read More...

“If you’ve met one person with autism…”

Maribel Garcia

Interviews

“If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism.” Best quote ever. I learned it from Liane Kupferberg Carter’s latest memoir, Ketchup is my Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows u... Read More...

New York Times Film Critic A.O. Scott Reflects on the “Wonderful Absurdity” of His Profession

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, Reviews

What comes to mind when you think critic? Better yet, what do general audiences think of when they think critic? If you ask my two teenagers, they might bring up Anton Ego, the imperious and acerbic food cr... Read More...

Of This Much I’m Sure: An Interview with Nadine Kenney Johnstone

Maribel Garcia

Reviews

I never imagined that IVF might kill me. This is how Nadine Kenney Johnstone begins what is ultimately a heartfelt charting of her experiences when facing adversity. Maternal deaths resulting from IVF are re... Read More...

Can Flawed Fathers Raise Incredible Daughters?

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, Reviews

You bet. Natasha Sayle’s story of her three dads is a rich and rewarding narrative about the complexities of fatherhood. More importantly, it’s the story of a young woman’s resilience to succeed when she faces ... Read More...

Would You Kickstart a Campaign to Make a Million Dollars?

Maribel Garcia

Interviews, Reviews

Or would that make you an asshole? River Conway, the main protagonist in Pasha Adam’s debut novel, American Asshole, orchestrates such a campaign, and guess what? He doesn’t care what you think. River is a m... Read More...

A Quest for Freedom: The Other Side of Paradise

Maribel Garcia

Interviews

Here Comes the Sun chronicles three generations of one family, focusing on three women: Margot, Thandi, and Delores. Set against the backdrop of the lush resorts and pristine beaches of Montego Bay in Jamaica, ... Read More...

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

Author Interview with Two Times Platinum Author, Lloyd Zane Remick

Lucky Broken Girl is about so much more than you think…An Interview with Ruth Behar

Interview with Reyna Marder Gentin, Author of Unreasonable Doubts

Pintip Dunn Tells Us about Her New Sci-Fi YA, Star-Crossed

Author Spotlight – Kevin J. Anderson

Interview with Cai Emmons, Author of Weather Woman

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

The Artist: Can Love Save a Man from Himself?

Lucky Broken Girl is about so much more than you think…An Interview with Ruth Behar

Jodi Picoult’s – A Spark of Light

What I’m Reading This Summer: Christopher Moore’s Noir

Bleeker’s Newest Release The Waiting Room Thrills from Page One

What Would You Write To Your Grown Child? Kirsten Wreggitt discusses her latest book Before I Let You Go: Stories for My Grown Son with Book Club Babble.

Lauren Oliver's YA hit, Before I Fall, Hits the Silver Screen. Is it Worth Watching?

Up for a Russia Spy Thriller Not on the Nightly News? Try Red Sparrow

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

Looking for an Adult Adventure Movie? Try The Lost City of Z

Fences: From Playwright to Screenplay

Who Will Win on Oscars Night? Hidden Figures Gets Our Vote

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Author Spotlight – Kevin J. Anderson

What is 2000 Libros?

Crossing Over by S.B. Alexander – Defining the New Adult Genre

Author Interview with Alicia DiFabio, author of Women Who Tri: A Reluctant Athlete’s Journey to the Heart of America’s Newest Obsession

I Ran into Monica Lewinsky Recently and Learned Something…

Haiti’s Poor and Their Pathway to a Better Life, An Interview with Steve Werlin

Author Interview with Harriet Levin Millan, author of How Fast Can You Run?

“If you’ve met one person with autism…”

Of This Much I’m Sure: An Interview with Nadine Kenney Johnstone

Can Flawed Fathers Raise Incredible Daughters?

Would You Kickstart a Campaign to Make a Million Dollars?

Author Maribel Garcia