Books Forward Authors in the Media: May 2024


What can we say, Books Forward authors are always going, going, going! We’re excited to feature some of our authors and their recent media wins.

  • An excerpt from Dr. Ronald Ruff’s book Raising Children to Thrive was featured in Newsweek’s My Turn section.
  • Christina Bacilieri’s novel The Last Refuge received an editor’s pick from BookLife.
  • The Mental Podcast with Bobby Temps had author Reginald L. Reed Jr. on to talk about his memoir The Day My Mother Never Came Home.
  • Tracy Mayo wrote a guest article for Best Self Media on the unfathomable separation of mother and child.
  • Spiritual Media Blog recently featured an excerpt from When Skies Are Gray by Lindsey Henke.
  • Author Courtney Deane and her book When Happily Ever After Fails were featured by local news outlet the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
  • Vegan Food & Living Magazine shared a few recipes from Yecenia Currie’s recently released cookbook Sweet & Savory Life.
  • Evette Davis received a five-star review from Readers’ Favorite for her upcoming fantasy novel The Others.
  • WTBR Morning Drive recently spoke with Joan Cohen about her new release, The Deepfake.
  • Author J. Boyce Gleason was interviewed by IndieView about his Carolingian Chronicles series.
  • Don Silver spoke with Any Given Runway about his new book Scorched.
  • Rossi and her story of how a punk rock lesbian ended up in Hasidic Crown Heights was highlighted by Forward.
  • Thomas R. Weaver joined Cyrus Webb’s Conversations LIVE! to discuss his techno-thriller Artificial Wisdom.
  • Writer’s Digest ran this piece from Anne Abel about how storytelling can be used to overcome writer’s block.
  • Brian Morra hopped on the Meet the Thriller Author podcast to talk about his Able Archers series.
  • Aaron Arsenault’s The Academy was praised for its fast pace and adventure in this review from The Werd Nerd Edits.
  • Foreword Clarion Reviews gave Lauren Martin’s book Night of the Hawk five stars in its review.
  • Kelly James Clark was interviewed on WGVU Common Threads about his book Raging Fire of Love.
  • Smithsonian Magazine ran this article from Tamara J. Walker about Black entertainer Ada “Bricktop” Smith.
  • Penny Lane detailed her three favorite reads of 2023 in this listicle for Shepherd.
  • Jennifer Moorhead spoke with the Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate about her upcoming thriller Broken Bayou.
  • Rebellious Magazine noted the “talented cast of women singers” in the audiobook for 19: The Musical.
  • Ann Bancroft talked about how her cancer diagnosis helped her let go of fear and make deeper connections in this piece for Best Self Media.

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