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Monday, January 27, 2020
THE THIRD DAUGHTER has reached the top!
The Jewish Book Council announced its winners....
THE THIRD DAUGHTER reached a finalist spot in the Book Club category. (It's an honor to lose to Alice Hoffman....)
This seal will be appear on the cover of the novel as of the next printing.
In her letter to my publisher, HarperCollins, JBC Executive Director wrote: "We recognize and appreciate your editorial decision to publish a book of such high quality.... one that contributes to informed living, understanding, and entertainment for the entire English-reading world."
Yes, once again with my fiction writing, I've stepped into an arena few have ever dared entered. It took compassion and maturity on my part, but it was my fabulous editor, Kate Nintzel, who has had the courage and wisdom to support the project and then to publish THE THIRD DAUGHTER.
WOW again!
Two days after the JBC announcement, BookMovement, which serves tens of thousands of book clubs, posted its choice of the "Historical fiction of the month!" It has selected THE THIRD DAUGHTER, and is offering a giveaway of copies of the book!
Click here to enter BookMovement giveaway for book clubs.
(And please don't forget to mail me a photo of your meeting for a monthly drawing of a beautiful shawl, replica of the one worn by the protagonist on the cover--at AuthorTalia@aol.com .)
After spending long days, weeks and months ladling words out of an ocean of emotions and empathy, it’s a great feeling to take my work to the public and to discuss the social issues that fire my imagination--and to find such receptive readers.
* I Skype with book clubs, joining the second part of the meeting, after members have had a chance to discuss the book, to exchange opinions and even to disagree. That's what makes a meeting more thought-provoking. (Please contact me to check my availability to Skype at AuthorTalia@aol.com, not this newsletter gmail account.)
* My book tour is in full swing, with over 30 keynotes and presentations in the first part of 2020 alone! (Please join me if you can.)
* I have given numerous written interviews.
* I have spoken at radio and podcasts. (Please listen to one broadcast here.)
* Most importantly, I get to educate readers about sex trafficking, and through the humanity of the protagonist, to gain understanding and compassion. In a call for action, I direct audiences to my activism page and show them what they can do to fight this scourge in their own backyard.
Set in the late 1800s in Buenos Aires, THE THIRD DAUGHTER is a story of a young Jewish woman lured under false promise of marriage from Russia to South America, where she's forced into prostitution. With faith and fortitude, she struggles to free herself, while trying to bring down the powerful traffickers' ring.
Historically true, THE THIRD DAUGHTER was inspired by Sholem Aleichem's short story, The Man from Buenos Aires, that appeared in the same collection as Tevye the Dairyman. I invented the story of one of Tevye's daughters after the family flees a pogrom (--a sequel to Fiddler on the Roof.) They meet this mysterious, shady man, who lures the daughter from Russia to Argentina with a false promise of marriage--only to force her into a brothel.
Zwi Migdal was a legal union of traffickers headquartered in Buenos Aires, that operated with impunity for 70 years. THE THIRD DAUGHTER is a tribute to the estimated over 150,000 Jewish girls and women whose haunting voices impelled me to tell their truth....
But as the iconic Phyllis Chesler writes in her endorsement, the novel has "a satisfying, redemptive ending!"
And readers echo it: "This book will be on my mind for the rest of my life, "The best book I've ever read," and "I can't begin to describe how good it is...."
(Please click for more reviews.)
More often now interviewers ask me “Who are you?” “What else do you do besides writing?” They read my [extensive] bio on my website, yet still wonder about me.
Yes, there is life outside writing, publishing, activism, and book touring. In fact, I have a very large family—a husband, Ron Carner, and four grown children, all married with kids of their own…. We all love to spend time together, and make a point to do that often, but are okay when we don’t, when each goes their own way, involved in their own busy lives. Ron and I are very proud that our children are all well-adjusted, productive adults that carry our Jewish values forward.
Ron and I travel internationally a couple of times a year. This spring it will be France (where I am researching novel #6,) and in the Fall it will be Japan. We have a busy cultural and social life of theater, concerts and friends.
I study French online daily, and exercise most days (jazz dance alternate with weights or Pilates.) When my schedule permits, I join a Mah-Jongg game. I particularly like nature walks, and whether in New York or Boca Raton, I always find a park or a nature preserve to listen to the birds….
How do I find time to write? I don't require a lot of sleep....
In the coming months you'll find me in New York area, New Jersey and Florida. Please check my Book Tour page and meet me there!
I would like to single out one upcoming event, my presentation about sex trafficking on Friday, March 20th, at the UN, at the Commission of the Status of Women. For the second time I get to broadcast my novel's message on the international arena. (The previous presentation, on March 2007, was about infanticide in China and its platform was my novel, CHINA DOLL.)
To schedule an event with me, please contact my event coordinator, Lisa Bernard at MecoxHudson@gmail.com or (203)919-8406
Thank you all for your interest and support.
I would like to ask you to help spread the word. One way is to post a review on Amazon and/or GoodReads. Even a couple of lines will do, but it helps to get the word out.
Thank you for your friendship in the real and cyber worlds--and I am looking forward to hearing from you!
Talia
www.TaliaCarner.com
P.S. You may read the first chapter of THE THIRD DAUGHTER on my website--and of course, order at your local indie store, on B&N, Amazon, and iTunes.
P.P.S. The novel is available also in LARGE PRINT!
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| 2020 National Jewish Book Award Finalist |
This seal will be appear on the cover of the novel as of the next printing.
In her letter to my publisher, HarperCollins, JBC Executive Director wrote: "We recognize and appreciate your editorial decision to publish a book of such high quality.... one that contributes to informed living, understanding, and entertainment for the entire English-reading world."
Yes, once again with my fiction writing, I've stepped into an arena few have ever dared entered. It took compassion and maturity on my part, but it was my fabulous editor, Kate Nintzel, who has had the courage and wisdom to support the project and then to publish THE THIRD DAUGHTER.
WOW again!
Two days after the JBC announcement, BookMovement, which serves tens of thousands of book clubs, posted its choice of the "Historical fiction of the month!" It has selected THE THIRD DAUGHTER, and is offering a giveaway of copies of the book!Click here to enter BookMovement giveaway for book clubs.
(And please don't forget to mail me a photo of your meeting for a monthly drawing of a beautiful shawl, replica of the one worn by the protagonist on the cover--at AuthorTalia@aol.com .)
After months and years of toiling alone, it's such a pleasure to share my work with you....
After spending long days, weeks and months ladling words out of an ocean of emotions and empathy, it’s a great feeling to take my work to the public and to discuss the social issues that fire my imagination--and to find such receptive readers.
* I Skype with book clubs, joining the second part of the meeting, after members have had a chance to discuss the book, to exchange opinions and even to disagree. That's what makes a meeting more thought-provoking. (Please contact me to check my availability to Skype at AuthorTalia@aol.com, not this newsletter gmail account.)* My book tour is in full swing, with over 30 keynotes and presentations in the first part of 2020 alone! (Please join me if you can.)
* I have given numerous written interviews.
* I have spoken at radio and podcasts. (Please listen to one broadcast here.)
* Most importantly, I get to educate readers about sex trafficking, and through the humanity of the protagonist, to gain understanding and compassion. In a call for action, I direct audiences to my activism page and show them what they can do to fight this scourge in their own backyard.
The shameful secret readers are most surprised to learn....
Set in the late 1800s in Buenos Aires, THE THIRD DAUGHTER is a story of a young Jewish woman lured under false promise of marriage from Russia to South America, where she's forced into prostitution. With faith and fortitude, she struggles to free herself, while trying to bring down the powerful traffickers' ring.
Historically true, THE THIRD DAUGHTER was inspired by Sholem Aleichem's short story, The Man from Buenos Aires, that appeared in the same collection as Tevye the Dairyman. I invented the story of one of Tevye's daughters after the family flees a pogrom (--a sequel to Fiddler on the Roof.) They meet this mysterious, shady man, who lures the daughter from Russia to Argentina with a false promise of marriage--only to force her into a brothel.
Zwi Migdal was a legal union of traffickers headquartered in Buenos Aires, that operated with impunity for 70 years. THE THIRD DAUGHTER is a tribute to the estimated over 150,000 Jewish girls and women whose haunting voices impelled me to tell their truth....
But as the iconic Phyllis Chesler writes in her endorsement, the novel has "a satisfying, redemptive ending!"
And readers echo it: "This book will be on my mind for the rest of my life, "The best book I've ever read," and "I can't begin to describe how good it is...."
(Please click for more reviews.)
On the personal side....
More often now interviewers ask me “Who are you?” “What else do you do besides writing?” They read my [extensive] bio on my website, yet still wonder about me.
Yes, there is life outside writing, publishing, activism, and book touring. In fact, I have a very large family—a husband, Ron Carner, and four grown children, all married with kids of their own…. We all love to spend time together, and make a point to do that often, but are okay when we don’t, when each goes their own way, involved in their own busy lives. Ron and I are very proud that our children are all well-adjusted, productive adults that carry our Jewish values forward.
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| The 19 of us, with me on the top step next to Ron |
I study French online daily, and exercise most days (jazz dance alternate with weights or Pilates.) When my schedule permits, I join a Mah-Jongg game. I particularly like nature walks, and whether in New York or Boca Raton, I always find a park or a nature preserve to listen to the birds….
How do I find time to write? I don't require a lot of sleep....
Please join me for an engaging literary event:
In my presentations, I do not do "readings," but rather deliver thought-provoking talks about the social issues behind each of my novels. Audiences and event organizers find them "enriching," "extraordinary," "engaging," "superbly performed," "eye-opening," and "unforgettable."In the coming months you'll find me in New York area, New Jersey and Florida. Please check my Book Tour page and meet me there!
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| Hadassah Cascades (FL) January 2020 |
I would like to single out one upcoming event, my presentation about sex trafficking on Friday, March 20th, at the UN, at the Commission of the Status of Women. For the second time I get to broadcast my novel's message on the international arena. (The previous presentation, on March 2007, was about infanticide in China and its platform was my novel, CHINA DOLL.)
To schedule an event with me, please contact my event coordinator, Lisa Bernard at MecoxHudson@gmail.com or (203)919-8406
Thanks--and more....
Thank you all for your interest and support.I would like to ask you to help spread the word. One way is to post a review on Amazon and/or GoodReads. Even a couple of lines will do, but it helps to get the word out.
Thank you for your friendship in the real and cyber worlds--and I am looking forward to hearing from you!
Talia
www.TaliaCarner.com
P.S. You may read the first chapter of THE THIRD DAUGHTER on my website--and of course, order at your local indie store, on B&N, Amazon, and iTunes.
P.P.S. The novel is available also in LARGE PRINT!
Thursday, January 2, 2020
We have a winner! Both the novel and the book group of the month!
| (Note: This blog was sent to the mailing list in early December 2019) WISHING YOU ALL THE BEST IN THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
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I do not do "readings," but rather deliver thought-provoking talks about the social issues behind each of my novels. Audiences and event organizers find them "enriching," "extraordinary," "engaging," "superbly performed," "eye-opening," and "unforgettable." (You may check testimonials here.) | ||||||||||
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Friday, February 12, 2016
Some fun book tour highlights of 2015:
Starting 2016 with a bang!
For my first of many keynote speaking events scheduled for
the coming months, at Hadassah Cascades in Florida , I’ve had the pleasant task of
pre-autographing all the 190 copies of my novel, HOTEL
MOSCOW! It was included in the price of the
brunch, and as always, my talk was not about the book itself but rather about
issues relating to its background. (Organizers can choose from 4 suggested
topics.)
Please check the list of many events coming up in Florida,
Arizona, New York and New Jersey, and
hopefully you’ll join me. (If
you read the
testimonials you'll see why my presentations
are not to be missed.)
Some fun highlights of 2015:
In my December newsletter I promised to highlight some of the many memorable/ unusual activities surrounding my book launch of HOTEL MOSCOW. It's hard to pick just a few from the series of events starting with the celebrity-studded book launch party at the Manhattan's famous Friars Club to the exhilarating luncheons and dinners where I connected with appreciative readers. I love the TV and radio interviews, which I invite you to watch/listen. But here is a look at "behind-the-scene":
1) A tasty morsel to go with the novel: The request for a recipe to for a
book-group meeting in which the novel is discussed brought out my culinary
creativity. So here is my
recipe for a Blini Caviar. It's easy to make for your next book meeting--and
please remember to contact me to Skype your book discussion! 
2) HOTEL MOSCOW was honored with the USA Books
News award in the multi-cultural category.
3) Authors’ endorsements:
The blurbs that HOTEL MOSCOW received from NYT bestselling
authors were the ultimate
4) Reviews:
As an author I toil in solitude and silence for about 5
years on each novel. Then comes the Big Bang
when the story is thrust out to
the world and is embraced by both taste-makers and readers. Both ends of the
process—the lonesome creative and its ultimate public reception—are equally
satisfying, especially when my latest “baby” has received accolades such as:
“Stunning,” “A compelling narrative,” “Gripping,” “Unflinching
and unforgettable,” "Skilled and vivid writing," "Fascinating,"
"An ambitious, timeless story," "Intriguing," “An
eye-opening exposé ,” "Awesome," “Thought-provoking,” “A
can’t-put-it-downer,” “Action-packed,
steamy and suspenseful,” “A moving, poignant, and heartening novel.”
All describe what I had sought to achieve in writing HOTEL
MOSCOW.
5) Mah-Jongg tournament:
At a Book & Author luncheon in
6) HOTEL MOSCOW in Costco!
In its month-long run, the novel did so well that Costco continued the promotion for two more weeks.
From my very personal diary:
Some of you know that my husband, Ron, is the president
of Maccabi USA. Over
Christmas/ New Year we had the extraordinary experience of attending the Maccabi Pan-Am Games
in Santiago , Chile ,
where the USA
brought 400 Jewish athletes to compete against over 20 teams. It is a highly
effective cultural- and Jewish-identity program that brings dispersed Diaspora
communities together. It was a chance for me to reconnect with South-American
friends I've made these past 30 years.
Finally,
In thanking you all, I’d like to offer you bookmarks. Many
readers appreciate them, and I can send up to 30 at a time. Please write me at AuthorTalia@aol.com , and I will be
delighted to mail them to you.
Thanks again, and wishing you all a great 2016!
Talia Carner
www.TaliaCarner.com
P.S. If you’ve read HOTEL MOSCOW, please post a review on Amazon or GoodReads. (Even a line or two would
suffice--unless, of course, you want to articulate more.) If you haven't read
the novel yet, here are links for both
the trade paperback--about $12--or the digital format.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
"Who are you?" The author of HOTEL MOSCOW reveals
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| Talia in the IDF |
| "Who are you?" |
Since I am yet to appear in any of my novels, my life and “adventures”
often intrigue readers and you?” My background also fascinated Lucette Lagnado (author of the
bestselling “The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit,” and a seasoned Wall Street Journal writer) whose
probing interview appears in the back of HOTEL MOSCOW. I’ve also published
personal essays, which you may read on my website. Each cracks open a window
into my own history. (Photo: Talia as a soldier in Israel Defense Force.)
audiences, who ask, “Who are The highlights of my career? |
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| Chinese abandoned baby found in street |
What were the high moments of my career? One event that
stands out is my 2007 presentation at the UN on the subject of gendercide in China —the singling
out of baby girls for death—the first time in UN history. Since then, unfortunately,
my projections about the continued disappearance of girls in China have been proven correct even as China
has just announced that it would allow two children per family. Only 1/3
Chinese families are expected to actually have a second child, and girls will
still be the unwanted choice. (My UN PowerPoint presentation is available.)
NEWS!
USA Book News announced the 2015 winners--and HOTEL MOSCOW took the prize in the Multicultural category.
Indeed, the novel combines the harsh realities of Russia during transition from communism and an American woman's view as she visit there but must face her own family legacy.
| Democracy or "Cleptocracy?" |
We tend to have a romantic notion about the removal of an authoritarian regime, with our hopeful, utopian belief that a nation wakes up the next morning to democracy. How wrong! When laws are erased off the books, a nation wakes up to lawlessness, and the factions that are quick to fill in the void are the most greedy and violent gangs. That’s the backdrop of my novel HOTEL MOSCOW. (This four-minute book trailer shows rare footage of what happened in 1993.)
| Great TV interviews: |
The end of October has seen new airings of great TV
interviews in which I discuss HOTEL MOSCOW, the background and the creative
process of creating such a thriller. You may watch The Artists’ Forum here. (Click
for additional TV interviews, including Sarder TV about my business life in the
1980s.)| "Talia Tells Tales" blogs are a hit! |
Did you miss my previous monthly newsletters? If you are already here, scroll up and down and at | Skype me! |
Now that HOTEL MOSCOW has been out since June, book groups
have been selecting it for lively, thought-provoking discussions. Yet, many groups
do not realize that they can invite me to join their meeting via Skype. If you
are not in a book group, please let your friends who belong to one know about
this option. They will thank you.
My words on paper are only marching little ants. You, the
reader, give them meaning. I continue to appreciate your great support!
Talia
P.S.Florida here I come!
This winter will find me in Florida , with a dozen speaking appearances.
I do not do “a reading” (frankly, I find it boring,) but rather tell stories
and anecdotes that have inspired my novels and my quest for social justice. Please
check the schedule on my website and join me.
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