April Smith

http://www.aprilsmith.net

April Smith was born in the Bronx, New York. She graduated from the Bronx High School of Science, Boston University Cum Laude and With Distinction in English Literature, and the Stanford University Writing Program, with a Masters Degree in Creative Writing. 

She is an Emmy-Award nominated TV writer/producer for her work on dramatic series (Cagney and Lacey) and TV movies (Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter) as well as the author of seven novels published by Alfred A. Knopf and Vintage Books. 

She lives with her husband, the psychotherapist Douglas Brayfield, in Santa Monica, CA. They are the parents of two adult children plus three rescue dogs and a wild mustang.

Books by April Smith

Image of Home Sweet Home: A novel
Image of A Star for Mrs. Blake
Image of White Shotgun: An FBI Special Agent Ana Grey Novel
Image of Good Morning, Killer: An Ana Grey Mystery (Special Agent Ana Grey)
Image of Judas Horse (Special Agent Ana Grey)
Image of Be the One
Image of North of Montana (Ana Grey)

Book Reviews by April Smith

Image of Praise Song for the Butterflies
Author(s):
Bernice L. McFadden
Genre(s):
Religious & Spiritual, Inspirational, Cultural Heritage

Praise Song for the Butterflies

September 8, 2018
Reviewed by: 
April Smith

We meet Abeo Kata as a well-adjusted nine-year old girl, surrounded by happy playmates and loving relatives in West Africa.

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Image of The Dead: A Novel
Author(s):
Christian Kracht
Genre(s):
World War II Era, Historical Fiction

The Dead: A Novel

July 16, 2018
Reviewed by: 
April Smith

Extravagant and demonic, the second novel by Christian Kracht opens with the most precise description of the act of committing hari-kari that you will ever read.  Precision is central to The De

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