Diane Lechleitner

https://www.dianelechleitner.com

Diane Lechleitner is a visual artist, poet, and author. Her novel, Faron Goss, is the Gold Winner of The Foreword Reviews Indies Award for General Fiction.

Other awards for Faron Goss are: The National Indie Excellence Award, Finalist; Notable Book/Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition; Royal Dragonfly Book Award, Honorable Mention; Independent Publisher Book Awards, Medalist; American Book Fest/American Fiction Awards, Finalist; Eric Hoffer da Vinci Eye Award, Finalist; and a nomination for the Indie Next List.

Ms. Lechleitner earned her BFA at Pratt Institute and MFA at Purchase College. She printed etchings for Salvador Dali, Peter Max, and other artists. Her artwork has been selected for exhibitions, including the Print Center in Philadelphia, and a solo show at The Dade College Gallery in Miami, where her work remains in the permanent collection. She is the Winner of an Exxon Award for Printmaking and the recipient of several Artist-in-Residence Fellowships, including The Virginia Center for the Arts and the Ragdale Foundation.

Books by Diane Lechleitner

Faron Goss

Book Reviews by Diane Lechleitner

Image of A Kid from Marlboro Road: A Novel

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Humor, Plays, Comedy, Historical Fiction, Twentieth Century, Interracial/Multi-ethnic/Cultural Heritage, Genre Fiction, Families, Urban Life, Coming of Age

A Kid from Marlboro Road: A Novel

September 12, 2024

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

“In A Kid from Marlboro Road Edward Burns perfectly captures a bygone era and sense of place.”

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Image of Liars: A Novel

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Women’s Fiction, Relationships & Marriages, Working Women, Families

Liars: A Novel

August 20, 2024

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

“Fraught with anger and dissatisfaction, yet clinging to hope, Liars starts out as a choppy, annoying read but gradually becomes morosely fascinating.”

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Image of The Days I Loved You Most: A Novel: A sweeping love story spanning the twentieth century

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Debut, Romance, Relationships & Marriages, Women’s Fiction

The Days I Loved You Most: A Novel

July 29, 2024

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Diane Lechleitner

“a sad story efficiently told by the author but one that may have been better had it been more vividly shown.”

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Image of The World After Alice: A Novel

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Lauren Aliza Green

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Debut, Literary Fiction, Debut Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Families

The World After Alice: A Novel

July 24, 2024

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

Twelve years after the suicide of 16-year-old Alice, her family gathers for the wedding of her brother Benji and her best friend Morgan.

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Image of Bear: A Novel

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Genre Fiction, Families, Literary Fiction, Contemporary

Bear: A Novel

July 6, 2024

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Diane Lechleitner

“Bear is a dark tale, redeemed by good writing.”

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Image of Pearce Oysters: A Novel

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Debut, Southern Fiction, Inspirational, Social & Family Issues, Literary Fiction

Pearce Oysters: A Novel

June 24, 2024

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

“an enchanting, tenacious story of loss and resilience, and a vivid reminder of the fragility of our lives and environment and all the ways they are connected.”

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Image of Crow Talk: A Novel

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Genre Fiction, Small Town & Rural Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Friendships

Crow Talk: A Novel

June 22, 2024

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Diane Lechleitner

“Crow Talk is a many-layered story of grief and healing. Of lessons learned from solitude and nature.”

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Image of Stuart Woods' Smolder (A Stone Barrington Novel)

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Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Suspense, Series, Mystery, Commercial

Stuart Woods' Smolder (A Stone Barrington Novel)

June 4, 2024

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

“a clever and entertaining novel that readers of the series will likely enjoy.”

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Image of Miss Morgan's Book Brigade: A Novel

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Janet Skeslien Charles

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Historical Fiction, Twentieth Century, Women’s Fiction, Working Women, Women Through the Ages

Miss Morgan's Book Brigade: A Novel

May 6, 2024

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

World War I France is the setting for Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade, a work of historical fiction written by Janet Skeslien Charles.

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Image of Honey: A Novel

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Women’s Fiction, Relationships & Marriages, Families, Self Realization

Honey: A Novel

April 15, 2024

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

“Honey is a bittersweet concoction of loveliness, regret, hope, growing old, second chances, mortality, loneliness, inescapable familial bonds, long-nurtured grudges, and final rec

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Image of Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame: A Novel

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Contemporary, Social & Family Issues, Women’s Fiction, Self Realization, Relationships & Marriages

Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame: A Novel

February 5, 2024

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

Jenny Quinn and her husband Bernard have settled into retirement in the peaceful small English village of Kittlesham, where Jenny immerses herself in her love of baking and the comfort of old famil

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Image of Harbor Lights

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James Lee Burke

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Short Stories, Single Authors, Literary Short Stories, Novellas, Social & Family Issues

Harbor Lights

February 1, 2024

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

“Wherever he takes you—to the steamy summers of the Deep South, to dingy bars and squalid dwellings, or to fragrant cherry orchards by a lake near Bigfork—Burke makes everything come to lif

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Image of Twenty-Seven Minutes: A Slow Burn Suspense

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Debut, Mystery & Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Genre Fiction, Small Town & Rural Fiction

Twenty-Seven Minutes: A Novel

January 29, 2024

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

“A dark read, Twenty-Seven Minutes succeeds in its dreariness in a satisfying way.”

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Image of The Berry Pickers: A Novel

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Literary Fiction, Families, Mystery & Thriller, Kidnapping, Debut

The Berry Pickers: A Novel

October 30, 2023

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

“Amanda Peters writes with beautiful simplicity. What a joy to read fiction that isn’t cluttered with unnecessary twists and turns and verbiage.”

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Image of A Place to Land

Author(s):

Lauren K. Denton

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Women’s Fiction

A Place to Land

August 1, 2023

Reviewed by:

Diane Lechleitner

“A Place to Land is an engaging book with enough intrigue . . . to stand alone and keep you guessing . . .”

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