The Reading Bud

Book Blog by Heena Rathore-Pardeshi

Book Spotlight: Loving & Leaving by Jack Lucci

Welcome to the TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Jack Lucci for his autobiographical fiction release, Loving & Leaving.

Loving & Leaving

Book: Loving & Leaving
Author: Jack Lucci
Publication date: 28th March 2023
Genres: Autobiographical Fiction
Page Count: 108 pages
Publisher: Koehler Books


About Loving & Leaving

The first installment of Jack Lucci’s living memoir, Loving & Leaving spans five years, touching on themes of gratefulness and regret and stories of love for people, places, narcotics, and the effort it takes to sustain that love. Far from stable and rather turbulent, Lucci chronicles his life as he oscillates between hero and anti-hero, sharing lessons learned in the Italian countryside, mistakes made in America’s Second City, the angst and constriction of southeastern Washington, and observations on the miserable Oregon coast. Whether you find yourself rooting for or against him, Loving & Leaving is the result of bleeding over the keyboard.

You can find Loving & Leaving here:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble


About The Author

Jack Lucci

 The American melancholic writer Jack Lucci was born in a valley at the base of the blues. Lucci has lived all over the world and shares stories from his travels with a deserved honesty concerning people, places, and things. Although Lucci may at times be his own worst enemy readers can expect honest introspection and vulnerability. His first book, Loving & Leaving is available now. His blog, Separation Naturalist can be found on his website, Jacklucci.com.


If you are an author and wish to be featured as our guest or if you are a publicist and want to get your author featured on TRB, then please get in touch directly by e-mail at thereadingbud@gmail.com

I love reading your comments, so please go ahead…

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

I’m Heena

Welcome to The Reading Bud, my cosy corner of the internet dedicated to all things books and authors. Here, I invite you to join me on a journey of discovering under-represented books, independent and small press authors, and all things book with a touch of love and loud purrs. Let’s get Reading!

Book of the Month

Read this captivating story on the adventures and hardships of Frank Knightlite, a man who strives to illuminate darkness with his lantern in search of answers to life’s questions.
You can get it here.
September 2023
M T W T F S S
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
252627282930  

Reading is like breathing to me.

Recent Posts

  • Author Interview: Richard Scharine

    Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome author of The Past We Step Into, Richard Scharine, from Atmosphere Press, for an author interview with The Reading Bud. About The Author Richard Scharine is from rural Wisconsin.…

  • Book Spotlight: Devil’s Kiss by Michelle Bennington 

    Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, we are featuring author Michelle Bennington for her latest release Devil’s Kiss releasing this May! Devil’s Kiss Book: Devil’s Kiss: A Small Batch MysteryAuthor: Michelle BenningtonSeries: A Small Batch Mystery (Book #1)Publication…

  • Book Review: Infernal Relations: A Quintessential English Comedy by P.S. Rover

    Book Details: Author: P.S. RoverRelease Date: 4th April 2022Series: Genre: Literary Comedy, HumourFormat: E-book Pages: 270 pagesPublisher: Forte BooksBlurb:Eloping Has Never Been So CriminalAnother academic season is in the offing at Lockwood Institute, the eclectic finishing school for those…

  • Audiobook Excerpt Reveal: Ballad Of Jasmine Wills by Lee Rozelle

    Welcome to TRB Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome author Lee Rozelle who’ll be sharing a couple of excerpts from their latest audiobook Ballad Of Jasmine Wills. About the Book Ballad Of Jasmine Wills A zany twist…

  • Book Review: Sidelined: How Women Manage and Mismanage Their Health by Susan Salenger 

    Book Details: Author: Susan Salenger Release Date: 10th April 2022Series: Genre: Non-Fiction > HealthFormat: E-book Pages: 224 pagesPublisher: She Writes PressBlurb:DON’T MAKE ANOTHER HEALTHCARE DECISION WITHOUT READING THIS BOOK “If men had cramps, they’d have cured this by now…”“I told my…