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Hands of Gold capitalizes on award-winning author Roni Robbins’ 37 years as a published writer. A freelance reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Medscape/WebMD after serving as an editor for the latter and the Atlanta Jewish Times/The Times of Israel, she has a seasoned history as a staff reporter for daily and weekly newspapers and as a freelancer for national, regional and online publications.

Robbins’ freelance articles have appeared in The Huffington Post, Forbes, the New York Daily News, Adweek, WebMD and Healthline. She wrote for the Mother Nature Network; The Forward; FromTheGrapevine; and Hadassah magazine, among others. Robbins was also a staff writer for Florida Today/USA Today, The Birmingham News and the Atlanta Bus ...more

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Hands of Gold: One Man's Quest to find the Silver Lining in Misfortune

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On the Ignited Neurons Podcast: 38 years 50 rejections 1 Powerful Story

Roni Robbins has spent nearly four decades chasing truth — through journalism, storytelling, and the lessons life teaches along the way. In this episode of the IgnitedNeurons Podcast, she reflects… Read More »On the Ignited Neurons Podcast: 38 years 50 rejections 1 Powerful Story Read more of this blog post »

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Roni Robbins wrote a new blog post Blending Journalism with Fiction, and Weaving Personal Heritage into Powerful Narratives In this powerful episode of The CJ Moneyway Show, award-winning journalist and author Roni Robbins takes center stage to share her journey of legacy, Read more of this blog post »
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Roni Robbins liked I. Crocker's review of Brave Face: The Inspiring WWII Memoir of a Dutch/German Child (WWII Historical Fiction): "It's pretty funny that Goodreads lets us review our own books. This one was co-written, so I'll review Meta's part. Seriously, this is a great book, all about one child's experience of WWII. Suitable for adults and teens, but maybe not children under" Read more of this review »
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Roni Robbins liked I. Crocker's review of Hands of Gold: One Man's Quest to find the Silver Lining in Misfortune (New Jewish Fiction): "Roni is a journalist, and you can tell. Her writing is crisp and evocative. The book is hard to put down, as it follows the life of Sam. Although classified as fiction, this book reveals much truth, particularly about the experience of immigrants and" Read more of this review »
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Roni Robbins liked Donna Barnett's review of Hands of Gold: One Man's Quest to find the Silver Lining in Misfortune (New Jewish Fiction): "Hands of Gold, was magnificent. I am passing it on to every person I know. The author deserves every single award she has received, even though I know nothing about them! I have read many, many books on this era and the holocaust, but this was a stor" Read more of this review »
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