Jen Maxfield has been a TV news reporter for 22 years. This book is the 10 most memorable stories she covered. She went back to the story years later. This is mostly a then and now story. Interviewing right after the tragedy, and years later to find out what happened.

I've never read anything like this before, and loved it!

Many thanks to Net Galley for a copy for an honest review.

Audiobook - Non-fiction

Jen Maxfield revisits 10 different news stories that she reported on during her career. It's a fascinating follow up to the aftermath of terrible tragedies - Katrina, Staten Island Ferry crash, etc. Some of these were stories I knew and remembered, and others were first time visits. It was great that Maxfield gave a summation of the story at the time, before she interviewed the original subjects and reports on how that tragedy colored their life.

I thought she injected too much of herself here, but in the final chapter, Jen says that her editor said she needed to share more of herself. Maybe it's what she shared, rather than the sharing. Regardless, I really enjoyed this novel and the audiobook was powerful having it told by Maxfield.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my copy of this book.

This was an interesting memoir to read. I think it was an innovative twist on a memoir about a career in journalism to approach it the way Maxfield did by going back to some of her previous stories and revisiting their impact. There is no doubt that being a journalist is going to leave stories and interviewees imprinted on them forever, but I appreciate that she went back to the stories that impacted her the most to check in and see where life had taken them.

I think if I picked this one up prior to Rough Draft I would have more positive feelings about it, but it really fell flat for me.

When you hear the title you wonder what you are going to be reading and let me tell you I was not disappointed. This novel allowed us to get behind the ten of the worlds more memorable stories. These stories were stories of hope, loss, disaster, and much more. I really did enjoy the close of view of the local tv news and how they portrayed these disasters. There are part of the news I dont like and i think it too political but this was a little different.

I remember some of these stories. The reporter going back and following up on them was a great read. You often wonder about some news stories that stick with you, what is going on with the people involved, etc. I hope the author follows up on other stories she reported on. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on this review.

"An instant Amazon bestseller the day it was announced for preorders, More After the Break takes readers on a dramatic ride-along in the TV news live truck. Based on her two-decade career as a New York City news reporter, Jen Maxfield writes about everything from the moment she gets the call to head to breaking news, to arriving at chaotic scenes, to knocking on doors of families who are grieving the loss of a loved one."

I had the privilege of receiving an advance copy of the audiobook version of More After The Break from NetGalley and Greenleaf Audiobooks. The fact that it is not only written by Jen Maxfield, but also narrated by her made the experience of listening an intimate one.

Somehow Jen Maxfield is able to narrate the book as if she is having a one on one conversation with the listener. This is a skill I have not come across while listening to audiobooks in the past, but one I very much enjoyed.

I had the privilege of receiving an advance copy of the audiobook version of More After The Break from NetGalley and Greenleaf Audiobooks. The fact that it is not only written by Jen Maxfield, but also narrated by her made the experience of listening an intimate one.

The updates to news stories Jen Maxfield covered in the past made for fascinating and absolutely riveting reading/listening.

Jen has single-handedly changed my preconceived notions of what reporters are like. I had thought that reporters were all jaded and were somehow able to block the normal emotional reactions to tragedy, crime, etc. Now I know better. Jen feels every emotion deeply, so much so that even many years later, she is able to authenticly tap into those emotions and to convey them to her readers/listeners.

The fact that she is both author and narrator, means that she knows exactly what phrases and/or words to emphasize. This makes a huge, positive impact on the reader/listener.

I rate the audiobook version of MORE AFTER THE BREAK as a solid 5 out of 5 Stars.

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I very much hope that she will write a second volume of news story follow up. I am following her on Goodreads so that I will find out immediately if she writes another book.

*** Thank you to #NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this audiobook. ***

In More After the Break, local news reporter in the New York tristate area Jen Maxfield revisits some of the most impactful stories that she has covered over her time in local news, and gives updates regarding the individuals and families covered in the stories when possible. This memoir was an interesting look into journalism itself as a whole; I didn't realize all the trials and tribulations that our news people have to go through to get the stories to the viewers. It was also refreshing to see someone in the news cycle who is self aware, and took the time to examine how the media affects people. It was incredibly moving reading these stories and getting follow up from unforgettable people along Maxfield's career in the news. I felt it was probably extremely cathartic for her to revisit some of these stories, and that came out in this book. It was overall a very well done memoir and gave me a greater appreciation of the men and women who are doing the local news and how impactful their job can be.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced reader copy of this memoir. All opinions above are my own.

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Jen Maxfield a reporter talks about her experience an outlook when interviewing Victims or love one of a victims. Holding space to tell their story.

The stories of the lives of the people shared in this book are told firsthand or from a loved ones account of the news worthy event/tragedy as well as the individuals outlook post event their thoughts and feelings their regrets and how their life looks now after the facts

I did read this book in one sitting and found it to be a little nostalgic as I can remember some of these stories on the news vaguely.

I had a trouble with the layout of the information it was the journalist experience then details of the event and a few questions answered post events. I would have liked more from the current life expenses.

Overall it was an informative and empathetic read and I would suggest it to you if you like follow ups stories and real life tragedy stories. Also gave great insight in the emotions and thought a reporters goes through as well. I gave this book 3 stars.

Thank you to the author for the copy of the book in exchange for my honest review

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More After the Break, a memoir by Jen Maxfield, looks back on ten of of the most memorable stories she was able to report on during her career as local news reporter. Some of her tales include Hurricane Katrina, COVID-19 and a terrorist attack. Her reflections are inspiring and remind readers that tragedy may be a low point, but there is room to recover and use experiences to make positive change in the future. This is an interesting and insightful book. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read and review this book.

It was interesting getting an inside look into some major new stories over the last couple of decades while reading More After the Break: A Reporter Returns to Ten Unforgettable News Stories. I liked it. Four and a half stars.

I had higher hopes for this book, written by a television news journalist, in which she follows up on ten stories she had covered previously in her career that have stayed with her years later.
She recounted the circumstances of each of the stories in good detail, but the actual follow up seemed pretty sparse. I thought following up with the people she interviewed was the whole point of the book?
It also read more like a book of short stories, which I generally tend to avoid, because I feel like there isn’t enough time to get really invested in the stories or people.
I was glad, though, that the author at least mentioned feeling bad for intruding on people, on what is arguably the worst day of their lives, just to get a scoop. I know news has to be reported, but some of the situations she described, where she’s showing up on the doorsteps of families who’ve just suffered the unimaginable, definitely seemed gross.
Thanks to #netgalley and #greenleafbookgroup for this #arc of #moreafterthebreak in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I had never heard of Jen Maxfield and only remember a few of the news stories since the majority were local new stories and only a couple made the national news.. I found this incredibly interesting though and wish more reporters would do this and revisit old news stories reporting on where they are now.

There was a very interesting book Help just report and start it out in upstate New York it worked away through the Major New Stations. She would take stories she did as a roving reporter for these news stations and how she really got to know these people and how she wanted to go back in time to see all these people.. She interviewed these people in the beginning but she wanted to know how their lives turned out. And how she juggled being married and have any children and how was she dealt with a lot of things. The hardest one of this book was about the bus being crashed In her Hometown she thought her children were hurt. This and it was a very interesting story because one of the girls who survived her friend did not survive that's the point we're muslims. How does family dealt with the tragedy and such. They started to scholarship for her and her friends family eventually moved because it bought not too many memories of her best friend. This book shows how you can survive tragedies and really understand what these people are going through. This reporter was amazing because she really couldn't empathize with these people and feel for them. Even when she went back to find out more of their stories they were willing to talk to her again and saying well we moved on with our lives and and And and it made me feel really hopeful how these people survived in the way she presented them. And she wrote it like a short story so everybody had to say and it was really well written because you read about the tragedy and then later on you found out how they move out with their lives. The book title says it all.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was around 3.5 stars for me. I wasn't familiar with Maxfield's work before picking up this book but was intrigued by the concept.

Maxfield shares stories that she's followed up on throughout her career. It's an interesting collection of stories that are full of tragedy and humanity. The stories are fairly short and there's a breadth of human tragedy and experience represented.

I was really intrigued by the premise of this book when I saw the blurb and I am happy to say it lived up to, even exceeded my expectations! It was really interesting learning about these news stories and more information about how 'breaking news' actually works, as well as hearing these heart felt stories from the families and Jen.

I loved the concept of of returning to them and finding out how they have been going and how the accident/news changed their life. I did find some of the stories quite upsetting and hard to read, but that is life, and Jen captured those moments beautifully. I only wish we heard a bit more about the after to really round out some of the lives.

Really interesting and inspiring and I would definitely love to read more of Jen's stories!

“More After the Break” by Jen Maxfield is a follow-up, in book form, of some stories Ms. Maxwell covered as a TV news reporter. Some of these stories were about international headline events, while others were local news stories. Ms. Maxfield re-interviewed some of the people she met over her news career in order to find out “what happened” to those people and how their lives had changes since she last spoke to them. I found the idea of the book interesting - what is the additional story after the story? What is the follow-up? Each chapter focuses on one story making it easy to focus on one story at a time. I liked how Ms. Maxfield retold the “sound bite” story but also recounted her recollections of the event. How she reconnected with the people she interviewed was also interesting. I liked how she was honest with both herself and the reader - sometimes the news reporters themselves feel like intruders during those difficult times and learning how to be sensitive yet get the story is a fine line to walk. Interestingly, my one takeaway will be the one from the hit-and-run chapter - where a NJ law about DUI and jail sentencing seems shockingly backwards. If you have an interest in journalism and want some behind the scenes information, this book may be of interest to you.

This book caught my eye immediately. Despite not really being a non fiction reader as per say I am someone who loves real life stories, crimes, podcasts etc. I was excited to read the accounts of 'what happened next' after the cameras stop filming . Returning to families/victims years after, gives us an emotional look into how these people continue on after live changing events.

The book was a refreshing change of pace from books I usually read , each story is given its own chapter and is well laid out. It was amazing to be given a look into cases Ive never heard , or which may other wise have stayed as local stories.

These stories made me feel so many emotions for the people, in some cases there was happiness and others heartbreak , I feel like the author did a could job of conveying these emotions to us. The book itself was very honest , and gives us a look into how journalism is a lot more complicated then we expect it to be, and also the effect it had on her life as well as the families and victims of the stories shes telling. The mentions of her feeling as if shes intruding on peoples lives or having the doors slammed in her face , is very eye opening to the reader.

Reading this book definitely made me feel more open to reading books similar to it in the future , and I would recommend it to anyone !

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of the ARC to read in exchange for an honest review!

I was drawn to this book, eager to hear from a journalist’s viewpoint, their opinions and insight! Jen Maxfield doesn’t disappoint!

The author’s writing style is drawn out, at times, challenging and engaging. All of the stories in this book are written with sensitivity, understanding and depth.
Readers will feel the author’s emotions and also the impact to the subjects.
I feel that the message given by the journalist to share and connect can be overshadowed by media hype and controversy. This book is an excellent example of reality, facts and humanity!

Congratulations and sincere thanks to the publisher, NetGalley and the talented Jen Maxfield for the opportunity to read this book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I'm a newshound, have been accused of being an ambulance chaser and spent several years in broadcast journalism. For these reasons, this book intrigued me greatly. Very well written and goes beyond the sound bites. Maxfield's book completes the stories. She writes about the conversations that took place with family and victims years after the first breaking news - with great variety of accidents, terrorist attack, sickness, etc. Maxfield's work puts flesh on the bones and shows how life not only happens to us, but continues on afterward. This book will help make you feel better about the world because even with the bad stories - good can happen later out of them. I was advanced a copy through NetGalley without any obligation for a positive review.