Fiction

Child Psychologist and Mother Shares CBT Teaching Techniques That Work for Her

“Children need to feel understood and supported, knowing they're not alone in their struggles.” That’s one of the driving principles Dr. Parul Cedilnik tries to convey in her book, Talk to My Brain: CBT Based Stories for Children. The book aims to enhance overall emotional regulation in children, through being…

BookTribApril 12, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Physician by Day, Vigilante by Night in This Action-Packed Cyberpunk Novel

In Phantom Reckoning, author M.A. Dash delivers a thrilling story that plunges readers into the gripping world of vigilantism, superpowers and the harrowing consequences of standing against evil. With flawless pacing and nuanced character development, Dash weaves a tale that keeps readers on the edge of their seats from start…

Wyatt SemenukApril 12, 2024

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Hanging With Hugo: Crafting a Killer Mystery Novel with Katherine Bolger Hyde

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews…

BookTribApril 10, 2024

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Dynamic Duo Save the Day from Cyber Terrorism in Futuristic Thriller

When HelioCorp’s connection to the Eastern US power grid blows up — literally, killing one of the employees in the process — a firewall glitch or a system hack breached by an insider is suspected. Louise “Weezy” Napolitani, a brilliant computer specialist (hacker) for the IAC, is summoned to investigate…

Natalia KavaleApril 10, 2024

Fiction

“The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County” Unite Community in Uplifting Novel with Midwestern Charm

Claire Swinarski welcomes new fans and graces her readers with a charming, uplifting novel The Funeral Ladies of Ellerie County. Anyone who has ever lived or spent time in Midwestern or Southern states is familiar with the comforting custom of feeding the family, friends and mourners a meal at the…

Linda HitchcockApril 4, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Sweeping Novel Strikes Balance Between the Fantastical and the Profoundly Human

Kristoff Baggan's debut novel, The Grip of Darkness: Divinity, is a spellbinding exploration of the supernatural that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the mysterious village of Nueyo. Centered around Ricky, an introverted teenager who is unexpectedly thrust into a world of magic and mystery, Baggan weaves a tale…

Wyatt SemenukApril 4, 2024

Fiction Listicles

Much Ado About Shakespeare: 5 Novels For Fans of The Bard

From adaptations to original works of fiction to stories starring Shakespeare himself, there are so many ways to approach the Bard’s legacy. Whether you’re well-versed in the plays, are trying to build your way up to reading them, or are looking to expand your knowledge beyond the canon, these novels…

Megan BeauregardApril 1, 2024

Fiction Listicles

3 Exuberant Audiobooks for a Drab Month

In my corner of New England, March is often the drabest month. Winter isn’t over, but spring hasn’t arrived, either. Sometimes it feels like everything is stuck in a brown in-between. I crave exciting, joyful listens during this season — audiobooks that celebrate the world in all its colors. Today…

Laura SacktonMarch 29, 2024

Fiction Fiction - Featured

An Epic Clash for Power Shakes the Foundations of 13th Century Sicily

On the evening of Easter Monday in 1282, worshippers hold vigil at the Church of the Holy Spirit outside Palermo. Yet despite the holy occasion, the Sicilian people are feeling far from peaceful. They are about to erupt like Mount Etna in what will take shape into a broader Mediterranean…

Peggy KurkowskiAugust 17, 2022

Fiction Thrillers

Two Women Search for Justice – It’s Not What They Expect

I was on fire. I’d never felt this sort of rage before, the kind that blinds, the kind that was sinking itself into my skin, over and over and over. The speaker in Sara Koffi’s While We Were Burning (G.P. Putnam's Sons) is Elizabeth Smith, and her life is falling…

Neil NyrenMarch 29, 2024

Fiction

“Last Seen in Havana” Explores Cuban American Mother’s Disappearance

What happens when you mix a starry-eyed blond, blue-eyed teenage surfer girl wearing a Che Guevara t-shirt with a strikingly handsome genuine Cuban revolutionary soldier nearly twice her age who is one of Fidel Castro’s right-hand men? Hint: this is not a romance novel despite their “meet cute”. I heartily…

Linda HitchcockMarch 28, 2024

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

CIA Hacker and Savvy Consultant Join Forces in Page-Turning Political Thriller

In this breakout series debut, a legendary CIA hacker and a savvy international consultant pair up to solve the assassination of a U.S. senator — only to discover they are next on the hit list. They slowly uncover a many-headed serpent of criminal data collection, smuggling and murder in Louisiana…

Peggy KurkowskiApril 1, 2024

Fiction Listicles

Letters, Poems and Songs: 7 Books with Creative Formats

This month in BookTrib, we are celebrating women’s fiction titles that include poems, songs, newspaper articles, SM posts, blogs, or other forms of presenting words to drive the story’s narrative. The focus of the narrative is of course the main character’s journey but the author has used other creative forms…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationMarch 27, 2024

Fiction Listicles Thrillers Young Adult

6 YA Thrillers Featuring Daring Escapes

We all dream of adventure — but what would you do if adventure came barging through the door and dragged you away to some dark, dank dungeon? Would you fight tooth and nail to get away? Would you risk it all in a daring escape? That’s exactly what these frightened…

BookTribMarch 26, 2024

Fiction

Literary Horror Stitches Together Girlhood, Swim Team and Mermaids

How far would you go to become who you were always meant to be? What if “who you were meant to be” was something entirely different, something inhuman? Chlorine (William Morrow) by Jade Song is a hilarious, haunting and deeply moving story of transformation and change — from childhood to…

Megan BeauregardMarch 26, 2024

Fiction

Author Deanna Raybourn’s New Novel is a Victorian Butterfly Effect

Deanna Raybourn brings back intrepid investigator Veronica Speedwell and her beau, Stoker, for the ninth book in the Veronica Speedwell series. This time, Veronica and Stoker must figure out how the perfectly preserved body of a young woman ended up in a wax museum. When it is confirmed the young woman was…

Kia DennisMarch 20, 2024

Child Psychologist and Mother Shares CBT Teaching Techniques That Work for Her

Physician by Day, Vigilante by Night in This Action-Packed Cyberpunk Novel

Books & Looks Podcast: Hanging With Hugo: Crafting a Killer Mystery Novel with Katherine Bolger Hyde

Dynamic Duo Save the Day from Cyber Terrorism in Futuristic Thriller

Sweeping Novel Strikes Balance Between the Fantastical and the Profoundly Human

Much Ado About Shakespeare: 5 Novels For Fans of The Bard

3 Exuberant Audiobooks for a Drab Month

An Epic Clash for Power Shakes the Foundations of 13th Century Sicily

CIA Hacker and Savvy Consultant Join Forces in Page-Turning Political Thriller

Letters, Poems and Songs: 7 Books with Creative Formats

6 YA Thrillers Featuring Daring Escapes

Author Deanna Raybourn’s New Novel is a Victorian Butterfly Effect

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