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Is Chat-Fiction the Next Big Thing in Publishing?

If you've ever heard of chat fiction, chances are, you've got a teenager. Think about it like this: e-books were the new alternative to paperbacks, and chat fiction is the new alternative to e-books. Instead of just putting paperbacks into digital format, chat-fiction are stories, but told in text message…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaNovember 14, 2017

Miscellany

Anne Leigh Parrish: When You Have To Put Down The Book

Like all serious writers, I’m a serious reader. My love of fiction came from the books I read when I was young. As I got older, my tastes evolved. When I began to write, I sounded a lot like my favorite authors, though in time I was able to distance…

Anne Leigh ParrishSeptember 10, 2018

Miscellany

Books are the New Superheroes: Reading is the Antidote to Holiday Stress

Barnes and Noble recently did an independent survey on reading habits, and it turns out that the day before Thanksgiving is the busiest reading day of the year! Many of us leaf through the pages of our favorite novels over the Thanksgiving holiday season to relax. Reading also makes traveling better,…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaNovember 21, 2017

Miscellany

These Adorable Animals Reading Will Get You Through Any Work Week!

It’s Monday folks! Now, before you go drowning your back-to-work blues in a pot full of coffee and sugary donuts (I'm not opposed to that method, by the way), let’s ease into the work week -- following a long holiday weekend -- with a compilation of animals reading, because really, why not?! And…

McKenzie MorrellSeptember 12, 2016

Miscellany

Welcome Back: Already Stressed from School? Read More!

Move-in day, back-to-school day, whatever you call it, people are going back to class. That essentially means: books on books on books. Regardless of the subject or your major, you’ll be assigned to read 45 books for four courses within the first two weeks (we're thinking this number is basically accurate!).…

Matt GillickSeptember 2, 2016

Miscellany

Monty Python’s Eric Idle Has An Epic 6-Year Reading List

Eric Idle Eric Idle has a beautiful list of books he’s read on his website and that fact alone should fill you with delight. The list is made even better by his brief commentary about each book and why he liked or disliked it. But wait a moment, you say.…

JeriAnn GellerJanuary 8, 2016

Miscellany

Growing Up Digital: To Addison… With Love, Your 11-Year-Old Self

It’s all about that digital age! The amount of children who read books continues to shrink due to apps, games and YouTube. Educators are not only fighting for the attention of children in the classroom but at home as well, where more than 50% of family households now own at…

McKenzie MorrellMarch 25, 2015

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What “Little Fires” Author Celeste Ng Is Reading Now

Celeste Ng has always had a special place in our heart and bookshelves, with her latest novel Little Fires Everywhere cementing her place as one of the literary greats (good news: it's also being turned into a miniseries by Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington). Because there's no better book recommendation than one recommended…

Signature Views Random HouseJune 1, 2018

Nonfiction

Bonding Over Books with Actress Sarah Jessica Parker

The book world can be a kind and caring place. Authors are supportive to each other and many enjoy engaging with their readers. Book groups connect people to each other allowing them to discuss the stories authors write, current events and personal life. Books can bring people together from all…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 2, 2017

Nonfiction

Book Excerpt! Jessica Teich’s ‘The Future Tense of Joy’

For a sneak peek of Jessica Teich's memoir, The Future Tense of Joy, check out the excerpt below. INTRODUCTION Survivors remember the past in pieces. Not necessarily “before” and “after,” which would be easier. It’s more like time melts into Dali-like puddles, or convulses, slamming together faces and events. Psychologists often…

Beth WaskoNovember 9, 2016

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Author Sally Allen Suggests 10 Twists on the Same Ole Book Club

I love books. I love reading them, collecting them, talking about them, writing about them. I’ve even been known to hug a book, now and again. I am that person who is forever shoving books into friends’ hands, urging, “Read this!” I have an “Oh! That reminds me of this…

BookTrib Guest AuthorAugust 23, 2016

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Bonding over books: How to start a mother-daughter book club

Back in February, I posted a quick guide to setting up a successful book club, based on my own wonderful experiences with my book club. My daughter, at eighteen months, is perhaps a bit too young to join the club, but I love the idea of starting a mother-daughter club…

Melissa DuclosMay 5, 2014

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A quick guide to a kick-ass book club

Book clubs have a bad reputation among people who like to read, mocked for being a nice excuse to sit with your friends and drink wine, but certainly not an opportunity to talk about books with fellow bibliophiles. At least, this is what I thought before I joined one. I…

Melissa DuclosFebruary 3, 2014

Fiction

Picture This: Graphic Novels We Love from Every Genre

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. There’s something special about graphic novels. Maybe it’s the combination of art forms. Maybe it’s the unusual formatting. Maybe it’s the pops of color. Whatever it is, here at Bookish, we can’t get enough of it. That’s why we’re encouraging readers to pick up…

BookishNovember 8, 2017

Fiction

Author Fiona Davis Shares the Secrets to Her Writing Success

Last year, author Fiona Davis published her wonderful debut, The Dollhouse, rich in history about the Barbizon Hotel in NYC. Keeping with iconic Manhattan landmarks, her fabulous new release, The Address is set in alternating timelines; in the late 1800s during the building of the Dakota, the architecturally stunning residence on…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 22, 2017

Fiction

Biloxi Blues: School District in Mississippi Bans ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’

This past weekend, the film Marshall opened in theaters starring Chadwick Boseman. Marshall chronicles one case in the early career of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. The case, prior to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case Marshall presented before the high court and won, saw him defending a…

Aisha K. StaggersOctober 16, 2017

Is Chat-Fiction the Next Big Thing in Publishing?

Anne Leigh Parrish: When You Have To Put Down The Book

Books are the New Superheroes: Reading is the Antidote to Holiday Stress

These Adorable Animals Reading Will Get You Through Any Work Week!

Welcome Back: Already Stressed from School? Read More!

Growing Up Digital: To Addison… With Love, Your 11-Year-Old Self

What “Little Fires” Author Celeste Ng Is Reading Now

Bonding Over Books with Actress Sarah Jessica Parker

Book Excerpt! Jessica Teich’s ‘The Future Tense of Joy’

Author Sally Allen Suggests 10 Twists on the Same Ole Book Club

Bonding over books: How to start a mother-daughter book club

A quick guide to a kick-ass book club

Picture This: Graphic Novels We Love from Every Genre

Author Fiona Davis Shares the Secrets to Her Writing Success

Biloxi Blues: School District in Mississippi Bans ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’

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