Take a Virtual Trip With These 5 Contemporary Romance Audiobooks

Many people are missing traveling during this time of COVID-19. It’s not quite the same, but why not take a virtual trip with these five contemporary romances on audio? Hearing Joe Jameson narrates Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall...

10 Editors’ Picks from October’s Best Audiobooks

Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors select the best new audiobooks for your listening pleasure. Our current list suggests some gems of mystery, science fiction, and fantasy. We also include a classic — The Hobbit —...

One Woman’s Healing Journey Among a Group of Total Strangers

Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life (Avid Reader Press) by Christie Tate is an engaging and entertaining memoir of one woman’s experiences with the healing power of group therapy....

Bring the Fantasy of Dungeons & Dragons to Your Taste Buds with “Heroes’ Feast”

“Ready a tall tankard of mead and brace yourself for a culinary journey to match any quest!” — Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine —∞— Since its creation in 1974, the fantasy tabletop role-playing game...

Take a Virtual Trip With These 5 Contemporary Romance Audiobooks

Many people are missing traveling during this time of COVID-19. It’s not quite the same, but why not take a virtual trip with these five contemporary romances on audio? Hearing Joe Jameson narrates Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall...

10 Editors’ Picks from October’s Best Audiobooks

Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors select the best new audiobooks for your listening pleasure. Our current list suggests some gems of mystery, science fiction, and fantasy. We also include a classic — The Hobbit —...

One Woman’s Healing Journey Among a Group of Total Strangers

Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life (Avid Reader Press) by Christie Tate is an engaging and entertaining memoir of one woman’s experiences with the healing power of group therapy....

Bring the Fantasy of Dungeons & Dragons to Your Taste Buds with “Heroes’ Feast”

“Ready a tall tankard of mead and brace yourself for a culinary journey to match any quest!” — Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine —∞— Since its creation in 1974, the fantasy tabletop role-playing game...

Amy Karl on Writing Her Memoir, Kundalini Yoga and Learning to Trust Your Journey

Trust your journey. That’s what Amy Karl had to do on her wild ride trying to make it as an actress in Hollywood, as documented in her entertaining and readable memoir, He Put My Buddha in the Freezer (read our full review here). That’s also the advice she would like to impart on readers who may have doubts...

Lisa Regan on Her Small-Town Detective and Growing Mystery Series

Lisa Regan is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series, as well as several other crime fiction titles. While the series has already grown to nine books, the author recently shared some insights about her work and the second book in the series, The Girl With No Name (read our...

Hope and Survival During the Vietnam War: “A Bend in the River”

For Libby Fischer Hellmann, A Bend in the River (our review here) represents a polished segue into historical fiction after her previous work as an accomplished writer of mystery and suspense. Her well-honed sense of pace shines through every chapter, whether we are with Tâm in a Vietnamese jungle planting explosives with VietCong guerrilla fighters or in a...

Todd A. Weiler on Leveraging Equality for National Security

Told from the perspective of a national security background, Untamed Equality by Todd A. Weiler seeks to address and provide solutions for the inequalities that we see every day but may look right past. The author’s debut book defines the elements that move us beyond the norm and into a society and world that seeks, celebrates and leverages...

It’s Never Too Late: Valerie Taylor on Her Debut Novel, “What’s Not Said”

What if an unhappily married middle-aged couple were forced to handle a health crisis? Could their marriage be saved? That was the story idea simmering for 10 years in the mind of Valerie Taylor, whose debut novel What’s Not Said plays on that theme, with a number of delectable storylines. She introduces Kassie, whose plans to divorce her...

Amy Karl on Writing Her Memoir, Kundalini Yoga and Learning to Trust Your Journey

Trust your journey. That’s what Amy Karl had to do on her wild ride trying to make it as an actress in Hollywood, as documented in her entertaining and readable memoir, He Put My Buddha in the Freezer (read our...

Lisa Regan on Her Small-Town Detective and Growing Mystery Series

Lisa Regan is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series, as well as several other crime fiction titles. While the series has already grown to nine books, the author recently shared some...

Hope and Survival During the Vietnam War: “A Bend in the River”

For Libby Fischer Hellmann, A Bend in the River (our review here) represents a polished segue into historical fiction after her previous work as an accomplished writer of mystery and suspense. Her well-honed sense of pace shines through every chapter,...

Todd A. Weiler on Leveraging Equality for National Security

Told from the perspective of a national security background, Untamed Equality by Todd A. Weiler seeks to address and provide solutions for the inequalities that we see every day but may look right past. The author’s debut book defines the...

It’s Never Too Late: Valerie Taylor on Her Debut Novel, “What’s Not Said”

What if an unhappily married middle-aged couple were forced to handle a health crisis? Could their marriage be saved? That was the story idea simmering for 10 years in the mind of Valerie Taylor, whose debut novel What’s Not Said...

Overcoming Challenges and Living Your Truth With “Choose to Prevail”

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Taking the Road Trip of a Lifetime with Asher and Stacey

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out, Asks DeLillo in His Latest Novel

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Overcoming Challenges and Living Your Truth With “Choose to Prevail”

Just as bedside manner is so important in the medical profession, delivery and tone can be equally crucial for authors...

Taking the Road Trip of a Lifetime with Asher and Stacey

Riding shotgun alongside Stacey Cohen-Maitre and her son, Asher, in her memoir Asher and Stacey’s Magnificent Road Trip, readers are...

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out, Asks DeLillo in His Latest Novel

In his latest slim novel, The Silence (Scribner), Don DeLillo attacks technology and its domination over every aspect of our...

Book Club Network

6 October Treats for Every Book Club’s Taste

Darkness, Danger, and Deadly Secrets in “Vanishing Girls”

D.C. Detective Navigates Two Worlds in “The Reflecting Pool”

Michael Okon Scares Again in “Monsterland Reanimated”

6 October Treats for Every Book Club’s Taste

Hello, autumn! For many of us, cooler days and longer nights mean more time spent reading. As your book club...

Darkness, Danger, and Deadly Secrets in “Vanishing Girls”

In Vanishing Girls (Grand Central Publishing), bestselling author Lisa Regan takes readers into the heart and mind of Detective Josie...

D.C. Detective Navigates Two Worlds in “The Reflecting Pool”

Is there room for yet-another thriller series centered around a cynical, witty homicide detective who skirts the law and has...

Facebook Live

Resurrecting a Character Is No Simple Task, But Dominic Martell Makes it Look Easy

Resurrecting a character from twenty years ago presents an interesting challenge. Unlike author [...]

In the Vein of Chandler and Hammett, Otho Eskin Introduces Crime Fiction to Washington Noir

Has Otho Eskin created a new genre that we might call Washington Noir? [...]

Visit the Vivid Pink and Turquoise of Palm Beach Where the Secrets Are as Colorful as the Sunsets

BookTrib's creator, Meryl Moss, sat down with author Susannah Marren (a.k.a. Susan Shapiro [...]

Resurrecting a Character Is No Simple Task, But Dominic Martell Makes it Look Easy

Resurrecting a character from twenty years ago presents an interesting challenge. Unlike author Dominic Martell, his repentant ex-terrorist Pascual Rose...

In the Vein of Chandler and Hammett, Otho Eskin Introduces Crime Fiction to Washington Noir

Has Otho Eskin created a new genre that we might call Washington Noir? Jon Land asks Eskin this very question...

Visit the Vivid Pink and Turquoise of Palm Beach Where the Secrets Are as Colorful as the Sunsets

BookTrib’s creator, Meryl Moss, sat down with author Susannah Marren (a.k.a. Susan Shapiro Barash) to discuss her engrossing new page-turner...

Listicles

Inside the Writing Brain: 8 Novels About Writing Novels

The question came to me in my admiration of Truman Capote’s In Cold [...]

From Homicide to Russian Spies, These 8 Thrillers Will Leave You Haunted

Some things don’t change, even when they do. That’s precisely the case with [...]

Into the Woods: 10 Chilling Tales About What’s Lurking in the Shadows

For generations, we’ve been told to stay away from the woods. The Brothers [...]

Inside the Writing Brain: 8 Novels About Writing Novels

The question came to me in my admiration of Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood: how does someone write novelistic nonfiction...

From Homicide to Russian Spies, These 8 Thrillers Will Leave You Haunted

Some things don’t change, even when they do. That’s precisely the case with The Sentinel (Delacorte), latest in the Jack...

Into the Woods: 10 Chilling Tales About What’s Lurking in the Shadows

For generations, we’ve been told to stay away from the woods. The Brothers Grimm warned us about witches who lurk...

Thrillers

“Girls of Brackenhill” Is a Haunting Dual-Timeline Tale of a Missing Sister

I’ve written plenty of book reviews, especially in recent years, and quite a [...]

One Woman’s Carefully Constructed Life Crumbles in “Saving Grace”

What if you realized that your whole life had been a lie orchestrated [...]

It’s All About the Chase in Sherer’s “Mistaken Identity”

"Sherer keeps the live wires of his complex plot sparking and distinct. ... [...]

“Girls of Brackenhill” Is a Haunting Dual-Timeline Tale of a Missing Sister

I’ve written plenty of book reviews, especially in recent years, and quite a few for suspense novels. It’s a genre...

One Woman’s Carefully Constructed Life Crumbles in “Saving Grace”

What if you realized that your whole life had been a lie orchestrated by those you trust the most? D.M....

It’s All About the Chase in Sherer’s “Mistaken Identity”

“Sherer keeps the live wires of his complex plot sparking and distinct. … This is a sharp and satisfying thriller.”...

Fiction

Abused Heroine Gains Insight and Strength from the Gods in Series Opener

Have you ever hit rock bottom? It’s a hellish place to be, regardless [...]

Lou Diamond Phillips Gives an Old Fairy Tale a Sci-Fi Makeover in “The Tinderbox”

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Prodigal Son) has turned his attention to [...]

Progress and Tradition Go Head-to-Head in Indian Political Thriller, “A Nest for Lalita”

“Langer’s prose is lucid and wonderfully detailed … [he] is extremely successful at [...]

Abused Heroine Gains Insight and Strength from the Gods in Series Opener

Have you ever hit rock bottom? It’s a hellish place to be, regardless of how you get there. You’re suffocating...

Lou Diamond Phillips Gives an Old Fairy Tale a Sci-Fi Makeover in “The Tinderbox”

Actor Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba, Prodigal Son) has turned his attention to writing with The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira...

Progress and Tradition Go Head-to-Head in Indian Political Thriller, “A Nest for Lalita”

“Langer’s prose is lucid and wonderfully detailed … [he] is extremely successful at bringing the time and place to vivid...

Nonfiction

Anxious About Your Child’s Distance-Learning Education? This Handbook Will Help.

One of the more surprising reveals of the pandemic lockdown has been watching [...]

A Guide to Finding Community and Support with “My Trans Parent”

There are 1.4 million people in the U.S. who identify as transgender, and [...]

A New Era of Health: Emotional Dimensions of Healthcare

Anyone who has ever watched a James Bond movie has seen the dashing [...]

Anxious About Your Child’s Distance-Learning Education? This Handbook Will Help.

One of the more surprising reveals of the pandemic lockdown has been watching movie stars and other celebrities going a...

A Guide to Finding Community and Support with “My Trans Parent”

There are 1.4 million people in the U.S. who identify as transgender, and then millions more family and friends who...

A New Era of Health: Emotional Dimensions of Healthcare

Anyone who has ever watched a James Bond movie has seen the dashing secret agent confront hair-raising dangers, get chased...

Romance

Afghanistan Vet Finds Love and Sweet Healing in New Nicholas Sparks Novel

Returning home is a popular theme in literature, and Nicholas Sparks explores it [...]

Bailey’s Hot and Hammered Series Builds Solid Stories to Avoid the Epilogue Trap

One of the hotly debated issues in romance novels is the epilogue — [...]

7 Early Autumn Romance Releases You’ll Fall For

The dog days of summer may be behind us and the cool, crisp [...]

Afghanistan Vet Finds Love and Sweet Healing in New Nicholas Sparks Novel

Returning home is a popular theme in literature, and Nicholas Sparks explores it in his latest novel aptly named The Return...

Bailey’s Hot and Hammered Series Builds Solid Stories to Avoid the Epilogue Trap

One of the hotly debated issues in romance novels is the epilogue — many readers demand them and some hate...

7 Early Autumn Romance Releases You’ll Fall For

The dog days of summer may be behind us and the cool, crisp fall air starting to settle in, but...

Pop Culture

Sisterhood of Storytelling: Oprah Magazine’s 28 Books for a Transportive Summer

“While our movements these days may be restricted, that doesn’t mean we can’t [...]

Author Laura Hankin’s Hilarious “Indoor Book Tour” Music Video

So many events have gone virtual over the past few months, including book [...]

The Great Fantasy Debate: Should Dragons Be Pets? and Other Pressing Questions

If you can imagine it, you can debate it. That’s the premise of [...]

Sisterhood of Storytelling: Oprah Magazine’s 28 Books for a Transportive Summer

“While our movements these days may be restricted, that doesn’t mean we can’t explore the world,” says Oprah Winfrey in...

Author Laura Hankin’s Hilarious “Indoor Book Tour” Music Video

So many events have gone virtual over the past few months, including book tours. It’s a bit of an adjustment,...

The Great Fantasy Debate: Should Dragons Be Pets? and Other Pressing Questions

If you can imagine it, you can debate it. That’s the premise of The Great Fantasy Debate, a new web...

Young Adult

ITW Spotlight: Tom Ryan Talks True Crime and the Power of Empathy

After publishing a string of well-received young adult and middle-grade contemporaries, Canadian author [...]

A Gritty Tale of Crime and Magic in “The Bandit Kings of Nowhere Park”

No one had ever just stumbled across Nowhere Park before. Bogart and Holliday [...]

Stephenie Meyer’s “Midnight Sun” Retells “Twilight” from Edward’s Perspective

The worlds of fiction and film were bitten by the tale of a [...]

ITW Spotlight: Tom Ryan Talks True Crime and the Power of Empathy

After publishing a string of well-received young adult and middle-grade contemporaries, Canadian author Tom Ryan made a splash last year...

A Gritty Tale of Crime and Magic in “The Bandit Kings of Nowhere Park”

No one had ever just stumbled across Nowhere Park before. Bogart and Holliday weren’t even looking for trouble when they...

Stephenie Meyer’s “Midnight Sun” Retells “Twilight” from Edward’s Perspective

The worlds of fiction and film were bitten by the tale of a lonely, awkward teenager named Isabella Swan who...

Children’s Books

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Charming and Imaginative Classic “The Shrinking of Treehorn”

In a year when maintaining connections with loved ones is more important than [...]

“Meet the Crew at the Zoo” Blends a Heartwarming Tale with a Thrilling Mystery

A powerful story from two-time Newbery Honor-winner Patricia Reilly Giff, Meet the Crew [...]

A Rhyming Good Time with “Banana Fun Bread”

When it comes to children’s literacy, it’s important to start reading early. But [...]

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Charming and Imaginative Classic “The Shrinking of Treehorn”

In a year when maintaining connections with loved ones is more important than ever, simple things like sharing a favorite...

“Meet the Crew at the Zoo” Blends a Heartwarming Tale with a Thrilling Mystery

A powerful story from two-time Newbery Honor-winner Patricia Reilly Giff, Meet the Crew at the Zoo (Holiday House), the first...

A Rhyming Good Time with “Banana Fun Bread”

When it comes to children’s literacy, it’s important to start reading early. But how do you introduce these lessons to...

Potpourri

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Second Chance Romance and a Scientific Spirituality Guide

Begin Again by Jennifer Probst (1001 Dark Nights Press) Dear Reader, Do you [...]

Lou Diamond Phillips’s Fairytale Sci-Fi Twist, 8 Haunting Thrillers and a Vamp to Give Dracula a Run for His Money

It's been a crazy week, and there's a ton of great book news [...]

10 Bookish Podcasts to Bring Fun and Inspiration to This Screened-Out World

Are you burned out on video chat, webinars, online meetings? My screen time [...]

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Second Chance Romance and a Scientific Spirituality Guide

Begin Again by Jennifer Probst (1001 Dark Nights Press) Dear Reader, Do you remember your first love? Begin Again is the...

Lou Diamond Phillips’s Fairytale Sci-Fi Twist, 8 Haunting Thrillers and a Vamp to Give Dracula a Run for His Money

It’s been a crazy week, and there’s a ton of great book news to catch up on. Here’s a mix...

10 Bookish Podcasts to Bring Fun and Inspiration to This Screened-Out World

Are you burned out on video chat, webinars, online meetings? My screen time increased exponentially during these COVID-times. There were...

Audiobooks

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10 Editors’ Picks from September’s Best Audiobooks

Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors select the best new audiobooks — from memoirs [...]

AudioFile Spotlight: The Emotional Challenges of Narrating Wilkerson’s “Caste”

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson’s powerful new work of nonfiction, Caste: The Origins of [...]

4 Great Mystery and Thriller Audiobooks From Black Authors

I call to your attention the contributions of Black authors to the mystery/thriller [...]

10 Editors’ Picks from September’s Best Audiobooks

Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors select the best new audiobooks — from memoirs to satire, historical fiction to mystery and...

AudioFile Spotlight: The Emotional Challenges of Narrating Wilkerson’s “Caste”

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson’s powerful new work of nonfiction, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, (Random House Audio) examines how...

4 Great Mystery and Thriller Audiobooks From Black Authors

I call to your attention the contributions of Black authors to the mystery/thriller genre. To go deeper than some of...

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