“The Bright Lands” Harbor Dark Secrets About Missing Teen

Because comparisons to other A-list writers are often irresistible when describing a debut novel, here you go: It’s Bret Easton Ellis meets Stephen King, with setting by Buzz Bissinger. When pitching John Fram’s The Bright...

Explore the Realities of Success and Failure in “Want”

While we know that every decade endures significant cultural shifts and societal prescriptions, it is the plight of the eighties child that expectations do not always meet with reality. Such is the case for Elizabeth,...

Bending Genres, Telling Lies, Searching for the “True Story”

“Monsters are real. Ghosts are, too. They live inside us – and sometimes they win.” The woman quoting Stephen King in Kate Reed Petty’s debut novel True Story (Viking) is Alice Lovett, a ghostwriter who...

ITW Spotlight: Riley Sager Writes Thriller-Within-Thriller in “Home Before Dark”

Since his reinvention with 2017’s award-winning thriller Final Girls, Riley Sager has been checking off a lot of writerly bucket list items — New York Times bestseller status, multiple foreign language deals, film options. The list goes...

“The Bright Lands” Harbor Dark Secrets About Missing Teen

Because comparisons to other A-list writers are often irresistible when describing a debut novel, here you go: It’s Bret Easton Ellis meets Stephen King, with setting by Buzz Bissinger. When pitching John Fram’s The Bright...

Explore the Realities of Success and Failure in “Want”

While we know that every decade endures significant cultural shifts and societal prescriptions, it is the plight of the eighties child that expectations do not always meet with reality. Such is the case for Elizabeth,...

Bending Genres, Telling Lies, Searching for the “True Story”

“Monsters are real. Ghosts are, too. They live inside us – and sometimes they win.” The woman quoting Stephen King in Kate Reed Petty’s debut novel True Story (Viking) is Alice Lovett, a ghostwriter who...

ITW Spotlight: Riley Sager Writes Thriller-Within-Thriller in “Home Before Dark”

Since his reinvention with 2017’s award-winning thriller Final Girls, Riley Sager has been checking off a lot of writerly bucket list items — New York Times bestseller status, multiple foreign language deals, film options. The list goes...

“Original Politics: Making America Sacred Again” ― Nature, Liberty and Equality in Politics

Q: In your latest work, Original Politics, your subtitle is “Making America Sacred Again.” Tell us why America has lost its “sacred” status in your eyes. A: “Making America Sacred Again” refers both to the nation and the land. Before there was a political nation, the continent (then called Turtle Island) was considered sacred in the sense of the...

Deborah Curtin on Finding Inspiration in Everyday Life

“Every day there are people, places and things that inspire me, and this is where I get the foundation for my next creative endeavor. I always find opportunities or they find me.” Those are the words of Deborah Curtin, a storyteller at heart who communicates her messages and narratives as both an artist and writer, with two books...

Holly Miller on Her Psychic Bittersweet Romance “The Sight of You”

The perfect book to kick off your summer reading, The Sight of You (Putnam) by Holly Miller, is full of love and heartbreak, and will have you thinking about your relationships and what you would do if you were to know how they would end. Seeing visions of the future can be considered a blessing or a curse, and...

Hannah Mary McKinnon Turns to the Dark Side (Not Based on a True Story)

If art imitates life, one might think Hannah Mary McKinnon is a fidgety person. Just when you think you may have entered the slightest comfort zone in her thrillers Her Secret Son (Mira) and most recently Sister Dear (Mira), something happens to turn her plots inside out. Maybe as a writer, she just can’t sit still! “The more...

“Original Politics: Making America Sacred Again” ― Nature, Liberty and Equality in Politics

Q: In your latest work, Original Politics, your subtitle is “Making America Sacred Again.” Tell us why America has lost its “sacred” status in your eyes. A: “Making America Sacred Again” refers both to the nation and the land. Before there...

Deborah Curtin on Finding Inspiration in Everyday Life

“Every day there are people, places and things that inspire me, and this is where I get the foundation for my next creative endeavor. I always find opportunities or they find me.” Those are the words of Deborah Curtin, a...

Holly Miller on Her Psychic Bittersweet Romance “The Sight of You”

The perfect book to kick off your summer reading, The Sight of You (Putnam) by Holly Miller, is full of love and heartbreak, and will have you thinking about your relationships and what you would do if you were to know...

Hannah Mary McKinnon Turns to the Dark Side (Not Based on a True Story)

If art imitates life, one might think Hannah Mary McKinnon is a fidgety person. Just when you think you may have entered the slightest comfort zone in her thrillers Her Secret Son (Mira) and most recently Sister Dear (Mira), something...

Listen Here: New Season of Malcolm Gladwell’s “Revisionist History”

Thriller Inception, Kevin Kwan’s Next Hit and Books to Bring the Beach to You

“Daring and the Duke” Finishes the Bareknuckle Bastards Series on the Upswing

“Nine Shiny Objects” Asks Big Questions With Broad Narrative Sweep

Are You Kidding Me? 9 Thrillers About Children Gone Wrong

A Dream Vacation Becomes a Nightmare in “The Lion’s Den”

The Lives of a First-Time Mom and Her Babysitter Intertwine in “Friends and Strangers”

Listen Here: New Season of Malcolm Gladwell’s “Revisionist History”

Thriller Inception, Kevin Kwan’s Next Hit and Books to Bring the Beach to You

“Daring and the Duke” Finishes the Bareknuckle Bastards Series on the Upswing

“Nine Shiny Objects” Asks Big Questions With Broad Narrative Sweep

Are You Kidding Me? 9 Thrillers About Children Gone Wrong

A Dream Vacation Becomes a Nightmare in “The Lion’s Den”

The Lives of a First-Time Mom and Her Babysitter Intertwine in “Friends and Strangers”

Book Club Network

Injustice for the Accused in Literary Thriller “A Burning”

Love Triumphs in McBride’s Witty and Moving “Deacon King Kong”

Doyle’s “Untamed” Rewrites Personal Truths in the Wake of Divorce

“Boats Against the Current:” The Fitzgeralds’ Connecticut Fling & Its Effect on Gatsby

“Lost in Ghost Town:” The Scared-Straight Tale of a Rich Boy Hitting Crack-Rock Bottom

Injustice for the Accused in Literary Thriller “A Burning”

“Majumdar excels at depicting the workings of power on the powerless… Fate has rarely been so many-faced, so muscular, so...

Love Triumphs in McBride’s Witty and Moving “Deacon King Kong”

“Deeply felt, beautifully written and profoundly humane; McBride’s ability to inhabit his characters’ foibled, all-too-human interiority helps transform a fine...

Doyle’s “Untamed” Rewrites Personal Truths in the Wake of Divorce

“This memoir is so packed with incredible insight about what it means to be a woman today, what it means...

Facebook Live

What Role Do Crime Writers Play in Police Brutality? — A Frank Conversation

It all started with a tweet. John Fram, frustrated by the police and [...]

Alma Katsu: Making History Fun, Relevant and a Little Bit Spooky

Thanks to BookTrib’s partnership with Penguin Publishing Group, we had the privilege of [...]

Mark Greaney: Extensive Research Makes for Thrilling Fiction

Thanks to BookTrib’s partnership with Penguin Publishing Group, we had the privilege of [...]

What Role Do Crime Writers Play in Police Brutality? — A Frank Conversation

It all started with a tweet. John Fram, frustrated by the police and too angry to sit down and write...

Alma Katsu: Making History Fun, Relevant and a Little Bit Spooky

Thanks to BookTrib’s partnership with Penguin Publishing Group, we had the privilege of speaking with author Alma Katsu about The...

Mark Greaney: Extensive Research Makes for Thrilling Fiction

Thanks to BookTrib’s partnership with Penguin Publishing Group, we had the privilege of speaking with author Mark Greaney about his...

Thrillers

Industrial Sabotage and Organized Crime a Fatal Mix in “Final Flight”

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 left Kuala Lumpur on a [...]

“The Girl Who Wasn’t There:” A Story of Redemption With Crime Noir Flare

Not everything is as it seems. At least that’s what author Vincent Zandri [...]

“One Fatal Night” Offers Psychological Suspense with Nordic Noir Flavor

Ten years ago in Bergen, Norway, Astrid's mother, Ingrid, was murdered in a [...]

Industrial Sabotage and Organized Crime a Fatal Mix in “Final Flight”

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 left Kuala Lumpur on a six-hour trip to Beijing. But not long...

“The Girl Who Wasn’t There:” A Story of Redemption With Crime Noir Flare

Not everything is as it seems. At least that’s what author Vincent Zandri would have us believe in his latest...

“One Fatal Night” Offers Psychological Suspense with Nordic Noir Flavor

Ten years ago in Bergen, Norway, Astrid’s mother, Ingrid, was murdered in a double homicide — a crime that was...

Fiction

Travel to the Land of LOLs with These 7 Funny Fantasy Novels

Everyone needs a little escape from reality once in a while, and what [...]

Recently Uncovered Louisa May Alcott Story Ends in Mystery

“Aunt Nellie's Diary,” a newly discovered work by a teenaged Louisa May Alcott, [...]

“When Angels Play Poker,” They Deal Love and Miracles

64-year-old con-artist Jimmy has just pulled off one of his most successful schemes. [...]

Travel to the Land of LOLs with These 7 Funny Fantasy Novels

Everyone needs a little escape from reality once in a while, and what better way than being whisked away by...

Recently Uncovered Louisa May Alcott Story Ends in Mystery

“Aunt Nellie’s Diary,” a newly discovered work by a teenaged Louisa May Alcott, has been published for the first time...

“When Angels Play Poker,” They Deal Love and Miracles

64-year-old con-artist Jimmy has just pulled off one of his most successful schemes. “Though he was a seasoned con man,...

Nonfiction

“Tripolar:” A Devastating and Inspiring Memoir of Addiction and Mental Illness

How many blows can a fighter take before deciding to throw in the [...]

Benjamin Franklin’s Revolutionary Ruse Revealed in “Somersett”

Toss all common beliefs aside that unfair taxation was the sole impetus for [...]

“The Inside Ride:” Explore the Father-Son Relationship This Father’s Day

At a time when some would argue that fatherhood and manhood have become [...]

“Tripolar:” A Devastating and Inspiring Memoir of Addiction and Mental Illness

How many blows can a fighter take before deciding to throw in the towel? Why does he think he is...

Benjamin Franklin’s Revolutionary Ruse Revealed in “Somersett”

Toss all common beliefs aside that unfair taxation was the sole impetus for the American Revolution. A new work of...

“The Inside Ride:” Explore the Father-Son Relationship This Father’s Day

At a time when some would argue that fatherhood and manhood have become endangered concepts, The Inside Ride: A Journey...

Romance

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Romantic Appalachian Adventure

Dear Reader, With the country deep in depression in 1933, Piper Danson shrugs [...]

Holly Miller on Her Psychic Bittersweet Romance “The Sight of You”

The perfect book to kick off your summer reading, The Sight of You (Putnam) [...]

“Recipe for Persuasion” Spices Up Summer With Austen-Flavored Romance

Recipe for Persuasion (William Morrow), the second installment in Sonali Dev’s brilliant new [...]

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: A Romantic Appalachian Adventure

Dear Reader, With the country deep in depression in 1933, Piper Danson shrugs off the expectations of her debutante season...

Holly Miller on Her Psychic Bittersweet Romance “The Sight of You”

The perfect book to kick off your summer reading, The Sight of You (Putnam) by Holly Miller, is full of love...

“Recipe for Persuasion” Spices Up Summer With Austen-Flavored Romance

Recipe for Persuasion (William Morrow), the second installment in Sonali Dev’s brilliant new “Raje series,” is a lovely reimagining of...

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

Coriolanus Snow Lands on Top in “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”

In Suzanne Collins’s blockbuster trilogy, “The Hunger Games,” Panem President Coriolanus Snow is [...]

“The Legacy Series” Chronicles the Inner and Online World of Terminally Ill Teen

Before Zoom, WhatsApp and Facebook, at the very dawn of the World Wide [...]

Being Human is Difficult, Especially Amid the Chaotic Mess of Teenage Life in “This Boy”

“Being human is hard work, isn’t it?” One could argue that to be [...]

Coriolanus Snow Lands on Top in “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”

In Suzanne Collins’s blockbuster trilogy, “The Hunger Games,” Panem President Coriolanus Snow is presented as a calculating, ruthless dictator bent...

“The Legacy Series” Chronicles the Inner and Online World of Terminally Ill Teen

Before Zoom, WhatsApp and Facebook, at the very dawn of the World Wide Web was a new way of meeting...

Being Human is Difficult, Especially Amid the Chaotic Mess of Teenage Life in “This Boy”

“Being human is hard work, isn’t it?” One could argue that to be true for any person of any age...

Children’s Books

Former Best Friends Forge a Popularity Pact in “Camp Clique”

Bea can’t wait to get back to Camp Amelia. Every summer, she steps [...]

2020 Horn Book Awards: Notable Titles in Children’s Literature

Since their beginning in 1967, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards celebrate notable titles [...]

Meryl Streep Voices “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth”

The week surrounding the 50th anniversary of Earth Day marked the release of [...]

Former Best Friends Forge a Popularity Pact in “Camp Clique”

Bea can’t wait to get back to Camp Amelia. Every summer, she steps off the bus, joins her friends in...

2020 Horn Book Awards: Notable Titles in Children’s Literature

Since their beginning in 1967, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards celebrate notable titles in children’s books, middle grade and young...

Meryl Streep Voices “Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth”

The week surrounding the 50th anniversary of Earth Day marked the release of an original Apple TV+ animated short based...

Potpourri

Listen Here: New “Unlocking Us” Podcast Episode Hosted by Brené Brown

Brené Brown, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising [...]

Reads to Uplift You and Thrillers to Scare You, Books to Remake the Future and George R.R. Martin

BookTrib wants to keep you in the book news loop! Each week our [...]

Trio of Self-Help Authors Give Advice on Self Care During Crisis

Today YouTube debuted the latest episode of the “BookTube” series. It features authors [...]

Listen Here: New “Unlocking Us” Podcast Episode Hosted by Brené Brown

Brené Brown, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead,...