Ancestry Data Aids Search for Killer in Robin Cook’s Latest Thriller

Everyone knows the cliché not to judge a book by its cover, but to judge one by its first page? We do that all the time. Browsing in bookstores, I’ve opened countless novels, read page...

6 December Thrillers That Will Give You the Chills

Lost Hills (Thomas & Mercer) by Lee Goldberg Lee Goldberg enters territory mined by the likes of Michael Connelly to splendid success with Lost Hills, a terrific slice of crime noir. Our hero is Los...

“I Am Not Your Slave” Exposes the Harrowing Reality of Human Trafficking

There are unspeakable acts of depravity and cruelty in the memoir I Am Not Your Slave (Lawrence Hill Books) by Tupa Tjipombo and Chris Lockhart. It is hard to read, harder yet to believe that there...

High Crimes in High Society in Shepard’s “Reputation”

In some murder mysteries, we struggle to figure out who the killer is because everybody’s alibi seems so darn plausible — we keep looking for holes. But in Sara Shepard’s newest novel Reputation (Dutton), nobody’s...

Ancestry Data Aids Search for Killer in Robin Cook’s Latest Thriller

Everyone knows the cliché not to judge a book by its cover, but to judge one by its first page? We do that all the time. Browsing in bookstores, I’ve opened countless novels, read page...

6 December Thrillers That Will Give You the Chills

Lost Hills (Thomas & Mercer) by Lee Goldberg Lee Goldberg enters territory mined by the likes of Michael Connelly to splendid success with Lost Hills, a terrific slice of crime noir. Our hero is Los...

“I Am Not Your Slave” Exposes the Harrowing Reality of Human Trafficking

There are unspeakable acts of depravity and cruelty in the memoir I Am Not Your Slave (Lawrence Hill Books) by Tupa Tjipombo and Chris Lockhart. It is hard to read, harder yet to believe that there...

High Crimes in High Society in Shepard’s “Reputation”

In some murder mysteries, we struggle to figure out who the killer is because everybody’s alibi seems so darn plausible — we keep looking for holes. But in Sara Shepard’s newest novel Reputation (Dutton), nobody’s...

TV Vet Brings His Knowledge “Live to the Network”

Author Jeffrey Diamond knows first hand what goes on behind the scenes in television broadcast news. With forty years of experience under his belt, he offers up a vivid, frightening look at sex trafficking and inappropriate relationships between law enforcement and the mafia, through the eyes of his protagonist, Ethan Benson, the alcoholic TV producer at The Weekly...

Karen Keilt: 6 Questions About a Harrowing Memoir

“In January 1976, I was a bliss-filled, 23-year-old newlywed. Three months after our wedding, my husband and I were awakened at 3:00 a.m. by men with guns. We feared we were being kidnapped by hardened criminals. Kidnapping was then — and still is — a common occurrence in Brazil. As we were driven from our home, fearing death...

David Thomas’ Fascination With Wild West Lawman

“I was getting ready to go to lunch…when the door to the sheriff’s office opened and in walked Wayne Brazil, looking hurried and upset. He had his gun in his hand, and as he came up to my desk he laid it down in front of me.” The sentence that follows from Brazil, from the recollection of a...

McLennan: Piecing Together Letters to Tell Revolutionary Tale

In a cozy Virginian parlor in 1810, a widow, her daughter and two servants stare at a box containing letters from the Revolutionary War written by Col. Leven Powell, who had fought with George Washington at Valley Forge. Now, in the throes of grief after his passing, Powell’s family struggles with how best to capture his legacy, piece...

TV Vet Brings His Knowledge “Live to the Network”

Author Jeffrey Diamond knows first hand what goes on behind the scenes in television broadcast news. With forty years of experience under his belt, he offers up a vivid, frightening look at sex trafficking and inappropriate relationships between law enforcement...

Karen Keilt: 6 Questions About a Harrowing Memoir

“In January 1976, I was a bliss-filled, 23-year-old newlywed. Three months after our wedding, my husband and I were awakened at 3:00 a.m. by men with guns. We feared we were being kidnapped by hardened criminals. Kidnapping was then —...

David Thomas’ Fascination With Wild West Lawman

“I was getting ready to go to lunch…when the door to the sheriff’s office opened and in walked Wayne Brazil, looking hurried and upset. He had his gun in his hand, and as he came up to my desk he...

McLennan: Piecing Together Letters to Tell Revolutionary Tale

In a cozy Virginian parlor in 1810, a widow, her daughter and two servants stare at a box containing letters from the Revolutionary War written by Col. Leven Powell, who had fought with George Washington at Valley Forge. Now, in...

“The Bezos Letters” Offer a Road Map to Startup Success

Enter Tall Poppy Writers Holiday Giveaway

“Followers” Paints a Dark Picture of the Internet’s Future

Lee Child Knows What Makes a Hero

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Elizabeth Strout’s Beloved Character is Back in “Olive, Again”

Margaret Atwood, the Doyenne of Dystopia and the Dangers of Writing

“The Bezos Letters” Offer a Road Map to Startup Success

Enter Tall Poppy Writers Holiday Giveaway

“Followers” Paints a Dark Picture of the Internet’s Future

Lee Child Knows What Makes a Hero

BookTrib Editors Predict 2019 Goodreads Choice Winners

Elizabeth Strout’s Beloved Character is Back in “Olive, Again”

Margaret Atwood, the Doyenne of Dystopia and the Dangers of Writing

Thrillers

Hardboiled P.I. Tries to Resolve Murder, His Own Fate in “Lost Tomorrows”

“What kind of a man are you?” That is the question posed to Rick [...]

Jack Taylor is Back and Breaking All the Rules in “Galway Girl”

There are rules in crime fiction. They say you must learn them before you [...]

50th Book in “Murder, She Wrote” Series Hits the Market

When it comes to TV series, anniversary episodes are always the best. Usually the writers [...]

Hardboiled P.I. Tries to Resolve Murder, His Own Fate in “Lost Tomorrows”

“What kind of a man are you?” That is the question posed to Rick Cahill after he’s forced to serve...

Jack Taylor is Back and Breaking All the Rules in “Galway Girl”

There are rules in crime fiction. They say you must learn them before you break them. Some, regarding story structure...

50th Book in “Murder, She Wrote” Series Hits the Market

When it comes to TV series, anniversary episodes are always the best. Usually the writers create their first anniversary script...

Fiction

Time Travelers Tempt Fate With Plan to Save Jesus

“You want me to go back in time and save Jesus Christ?” When the lords [...]

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Exciting Reads for the Holidays

This week's AuthorBuzz giveaway has two adventurous romance novels, a thriller and a bildungsroman. Talk about variety! Enter to win! [...]

The Multi-Generational Journey to Make the World “A Better Place”

Before he wrote A Better Place (Mandevilla Press), Steven M. Forman made a name [...]

Time Travelers Tempt Fate With Plan to Save Jesus

“You want me to go back in time and save Jesus Christ?” When the lords of literature — the same...

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Exciting Reads for the Holidays

This week’s AuthorBuzz giveaway has two adventurous romance novels, a thriller and a bildungsroman. Talk about variety! Enter to win!...

The Multi-Generational Journey to Make the World “A Better Place”

Before he wrote A Better Place (Mandevilla Press), Steven M. Forman made a name for himself with the Boca trilogy,...

Children’s Books

Searching for a Lost Cougar Cub (and Surviving Middle School)

What a shame author Kelly Oliver never grew up. Anyone who has read Oliver’s delightful Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter [...]

“Once Before Time” Series Launches with “Cinderella Rex”

“We can only buy one of these, honey.” The mom was ahead of me [...]

“The Jolt Felt Around the World:” Delightful Kids Book Tackles Some Big Issues

Susanna Shetley is dedicated to “making the world a better place one book at [...]

Searching for a Lost Cougar Cub (and Surviving Middle School)

What a shame author Kelly Oliver never grew up. Anyone who has read Oliver’s delightful Kassy O’Roarke, Cub Reporter (Beaver’s...

“Once Before Time” Series Launches with “Cinderella Rex”

“We can only buy one of these, honey.” The mom was ahead of me in the checkout line with her...

“The Jolt Felt Around the World:” Delightful Kids Book Tackles Some Big Issues

Susanna Shetley is dedicated to “making the world a better place one book at a time.” She is advancing that...

Nonfiction

A Nightmare of Bad Love “In the Dream House”

Carmen Maria Machado’s new memoir, In the Dream House (Graywolf Press), describes her experience [...]

Hasbro’s “Kid Number One:” Toy Story With an Abundance of Heart and Soul

Who can’t like a person who says his favorite toy growing up was Mr. [...]

“Tenacity”: A Defender of Virtue in the City of Sin Tells All

“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a [...]

A Nightmare of Bad Love “In the Dream House”

Carmen Maria Machado’s new memoir, In the Dream House (Graywolf Press), describes her experience with the pain and anguish of...

Hasbro’s “Kid Number One:” Toy Story With an Abundance of Heart and Soul

Who can’t like a person who says his favorite toy growing up was Mr. Potato Head? And his most formidable...

“Tenacity”: A Defender of Virtue in the City of Sin Tells All

“I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these...

Romance

6 Top Disastrous Romantic First Encounters

One of my favorite tropes in a romance is when everything seems to go wrong with the protagonists’ [...]

Social Justice and Modern Romance Meet in “American Love Story”

At the end of the day, which is more important - your core values, or the ones you [...]

Love vs. Lies: Discover What Wins Out in “Wrapped Up In You”

Sometimes the people who can hurt us the most are the ones we love the most. In her [...]

6 Top Disastrous Romantic First Encounters

One of my favorite tropes in a romance is when everything seems to go wrong with the protagonists’ first meeting,...

Social Justice and Modern Romance Meet in “American Love Story”

At the end of the day, which is more important – your core values, or the ones you love? Adriana...

Love vs. Lies: Discover What Wins Out in “Wrapped Up In You”

Sometimes the people who can hurt us the most are the ones we love the most. In her contemporary romance,...

Pop Culture

“Motherless Brooklyn” Finds Home on Screen Directed by Edward Norton

Edward Norton’s adaptation (or is that adoption?) of Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn opens Nov. 1, after closing the [...]

Won’t You Be My Neighbor: Two Wonderful Books About the Wonderful Fred Rogers

Over three decades Fred Rogers was a beloved fixture in American homes. He spoke [...]

Finding Influence and Inspiration from Classical Composers

“Bach. Mozart. Beethoven. Old guys with curly wigs, right? But trust me: those composers were the original rock [...]

“Motherless Brooklyn” Finds Home on Screen Directed by Edward Norton

Edward Norton’s adaptation (or is that adoption?) of Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn opens Nov. 1, after closing the New York...

Won’t You Be My Neighbor: Two Wonderful Books About the Wonderful Fred Rogers

Over three decades Fred Rogers was a beloved fixture in American homes. He spoke directly to children—and their parents—about the...

Finding Influence and Inspiration from Classical Composers

“Bach. Mozart. Beethoven. Old guys with curly wigs, right? But trust me: those composers were the original rock stars.” Classical...

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