The BookTrib Brief: Our Love For Reading Never Takes a Vacation

The BookTrib Brief: Our Love For Reading Never Takes a Vacation

Hello from Croatia! Wherever I travel, I always try to find an independent bookstore to see what bookish magic is happening there — and readers, Croatia delivered. We landed in Dubrovnik, dropped our bags, and dove straight into the heat for a 15-minute sun-soaked walk through the Old Walled City…

Meryl L. MossJuly 24, 2026

Fiction Listicles

What to Read Next: July 2026 Selections

It’s July and no matter where you live, it is definitely hot out. If you’re tired of poolside or beach reading, take a break indoors to cool off with some great books publishing this month. We’re sure you’ll find something here to love, whether you’re in the mood to read…

Stephanie ElliotJuly 22, 2026

Fiction Recommended

A Southern Historical Novel Rooted in Memory

What the Trees Remember by Abigail Cutter is a powerful piece of historical fiction. The novel centers on Dora Minor, a ninety-three-year-old woman riding out the catastrophic 1969 flood caused by Hurricane Camille alone in her mountain home in Nelson County, Virginia, with only her two dogs for company. As…

BookTribJuly 23, 2026

Fiction Recommended

Hip-Hop and Heart: A Bold New Take on “The Wizard of Oz”

Innton Tagger grabbed a beloved classic and completely remixed it in his own voice to create My Hip-Hop Wiz. This is a culturally rich reinvention of The Wizard of Oz that trades yellow brick roads for hustle, heart and hip-hop. From the opening pages, the book announces exactly what it…

BookTribJuly 13, 2026

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“The Fine Art of Lying” Is a Sophisticated Thriller of Art and Deception

Alexandra Andrews’ much-lauded 2021 debut novel Who is Maud Dixon, published in twenty-eight languages, continues to impress. Acid-honed superb writing and a surprising plot have justified the skyscraper-high expectations for her second novel, The Fine Art of Lying. The two words “VENETIAN RED” spelled out in capital letters in the…

Linda HitchcockJuly 24, 2026

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Creepy Beach Reads for July

July’s newest releases lean into the strange, the sinister and the wildly entertaining. Whether it’s haunted homes, supernatural road trips, snowbound slashers or stories where fiction turns deadly, this month’s spookiest releases prove that the most unforgettable summer vacations are the ones you might not survive.

Lindy RyanJuly 24, 2026

Nonfiction

Kristin Casey’s Fearless Memoir of Survival and Self-Worth

Kristin Casey's Casey Dancer takes on subject matter most memoirists would soften or sanitize: a return to stripping at thirty-nine after a stalled real estate career, a decade of dating in sobriety and an eventual pivot into professional companionship work. Casey refuses to flinch from any of it.

BookTribJuly 6, 2026

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Anxiously Searching the Internet for Life’s Answers? Here Are the Book Recs to Help

Spiraling into climate anxiety while you check the air quality? Opting out of every AI plugin in your path? Heating all your veggies to a crisp 158°F? 😥 If you’re questioning everything around you these days, these book recs might hold the answers you’ve been searching for 📚 Here's your…

BookTribJuly 24, 2026

Miscellany

TBR-Worthy Reads to Pair With the Biggest Pop Culture Moments of the Week

Still reeling over the Margaret Qualley + Jack Antonoff split? Missing Erling Haaland’s presence on the World Cup pitch? Eager to find out how the music of Madonna blends with BTS bops? From soccer to stardom, this past week has given us plenty of pop culture plot twists. Here are…

BookTribJuly 14, 2026

Podcasts

Bookaholic Podcast — How to Build Real Self-Confidence

The Bookaholic Podcast is the ultimate audio haven for passionate readers, curious minds, and unapologetic book lovers. Hosted by Deirdre Pippins, each episode dives into the world of storytelling through author interviews, genre spotlights, literary trends, and honest book chats that feed your reading addiction. No matter the genre, there’s…

BookTribJuly 24, 2026

Listicles Popular

When Faith Is Exploited: Catholic Corruption, Cults and Conspiracies

Five years ago, when I debuted my first thriller novel, I had no idea where my protagonist Marko Zorn would take me. It’s been a wild ride — from Big Pharma boardrooms to a far-right underworld and now to a secret society, Holy Death, plotting to infiltrate the Vatican. In…

Otho EskinJuly 23, 2026

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Belief, Ideology and Power Collide in New Marko Zorn Thriller

There are thrillers that ask you to race through the pages, adrenaline pumping through your veins, and there are thrillers that invite you to look twice at every clue, every conversation and every seemingly insignificant detail because it all matters. Day of Wrath by Otho Eskin belongs primarily in the…

BookTribJuly 14, 2026

Fiction Recommended

“Infernal Tramps” Delivers Horror at Its Weirdest and Best

Alex Grass's Infernal Tramps is a collection of seventeen stories. It is a relentless, gleefully unhinged tour through body horror, cosmic dread, and the menace of everyday consumer culture. The opener, "The Tezcat Apparatus," is a perfect thesis statement for the book. What begins as a folksy exchange between a…

BookTribJuly 24, 2026

Author Spotlight

From Oral Tradition to Novel: Jack Martin Haley Reflects on the Making of “Allegory”

For nearly seventy years, Jack Martin Haley carried the seeds of Allegory with him. Inspired by oral stories he first heard while living among the Gwich'in people of Alaska in the late 1950s, the novel blends folklore, memoir, history and fiction into a meditation on honor, identity, faith and cultural…

BookTribJuly 23, 2026

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Summertime and the Livin’ Is NOT Easy

The long, lazy days of summer are here. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. These nine women's fiction novels depict summertime stories that range from comic to tragic and everything in between.

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationJuly 22, 2026

Fiction

“Murder Most Delicious” Serves Up a Charming Parisian Mystery

Daniel Postel-Vinay is a devout Francophile who frequently visits France with her French husband. Murder Most Delicious is both a cozy mystery and love letter to beautiful Paris, the City of Light. American sommelier Olivia Beech, rolling suitcase in tow, has flown to the French capital from New York and…

Linda HitchcockJuly 22, 2026

What to Read Next: July 2026 Selections

A Southern Historical Novel Rooted in Memory

Hip-Hop and Heart: A Bold New Take on “The Wizard of Oz”

“The Fine Art of Lying” Is a Sophisticated Thriller of Art and Deception

Creepy Beach Reads for July

Bookaholic Podcast — How to Build Real Self-Confidence

When Faith Is Exploited: Catholic Corruption, Cults and Conspiracies

Belief, Ideology and Power Collide in New Marko Zorn Thriller

“Infernal Tramps” Delivers Horror at Its Weirdest and Best

From Oral Tradition to Novel: Jack Martin Haley Reflects on the Making of “Allegory”

Summertime and the Livin’ Is NOT Easy

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