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One Last Interview (and More) with Anthony Bourdain

Powerful words – from a fellow named Barack Obama in describing the brilliant intellect and candor of Anthony Bourdain. Bourdain traveled an extraordinary road, evolving from celebrity chef to intrepid travel writer to journalist, and ultimately a most unlikely social anthropologist. His storytelling through culinary adventure was frank, often uncompromising…
BookTrib
August 16, 2019
Author Discovery Zone

W. J. Humphrey

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/w.-j.-humphrey.jpg W. J. Humphrey Western, Young Adult Action-packed westerns for the young adult market, latest about a 13-year-old settling into life on his grandfather’s ranch and the challenges that follow. BOOKS: A New Land; A New Life (2017) Trouble on All Sides (2018) Biggest literary influencers: Louis L’Amour and William W.…
BookTrib
August 15, 2019
Miscellany

Toni Morrison: A Life in the Service of Literature

There is no shortage of poignant quotes to choose from to top an obituary for Toni Morrison, the celebrated author who died last night in New York at the age of 88. Perhaps the one above is most fitting. Morrison’s novels were celebrated and embraced by booksellers, critics, educators, readers, and…
BookTrib
August 6, 2019
Author Discovery Zone

Amy Rivers

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/amy-rivers-300x300.jpg Amy Rivers Thriller Suspense Psycho thriller author says, “There's nothing more fascinating to me than distorted thinking.” Likes to explore people's motivations, especially when their actions are decidedly outside societal norms. Amy Rivers was born and raised in southern New Mexico and currently resides in Colorado with her husband…
BookTrib
August 5, 2019
MiscellanyPop Culture

Jon Chattman Takes Foreword Thinking to Another Level

A great foreword – sometimes – is even better than the book it precedes. So why not skip the actual book altogether? That’s the premise behind the incredibly innovative Moving Foreword: Real Introductions to Totally Made-Up Books (BenBella Books), a collection of introductions to imaginary books written by real celebrities,…
BookTrib
August 5, 2019
Author Discovery Zone

Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Photo_Blasberg-300x300.jpg Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg Literary Women’s Fiction Her novels explore the complex relationships between mothers and their children and the drama that arises when societal pressure conflicts with maternal instinct. Jeanne Blasberg is the author of Eden, the winner of the Beverly Hills Book Awards for Women’s Fiction, and finalist for…
BookTrib
August 1, 2019
Author Discovery Zone

Rita Dragonette

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/aj-kane_160916_07_rita-sda-300x300.jpg Rita Dragonette Historical Fiction A coming-of-conscience novel in which a young woman in college on an Army scholarship risks future and family to secretly join the anti-war counterculture. BOOKS: The Fourteenth of September (2018) Biggest literary influencers: Ernest Hemingway, Sherwood Anderson, Rebecca West, James Joyce, Tim O’Brien, Jennifer Egan Last…
BookTrib
July 31, 2019
Romance

“Beautifully Damaged,” But Not Broken

When it comes to love, second chances don’t come cheap. But in her contemporary romance Beautifully Damaged (The Wild Rose Press), Laura Pavlov shows us what can happen if we’re brave enough to take the risk. When Jackson Vance met Peyton Kroft at age ten, he knew they’d be a…
BookTrib
July 31, 2019
MiscellanyPop Culture

Modern Romance with Leah Rachel

Leah Rachel may still be finding her voice in the early stages of her career, but she’s quickly attaining the recognition she deserves. As the writer (and creator) of Chambers, Netflix’s recent horror series about a girl whose heart transplant goes awry, Rachel’s definitely got chops for writing scary stories,…
BookTrib
July 25, 2019
Fiction

Prepare to Get Tied Up in “Loose Threads”

There’s no thrill quite like following a protagonist down the rabbit hole and into a new world. Whether it’s Neo from The Matrix or Nyssa from Loose Threads, the first installment in J. O. Quantaman’s Cool Assassins series, we love discovering a setting alongside our audience surrogate character, and no…
BookTrib
July 19, 2019
Fiction

This Week’s BookTrib Giveaway

This week's BookTrib giveaway features an adorable children's book and a moving novel about life as an urban firefighter. For more on this week's giveaway opportunities: https://booktrib.com/booktrib-giveaways/
BookTrib
July 18, 2019
Author Discovery Zone

Thomas Pecora

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/thomas-pecora.jpg Thomas Pecora Non-Fiction (Government, Intelligence, Espionage, Terrorism, War) An insider’s gripping account of the CIA’s war on terror. BOOKS: Guardian (2019) Biggest literary influencers: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Ian Fleming, Frank Herbert Last book read: Dead Eye by Mark Greaney The book that changed your life: The Power of One…
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July 17, 2019