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BookTrib.com was created as a news source for people who love books, want to find out what’s happening in the book world and love learning about great authors of whom they may not have heard. The site features in-depth interviews, reviews, video discussions, podcasts, even authors writing about other authors. BookTrib.com is a haven for anyone searching for his or her next read or simply addicted to all things book-related. BookTrib.com is produced by Meryl Moss Media, a 25-year-old literary marketing, publicity and social media firm. Visit www.merylmossmedia.com to learn more.

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Ellen Gibson-Adler

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Ellen-Gibson-Adler.jpg Ellen Gibson-Adler Fiction The Road to Home is the final book in the trilogy following the Lyons family as they navigate addiction, mental illness and military life. Ellen Gibson-Adler was born in Tokyo during the American military occupation of Japan following WWII. She grew up in the nomadic travels of…
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October 7, 2019
MiscellanyNonfictionPop Culture

Finding Influence and Inspiration from Classical Composers

Classical music isn’t generally thought of as edge-of-your-seat exciting, but for abused-teen-turned-piano-maestro James Rhodes, it was life-saving. In Playlist: The Rebels and Revolutionaries of Sound (Candlewick Studio), Rhodes invites readers to share his joy. He focuses on the masterworks of seven composers – Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Shubert, Rachmaninoff and…
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October 3, 2019
FictionMiscellanyPop Culture

Blood on His Tiny, Tiny Hands: Meet MacTrump

As the tides turn and impeachment inquiries fill the news, MacTrump arrives at just the right time. Between the whole Ukraine mess and embarrassing moments on the world stage, a potential Shakespearean fall from grace is ripe for parody. Power struggles, bitter rivalries, betrayals and a dash of comic relief…
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October 2, 2019
Fiction

An Unlikely Hero Emerges in “Phase Rider”

What would you do if the world was about to end? Would you want to spend your remaining days with friends and family? How about hunkered down in a shelter hoping that you’ll survive impending Armageddon? Few people would choose to take on a suicide mission, even if they’re bound…
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October 1, 2019
Miscellany

BookTrib Editor Publishes First Poem

Pelletier, who has been a part of the BookTrib team since July, heard from Bangalore Review this morning that they had published her work, “Another Life,” which she wrote for her Gothic Fiction class at the University of Iowa. She had to submit a portfolio for her class final, and…
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September 25, 2019
MiscellanyPop Culture

Banned Books Week Exposes the Dangers of Censorship

By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, this week’s celebration of Banned Books Week once again is drawing national attention to the harms of censorship. This year, Banned Books Week is focusing on the theme, “Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark,” urging everyone…
BookTrib
September 25, 2019
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Leslie Shimotakahara

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/leslie-shimotakahara-300x300.jpg Leslie Shimotakahara Fiction Latest novel, BOOKS: The Reading List: Literature, Love and Back Again (2012) After the Bloom (2017) Red Oblivion (2019) Biggest literary influencers: Kazuo Ishiguro, Edith Wharton, Alice Munro, Julian Barnes, Kate Atkinson Last book read: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga…
BookTrib
September 19, 2019
Nonfiction

How Nicole Lapin Redefined Her Own Success

Yet as Nicole Lapin felt the daily pressure to keep pushing herself even when she was stressed and exhausted, it finally led to burnout. In her just-released third book, Becoming Super Woman: A Simple 12-Step Plan to Go from Burnout to Balance (BenBella Books), Lapin candidly shares her very personal story and…
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September 17, 2019
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Ursula Masdal

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Ursula-Masdal-author-pic-300x300.jpg Ursula Masdal Children's Fun book about a family of six children finding adventure through the year, draws from her Irish heritage and her own animal-oriented family. URSULA MASDAL was born in Ireland and moved to London, England at an early age. She was educated in a convent. Surrounded by her…
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September 16, 2019
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M.L. Huie

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/DSC6804-2-300x300.jpg M.L. Huie Historical Fiction Thriller Mystery How far would you go for vengeance? Historical mystery for fans of Susan Elia MacNeal's Maggie Hope series and Kate Quinn's The Alice Network. BOOKS: Spitfire (2020) Biggest literary influencers: Mick Herron, Dashiell Hammett, Megan Abbott, Olen Steinhauer, Len Deighton Last book read: Lady…
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September 16, 2019
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Adriana Herrera

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Adriana-Herrera-author-pic-300x300.jpg Adriana Herrera Contemporary Romance Writes of Afro-Latinx characters and creates beautiful love stories along the way. ADRIANA HERRERA was born and raised in the Caribbean, but for the last 15 years has let her job (and her spouse) take her all over the world. She loves writing stories about…
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September 16, 2019
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Suzanne Kamata

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Suzanne-Kamata-300x300.jpg Suzanne Kamata Children's Young Adult Her 13-year-old protagonist, having relocated from Atlanta to rural Japan, has the chance to be a hero on his school’s new baseball team until he makes a major league error. BOOKS: Pop Flies, Robo-pets, and Other Disasters (2020) Indigo Girl (2019) Squeaky Wheels: Travels…
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September 13, 2019
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Mike Bond

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Mike-Bond.jpg Mike Bond Fiction Introducing the youth market to fascinating stories and personalities who made a difference. BOOKS: Saving Paradise (2012) The Last Savanna (2013) House of Jaguar (2013) Holy War (2014) Tibetan Cross (2014) Killing Maine (2015) Assassins (2016) Snow (2017) The Drum that Beats Within Us (2018) Goodbye…
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September 12, 2019
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C.B. Lyall

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/CB-Lyall-300x300.jpg C.B. Lyall Y.A. Fantasy Author of The Virus of Beauty series, featuring a teen who must juggle his trials in normal life with fighting evil as a wizard. Carolyn Lyall was born in Stockton-On-Tees, United Kingdom. As a child growing up in Northern England in the sixties. Carolyn loved…
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September 9, 2019