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Fiction

Finalists Announced For Dayton Literary Peace Prize

Recognizing the power of literature to promote peace and reconciliation, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation has announced the finalists for the 2018 Dayton Literary Peace Prize in fiction and nonfiction. Inspired by the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia, The Dayton Literary Peace Prize is…
BookTrib
August 15, 2018
Author Discovery Zone

Robert Steven Williams

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Robert-Steven-Williams.jpg Robert Steven Williams Upmarket fiction Humor Author and documentary filmmaker, connecting the dots on theories that the backdrop for Gatsby wasn’t what is commonly believed. ROBERT STEVEN WILLIAMS is an author, documentary filmmaker, singer-songwriter, and musician. His debut novel, My Year as a Clown, was published in December 2013 by Against…
BookTrib
August 15, 2018
Miscellany

Finalists Are Named for Southern Fiction Award

The Willie Morris Award for Southern Fiction has announced its finalists. The annual award is given to a writer whose work is set in the South and exemplifies the tenets of Southern literature—quality of prose, originality, and authenticity of setting and characters. This year’s finalists are: Joshilyn Jackson, The Almost Sisters (William…
BookTrib
August 8, 2018
Fiction

Technology and Terror Fill Shah’s Dystopian Society

In Bina Shah's Before She Sleeps (Delphinium), the ratio of men to women in a South West Asia capital has become increasingly and critically low. In order to fix the problem, the government has taken on using modern technology, combined with terror, to ensure that women take on multiple husbands, to…
BookTrib
August 6, 2018
Thrillers

Laurie Petrou’s Sibling Rivalry on Steroids

In Laurie Petrou’s Sister of Mine (Crooked Lane Books), the lives of two orphaned sisters, Hattie and Penny, begin to fray as longstanding resentments, sibling rivalry and unpaid debts overflow and the ties of sisterhood start to snap. It’s a fast-paced thriller by Petrou, a debut novelist who also is an…
BookTrib
July 30, 2018
Thrillers

Emily Arsenault on Two Characters That Define Her Thriller

Emily Arsenault has a long career of writing some of the most engaging mystery, crime, and thriller books out there, and her latest book is no exception. The Last Thing I Told You (William Morrow), out in late July, introduces readers to two characters that will stay with you for a long time:…
BookTrib
July 26, 2018
Miscellany

Writer’s Bone: Hear Caroline Kepnes And Paul Tremblay

Image courtesy of amazon To learn more about Caroline Kepnes, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Read Sean’s review of Providence in June’s “Books That Should Be On Your Radar.” To learn more about Paul Tremblay, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, or follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen…
BookTrib
July 24, 2018
Miscellany

John Irving Wins Distinguished Achievement Award

Writer John Irving, whose novels champion outsiders and often explore the bigotry, intolerance, and hatred directed at sexual minorities, will receive the 2018 Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, organizers of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize announced. Named in honor of the celebrated U.S. diplomat who played an instrumental…
BookTrib
July 24, 2018
Thrillers

School Mom or Sociopath? Harding’s “Her Pretty Face”

Robyn Harding, author of the dark domestic novel The Party (Gallery/Scout Press), has given us yet another pulse-quickening read, set within a seemingly normal friendship of mothers. In Her Pretty Face (Gallery/Scout Press), Harding follows the overweight, insecure Francis Metcalfe as she struggles to fit in with the other Forrester academy…
BookTrib
July 23, 2018
Miscellany

10 Inventive Ways to Organize Books and Add Shelf Zest

At BookTrib, one of our favorite pastimes is jazzing up our shelves and organizing books. If your bookshelf is starting to collect dust or your home library is simply overflowing with books, it may be time to reorganize. Reorganizing your book collection can seem daunting, depending on its size, but…
BookTrib
July 20, 2018