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BookTrib Best of 2017: 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards: BookTrib’s Top Picks in Every Category

Today we take a look at previous BookTrib posts that engaged hundreds to thousands of readers this past year. We're taking a look back at some of your favorite posts before we kick off the new year! The Goodreads Choice Awards are here once again, and we’re already knee-deep in…

BookTribDecember 31, 2017

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Add A Little Glam: 30 New Books to Give as Gifts This Season

The year is now officially winding down to a close and while we're all looking forward to 2018 and the new books it will bring, that doesn't mean that 2017 doesn't have anything more to offer! This week some of the most interesting new releases have come out, and we…

BookTribDecember 18, 2017

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Jenny Slate is Winning with a New Commercial and Collection of Feminist Fables

Actress and comedian Jenny Slate has been winning! She had us all in stitches on Parks and Recreation as Mona-Lisa Saperstein and since then, she's starred in a variety of shows and movies like Lady Dynamite, Zootopia, and Girls. Last week, Slate not only debuted an Old Navy holiday ad, she also announced that she is…

BookTribDecember 12, 2017

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2017 Goodreads Choice Award Winners Are Here! How Did Our Picks Match Up?

Yesterday, Goodreads announced their 2017 Choice Award Winners. If you recall, BookTrib's Senior Editor, Aisha K. Staggers, and Contributor, Rachel Carter, shared their picks from their list of nominees. Here are the winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards for 2017, see how our picks match up! 2017 Winner in Fantasy…

BookTribDecember 6, 2017

Fiction

10 New Books of Literary Fiction with a Razor’s Edge

Literary fiction occupies a special place in the world of books. There are masterpieces that combine elements of heart, fantasy, science fiction, war-narratives, biographies, soul and humor to create something that is unique as well as familiar. Here are ten brand new literary works of fiction by the late Sam…

BookTribDecember 5, 2017

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Get Ready. Get Set. Get Published. BookTrib’s FIRST Writing Contest!

Looking for a way to get your writing career off the ground? Let us help you launch it! Here's a great opportunity for anyone who considered a career as a writer to be published! Our inaugural memoir writing contest is your chance to compete for a gig as a BookTrib Contributor.…

BookTribDecember 5, 2017

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Glee’s Chris Colfer Signs Deal with Little, Brown for Continuation of ‘Land of Stories’

Actor, singer, and writer, Chris Colfer is a man of many talents. In addition to his 2011 Golden Globe win for his performance as Kurt Hummel on Glee, he is also the author of the children's book series, Land of Stories, where twins Alex and Conner magically travel into the stories of the…

BookTribNovember 30, 2017

Fiction Miscellany Young Adult

Cassandra Clare Signs Seven-Figure Book Deal for New Series

Cassandra Clare, New York Times best-selling author of the wildly popular Young Adult urban fantasy series The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, and The Dark Artifices, has just signed a seven-figure book deal with Del Rey Books to launch a new series in the same genre, but with an adult audience as the focus. Sword…

BookTribNovember 29, 2017

Listicles Miscellany

20 New Book Releases of The Week: Cookbooks, Suspense, Poetry and More

December begins on Friday and if you haven't begun shopping already for the holidays, then you have been thinking about it. For the next few weeks, we will be super-sizing the list of new releases to help you in your shopping quest for the perfect holiday gifts for book lovers.…

BookTribNovember 28, 2017

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Can’t Get Enough of the Big News? Here Are Some More Royal Reads!

From now until the big day next spring, we look forward to all the updates on wedding details and invitation lists for the British royal family when Prince Harry Weds Meghan Markle! Because we're obsessed with royalty (The Princess Diaries is a big subject of discussion in the office today), we…

BookTribNovember 27, 2017

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Best of 2017: 10 Gift Ideas for the Reader or Writer in Your Life

There’s nothing quite like sharing a book or a story with someone you know will understand and love it, the same way that you do. This commonality is what inspires book clubs, newsletters, fan sites, blogs, podcasts, and so much more, all centered on reading and writing. But one of the best…

BookTribNovember 24, 2017

Miscellany

Books are the New Superheroes: Reading is the Antidote to Holiday Stress

Barnes and Noble recently did an independent survey on reading habits, and it turns out that the day before Thanksgiving is the busiest reading day of the year! Many of us leaf through the pages of our favorite novels over the Thanksgiving holiday season to relax. Reading also makes traveling better,…

BookTribNovember 21, 2017

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New Books About Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and President Obama in Time for Black Friday Shopping

This is a big week for shopping and for books and so is our round-up of new releases! While you are making your shopping list (and checking it twice), here are some nice, naughty and feel good books to check out this weekend. Dream Big Dreams: Photographs from Barack Obama's…

BookTribNovember 21, 2017

Thrillers

‘Odd Child Out’: A BookTrib Conversation with Gilly MacMillan

The saying "art imitates life" rings true in particular for Gilly MacMillan's detective thriller, Odd Child Out. Her latest novel has the heavy matter of dealing with immigration and refugees, two subjects that are heavily featured in politics and the news across the globe on a daily basis. Yet, MacMillan takes these…

BookTribNovember 20, 2017

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Black, White and (well) Read: Diverse Bookfinder Makes Diversity in Children’s Literature a Priority

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, by 2020, "more than half of the nation's children are expected to be part of a minority race or ethnic group." Therefore, it will be important for literature, specifically books, to accurately represent the diversity of the population. Growing up as a biracial…

BookTribNovember 17, 2017

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The Best of 2017: Booktrib’s Weekly Countdown to the End of the Year

As the year is winding down to a close (there are only six weeks left!), we're looking back at 2017, and everything it's brought us. There have been some pretty crazy moments, some terrible moments, but also some great moments: Colin Kaepernick took taking a knee to a national level;…

BookTribNovember 16, 2017

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BookTrib Best of 2017: 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards: BookTrib’s Top Picks in Every Category

Add A Little Glam: 30 New Books to Give as Gifts This Season

Jenny Slate is Winning with a New Commercial and Collection of Feminist Fables

2017 Goodreads Choice Award Winners Are Here! How Did Our Picks Match Up?

10 New Books of Literary Fiction with a Razor’s Edge

Get Ready. Get Set. Get Published. BookTrib’s FIRST Writing Contest!

Glee’s Chris Colfer Signs Deal with Little, Brown for Continuation of ‘Land of Stories’

Cassandra Clare Signs Seven-Figure Book Deal for New Series

20 New Book Releases of The Week: Cookbooks, Suspense, Poetry and More

Can’t Get Enough of the Big News? Here Are Some More Royal Reads!

Best of 2017: 10 Gift Ideas for the Reader or Writer in Your Life

Books are the New Superheroes: Reading is the Antidote to Holiday Stress

New Books About Bob Dylan, Stevie Nicks and President Obama in Time for Black Friday Shopping

‘Odd Child Out’: A BookTrib Conversation with Gilly MacMillan

Black, White and (well) Read: Diverse Bookfinder Makes Diversity in Children’s Literature a Priority

The Best of 2017: Booktrib’s Weekly Countdown to the End of the Year

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