Adam Oblad is an author who enjoys sharing the gospel message with children and enjoys doing it through astronomy. In his delightful I Am the Bright and Morning Star (Christian Faith Publishing), he shares relevant lessons from the scriptures while teaching important truths. Oblad writes in an entertaining and engaging…
BookTribDecember 6, 2022
As Jeannée Sacken tells it, “I found myself sitting with my soon-to-be-husband on the dirt floor of a mud boma in western Zimbabwe. Smoke from the cook fire was wrapping itself around me, making me more than a little dizzy. Facing us sat a gray-haired n'anga, whose deeply wrinkled face was…
BookTribDecember 5, 2022
Hello, booklovers! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and we are celebrating it with some excellent book news. All the “best of 2022” book lists are making an appearance, we have some books to look forward to in 2023, and even a bit of gossip. 😊 So, get…
BookTribDecember 3, 2022
“We live in overwhelming times. Highest-ever rates of anxiety, loneliness, depression, suicide. Nothing is more important — and vital! — today than cultivating the habit of positive thinking.” Those are the words of Neil Pasricha, who by necessity in his own life, turned his attention to the power of positive…
BookTribDecember 2, 2022
Giggles Galore is much more than your typical joke book; it is filled to the brim with jokes, fun facts, and a short story featuring our beloved Susannah. This book will keep your little ones enthralled, entertained, and engaged!
BookTribDecember 2, 2022
Brené Brown, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead, has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy as a research professor at the University of Houston. And now she has entered into a new endeavor, “Unlocking Us,” a podcast featuring…
BookTribNovember 30, 2022
The use of color is an essential part of film. It has the power to evoke powerful emotions, provide subtle psychological symbolism and act as a narrative device. Now a new book coming out in March, Colors of Film (Frances Lincoln) by Charles Bramesco, introduces 50 iconic movies and explains…
BookTribNovember 30, 2022
The most wonderful (and stressful) time of year is back: Goodreads Choice Awards season! As part of our annual tradition, two BookTrib editors predict the winners. (Check out last year’s predictions!) We hope that our great tastes will turn the tide and influence readers who are choosing their own favorites.…
BookTribNovember 30, 2022
Terry Crews can be described in a lot of ways: author, action-movie hero, sitcom star, TV host, children’s book illustrator, advertising pitchman, playable video game character, high-end furniture designer and human rights activist. Now he digs into his childhood in Flint, MI, to tell a story of fitting in and…
BookTribNovember 29, 2022
In the newest chapter of Susan Lax & Friends, spiritual counselor Susan Lax is joined by Dr. Jeannie Blaustein, Founding Chair of Reimagine, to discuss “how to embrace joy and loss during celebrations.” Susan Lax is the acclaimed author of A Heart’s Landscape: An Invitation to the Garden of Moments (our review), and a spiritual…
BookTribNovember 29, 2022
“Beyond The Heart“ is a brand new podcast hosted by renowned Cardiologist, Women’s Health Advocate and Author, Dr. Nieca Goldberg. Weekly, she explores essential conversations with doctors, thought leaders, health practitioners and game-changers to help you redefine how to view your body and the healing process. This groundbreaking conversation series is a…
BookTribNovember 29, 2022
Little, Brown Book for Young Readers has selected artist Lázaro Miguel Garcia as the winner of the fifth annual Little, Brown Emerging Artist Award. The award seeks to recognize a previously unpublished creator whose work amplifies and portrays a distinct and diverse cultural point of view, identity, or background. The program…
BookTribNovember 29, 2022
Racism and desegregation. Catholicism and Vatican II. The Civil Rights movement. The limited lives of women. My high school’s tracking curricula. Sex and boys. You can’t say Anne Dimock dodges the issues in her debut novel Against the Grain. If anything, she addresses them head-on. “These were honestly issues that…
BookTribNovember 28, 2022