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“Get Back” to the Two Greatest Adventures of the ’60s With One Expert on the Era

"You can't throw a dart at a calendar of the sixties without hitting a major Beatles or space event," says Ronald P. Grelsamer, author of Into the Sky With Diamonds: The Beatles and the Race to the Moon in the Psychedelic ’60s, and if anyone should know, it's him. By…

BookTribDecember 1, 2021

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This Journey to Womanhood Opens Up a “Vagina Dialogue”

"Yes, I know the title can seem a little shocking or salacious," says Karin Freeland, author of The Ins and Outs of My Vagina: A Penetrating Memoir. While this tell-all doesn't hold back in the least, it's about much more than Freeland or her partner-in-crime V (her vagina, which becomes a…

BookTribSeptember 24, 2021

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Dr. Nieca Explores Behavioral Neurology, Alzheimer’s and Memory Loss Prevention

In this episode of Heart to Heart, Dr. Nieca dives into brain health with Dr. Sarah Kremen, director of the Neurobehavior Program at the Jona Goldrich Center for Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center. They discuss Dr. Kremen's work in Behavioral Neurology, a broad field of study she…

BookTribAugust 19, 2021

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Wading Into the Cultural Conversation: Jenna Marcus on “Breathe Deep & Swim”

Described by Kirkus as "a moving portrait of brotherly love," Jenna Marcus' YA novel Breath Deep & Swim is a timely story that follows two siblings on a whirlwind journey to find their mother and avoid separation in the foster care system. Marcus notes that her writing, particularly her approach to crafting characters, has…

BookTribAugust 13, 2021

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Psychedelics, Sleep and Autofiction: Tao Lin on “Leave Society”

Tao Lin, the acclaimed author of Taipei, joins fellow author Casey Barrett to discuss the wealth of fascinating topics that permeate his new novel, Leave Society. These topics include nature, psychedelics and sleep, and the pair notes the effects of each on health and quality of life. Lin also explains the research…

BookTribAugust 11, 2021

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What Does it Take to Understand How Important This Life Is? For Herman J. Williams, the Answer Is Clear

On the road to becoming an orthopedic surgeon to elite athletes, Herman J. Williams had checked off all the boxes: he had the education, the experience and all the right contacts ... but then, life took a shocking detour. At the age of 31 during an innocent pickup basketball game,…

BookTribJuly 23, 2021

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#SummerReads Are Different for Everyone … But It’s Always Book Season!

What are you reading this summer? BookTrib's president, Meryl Moss, and bookfluencer Robin Kall of Reading With Robin got together to compare notes on the season's hottest books. With special appearances by their adorable pups, Lucy and Benny, the duo gushed about their favorite recent reads across a variety of…

BookTribJuly 1, 2021

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Marian L. Thomas Succeeds at Transforming Flawed Characters Into Beautiful People

Award-winning women's fiction author Marian L. Thomas likes to compare her characters to butterflies. She says, "When you think about butterflies, they start off in that really kind of ugly ... then they go through that transformation, and then out comes this really beautiful butterfly ... Each of my characters…

BookTribJune 4, 2021

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David Swinson Channels His Own Childhood Abroad in Thriller “City on the Edge”

Former DC detective turned crime-writer David Swinson departs from his previous novels with City on the Edge, but he brings a wealth of intimate knowledge about "the Paris of the Middle East" — aka Beirut, Lebanon — to this international thriller. "I've been wanting to write for a long time," said…

BookTribMay 24, 2021

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Lung Cancer Survivor Bonnie Addario Shares Stories of Hope With Dr. Nieca

On the latest episode of Heart to Heart, Dr. Nieca speaks to Bonnie Addario, co-founder and board chair of GO2 Foundation, about her book The Living Room: A Lung Cancer Community of Courage. Addario's own road to a stage 3B lung cancer diagnosis nearly two decades ago was anything but…

BookTribMay 13, 2021

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Former U.S. Marine Anderson Harp and His Polyglot Hero Will Parker

Anderson Harp, author of the Will Parker thriller series, is a veteran of the US Marine Corps who was stationed all around the globe, which makes him uniquely qualified to write military thrillers. When writing, Anderson says, "I try to wrap a good fiction story around the center pole of…

BookTribMay 18, 2021

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Climate Solutions Are Here! Andreas Karelas Explains “Climate Courage”

After reading Brené Brown's Daring Greatly, Andreas Karelas felt inspired to tackle climate change by leaning into the fear and vulnerability that often surrounds the issue. Aiming to approach the topic from a place of bravery he wrote Climate Courage: How Tackling Climate Change Can Build Community, Transform the Economy, and…

BookTribApril 22, 2021

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NYT Bestselling Author Peter Swanson on His New Gothic Thriller

"One last fling before the ring" leads to some serious consequences for the bride-to-be at the center of Peter Swanson's latest thriller, Every Vow You Break. Here, Swanson and author Casey Barrett discuss this flawed leading lady, the fragile male ego and the other exciting elements at play in Swanson's…

BookTribMarch 22, 2021

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For This Mother and Son, Life’s Journey Is Magnificent

Stacey Cohen-Maitre, Ph.D., a pediatric neuropsychologist, joined BookTrib to discuss her heartwarming and inspirational memoir Asher and Stacey's Magnificent Road Trip, a 2021 ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition Finalist. Here Dr. Cohen-Maitre delves into the unique challenges that she and her son Asher, who has Cerebral palsy among other disabilities, face…

BookTribMarch 12, 2021

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Meet the Hottest New Writing Team in Romance

When long time author Anna Gomez, previously published under the name Christine Brae, and actor Kristoffer Polaha, who you may have just seen in Wonder Woman 1984, set up a Zoom call to discuss film scripts and Gomez's books, neither one of them had any clue it would lead to…

BookTribMarch 19, 2021

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Advanced Tech Meets Philosophical Thought in Cross-Genre Adventure

Traveling to the year 2161 in his novel Unfettered Journey, writer, philosopher and technologist Gary F. Bengier has imagined what life has in store for humankind 140 years from now. His work of speculative fiction crosses genres, combining action, adventure and a love story into a narrative that examines important…

BookTribMarch 5, 2021