Fiction

Pasadena’s Historic Japantown Brought to Life in New Hirahara Mystery

True confessions, this reviewer is a super fan of Naomi Hirahara, the brilliant, always relevant author of complex mysteries as well as nonfiction, beginning with Summer of the Big Bachi (2004), the first in the six-book Mas Arai series and Publishers Weekly honored Best Book of the Year, continuing with…

Linda HitchcockMarch 4, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

When Revenge Collides with Duty in “Missing Sister”

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

R.G. BelskyMarch 3, 2026

Fiction Listicles Popular

Women’s History Month: A Quick Journey Through Time and My March 2026 TBR

“Guess what month March is?” “Nope, that’s not it.” “Still missing the point.” “Women’s History Month?” “Wow! Finally!” “Okay, cool. But what does it mean? When did it begin, and what’s it got to do with historical fiction and publishing?” Well, here’s the deal. In the United States, Women’s History…

Denny S. BryceMarch 2, 2026

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New Works, New Worlds

From sun-drenched villas and small-town lavender farms to royal courts and chaotic college campuses, these five new releases pulse with urgency, desire and high-stakes choices. Whether it’s a second-chance romance, a ticking-clock caper, a bold feminist reimagining, a tense marital thriller or a sharp exploration of identity and trust, each…

BookTribFebruary 28, 2026

Fiction Recommended

Daniel Grace Brings Judas and Pilate Back to New York

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

BookTribMarch 3, 2026

Fiction Listicles

Echoes of Home: Stories of Identity and the Pull of the Past

Stories rooted in Appalachia and the broader American South often center on place as much as plot — where landscape, family history and community expectations shape every choice a character makes. These narratives explore the tension between leaving and staying, the weight of generational memory and the complicated bonds that…

BookTribFebruary 25, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

Colleen Hoover’s “Woman Down” Is a Thrilling Descent Into Desire and Consequence

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

Krista BegganJanuary 13, 2026

Fiction Listicles Miscellany

Over the Wealthy Elite in Fiction? These Books Are Your Antidote

Lately, it seems like every new novel comes with a penthouse view, a private jet and a trust fund meltdown. While glossy wealth drama may be having a moment, it doesn’t always reflect the world most of us actually inhabit. We’re far more interested in stories that capture real lives,…

Cameron KimballJanuary 21, 2026

Fiction

The White Hot: A Love Letter to Female Rage

In her debut novel, The White Hot, playwright and memoirist Quiara Alegria Hudes tackles the complexity of an emotion that few dare to explore: the explosive power of female rage. The story is told in the form of a letter written by a mother to her daughter on her 18th…

Riley HarkerNovember 11, 2025

Fiction Thrillers

“If Necessary Alone” Is a Bracing WWII Spy Thriller with a Vicar’s Heart

Set on Scotland’s far northern coast in 1941, V. M. Knox’s If Necessary Alone sends Reverend Major Clement Wisdom undercover to trace enemy radio traffic. What follows is a lean, morally charged thriller—rich with atmosphere, careful tradecraft and a hero whose faith shapes every hard choice. A standout entry in…

BookTribNovember 25, 2025

Fiction

“The Heir Apparent” Delivers an Adult Twist on the Princess Fantasy

As a teenager coming of age in the aughts, I was a fan girl of The Princess Diaries. Mia Thermopolis learns that she is a princess of the fictitious country of Genovia, and undergoes a giant makeover. She is transformed from a bespectacled nobody into a bombshell babe, and must…

Krysti OstermeyerDecember 2, 2025

Fiction Romance

Love Becomes the Strongest Spell in Ellen A. Roth’s “Ten Fingers Touching”

Fairy tales promise that love can conquer the darkest forces, but Ellen Roth’s Ten Fingers Touching invites readers to consider an even more tantalizing possibility: that true love might be the most powerful magic of all. Roth’s debut novella opens with a wager between Good and Evil — a cosmic…

Cynthia ConradDecember 18, 2025

Fiction Recommended Young Adult

Faith, Courage and a Talking Wolf in “Journey to the Land of Integrity”

Isaiah Owens thinks his worst mistake is acting as lookout while bullies break into Granny Rose’s cookie shop. Then a green mist calls him to the Land of Integrity, where a watchman, a fearless warrior and even a talking wolf push him toward a mission that could save a kingdom…

BookTribNovember 24, 2025

Fiction Romance Thrillers

A Wickedly Smart Page-Turner About the Price of Literary Fame

A disillusioned banker returns to his Appalachian hometown and walks straight into a family tragedy everyone refuses to name. Lost in the Holler blends Southern gothic atmosphere with a tightly wound mystery about memory, loyalty, and the price of silence.

Linda HitchcockFebruary 23, 2026

Fiction Romance

When Harry Met Sally… at the Weather Desk

A disillusioned banker returns to his Appalachian hometown and walks straight into a family tragedy everyone refuses to name. Lost in the Holler blends Southern gothic atmosphere with a tightly wound mystery about memory, loyalty, and the price of silence.

Kristin KeatonFebruary 26, 2026

Fiction Listicles

8 Gothic Novels that Celebrate Unique Settings

My latest novel, The Fourth Princess, is a Gothic novel set in Old Shanghai – not the usual location. Gothic novels feature easily identifiable tropes: a crumbling castle, a young woman in danger, a dangerous secret and plenty of bleak atmosphere. The stories usually take place in a Western European…

Janie ChangFebruary 26, 2026

Women’s History Month: A Quick Journey Through Time and My March 2026 TBR

New Works, New Worlds

Daniel Grace Brings Judas and Pilate Back to New York

Echoes of Home: Stories of Identity and the Pull of the Past

Colleen Hoover’s “Woman Down” Is a Thrilling Descent Into Desire and Consequence

Over the Wealthy Elite in Fiction? These Books Are Your Antidote

The White Hot: A Love Letter to Female Rage

“If Necessary Alone” Is a Bracing WWII Spy Thriller with a Vicar’s Heart

“The Heir Apparent” Delivers an Adult Twist on the Princess Fantasy

Love Becomes the Strongest Spell in Ellen A. Roth’s “Ten Fingers Touching”

Faith, Courage and a Talking Wolf in “Journey to the Land of Integrity”

8 Gothic Novels that Celebrate Unique Settings

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