Fiction

7 Novels That Explore the Lives of Women from Middle Eastern Cultures

Every region of the world has its own set of trials and triumphs, and if you're going to learn about another culture, the best place to start is by listening to those who have lived it. Fiction, in many respects, is the perfect portal to take you to new times…

Chelsea CicconeMarch 3, 2021

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Hex and the City: 7 Fantastic Tales of Urban Magic Wielders

Urban Fantasy: It’s our world plus magic. And unlike High Fantasy, you generally don’t need an appendix full of glossaries and maps to help you discern where the characters are or what in the world they’re doing. I mean no disrespect to High Fantasy. I’m a huge fan (and very…

Chelsea CicconeMarch 23, 2021

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What Happens When Humanity Destroys Its Own World?

The Apocalypse is on everyone’s minds these days. I may sound a little dramatic, but the events of the past year have justified speaking of catastrophic and cataclysmic occurrences with courage and a previous-unused bluntness. Suddenly, the unknown seems to be the expectation. One place where drama is usually very…

Judy MorenoMarch 26, 2021

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Inspirational and Impactful Reads for Women’s History Month

BookTrib is honored to bring you another Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) curated list of books, this time to close a month dedicated to women's history. Now fourteen-hundred members strong, WFWA is an international professional organization for writers of women’s fiction. As we usher in spring and look ahead to…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationMarch 31, 2021

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Literary Life Lessons: 7 Titles About the Power of a Great Mentor

BookTrib is excited to present the first 2021 Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) curated list of books. Now fourteen-hundred members strong, WFWA is an international professional organization for writers of women’s fiction. January’s list features seven stories where a mentor, some with good intentions and others questionable, shapes the lives…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationJanuary 27, 2021

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Tales with Tails: 7 Books Featuring Man’s Best Friend

For tens of thousands of years and all over the world, dogs have been by our sides through it all. From the first domesticated dogs to today’s hundreds of recognized breeds, our relationship has only grown and deepened with time. This collection of novels featuring dogs tells some of the…

Gabby TorrentiFebruary 22, 2021

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Enhanced, Evolved, Engineered: 7 Novels About Transhumanism

Transhumanism — ever heard of it? Honestly, I myself hadn't for quite a long time. The Cambridge Dictionary defines the term as "the theory that science and technology can help human beings develop beyond what is physically and mentally possible at the present time. Transhumanism asserts that with all the…

Judy MorenoFebruary 23, 2021

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#OwnVoices: 6 Diverse Books From Authentic Voices

What began as a Twitter movement and hashtag to recommend diverse books, making the writing world more inclusive, #ownvoices has grown into a genre with a transformative voice. We searched for authors whose books bring #ownvoices into the limelight, and these voices "include (but are not limited to) LGBTQIA, Native,…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationFebruary 24, 2021

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Chosen or Discovered: 6 Books About Finding New Family

“You don’t choose your family,” Desmond Tutu famously said. “They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” But sometimes, there turns out to be more to our families than we know: Connections are hidden, bonds are broken, secrets slip from one generation to the next. In…

Jessica StrawserFebruary 24, 2022

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Of Love and War: 7 Novels Featuring Romance After War-Torn Trauma

“All’s fair in love and war,” says a proverb so well-known that its origin is blurry and has long since passed. When you break it down, however, love isn’t fair at all, and in many circumstances, one does not get what one deserves. As for war? There’s nothing even remotely…

Judy MorenoDecember 28, 2021

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6 Utterly Suspenseful Tales Written by and Starring Women

Anticipation is a delightful sort of agony, and within the realms of fiction, it’s what keeps us turning pages. In romance novels, it’s the clear tension between characters, the will-they-won’t-they of it all. In fantasy and science fiction, it’s the adventure, knowing something wonderous and impossible awaits us as we…

Chelsea CicconeMay 2, 2022

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Guilty or Not: 6 Legal Thrillers That Will Keep You Guessing Until The Last Page

Legal thrillers make for exciting reads because they combine the page-turning intensity of mystery books with the thrilling, rapid-fire back-and-forth of courtroom drama. One of my personal favorite tropes within the genre has always been the classic "guilty or not" mystery. Authors like Michael Connelly and Scott Turow are masters…

Wyatt SemenukMarch 16, 2022

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Children of Cthulhu: 5 Recent Books With a Unique Take on Lovecraftian Fiction

It’s hard to imagine horror writing without the influence of H.P. Lovecraft. The early 20th-century writer made famous for creating the Cthulhu mythos spawned what’s perhaps the first full-scale example of “fan fiction,” with authors both famous and unknown exploring and expanding on the universe he created. From the controversial…

Cynthia ConradApril 29, 2021

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A Universal Threat: 6 Stories of Vampires Worldwide

For over a century, Bram Stoker’s Dracula has dominated the horror genre. His work has served as the prototype for vampire books, with the invention of the aloof vampire and his seductive power. But while the character Count Dracula has been the main source of inspiration for subsequent writers, there’s…

Cameron KimballMay 17, 2021

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‘Tis the Season For Esoterics, Conjured in These 6 Magically Mysterious Books

When seasons change, there is a sense of magic in the air. November is the start of the traditional season of gratitude, fellowship, spirituality and hope. This month's women’s fiction storylines involve magic shops, fortune-telling, astrology, psychics, magical foods and mystical intrigue. With literary spells as enchanting as this, well,…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationNovember 10, 2021