Fiction

Author Talks Inspiration, Characters and Humor in Joyfully Unhinged Novel

Marcy Dermansky is my favorite author this week! She makes me laugh, she makes me think, and I now am spending time wondering what preposterous thoughts are in other people's minds (or even my own mind) that are not shared! In Hot Air, there is a first date, a bad…

Jennifer BlankfeinMarch 21, 2025

Fiction Listicles

6 Counterculture Classics That Will Challenge Your Views on Freedom and Rebellion

In a time when societal pressures often encourage conformity, these works speak to the need for individuality, freedom, and self-exploration. For anyone looking to break free from the ordinary, these counterculture classics offer more than just stories — they provide the fuel for revolutionizing thought and expression.

Monique SnymanMarch 4, 2025

Fiction Listicles

7 Books That Are So Confusing (In the Best Way)

When was the last time you were fully immersed in a book? When you looked up from the page and took a moment to remember where you were, when the last time you drank water was, and wondered, since when had the sun gone down? For a lot of us,…

Cameron KimballNovember 4, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Road to Freedom Fraught with Danger in Historical Western-esque Adventure

The son of a Virginia plantation owner and an enslaved woman flees west after he is accused of killing his father… but that is only the beginning of his misadventures in Dan Schafer’s Western homage, Sun Walker. In 1821, Joshua Beck is one of a hundred volunteers for a large…

Peggy KurkowskiMarch 14, 2025

Fiction

Fictional Telling of FDR’s Maid, the Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement

Shara Moon is making a mighty splash with her debut in historical fiction: Let Us March On. The novel introduces a broader community of readers to Lizzie McDuffie, one of America’s “hidden figures”, who made a quiet difference in the early Civil Rights Movement by way of having the ear…

Linda HitchcockMarch 13, 2025

Fiction Listicles

Celebrate Wild, Wicked and Unapologetic Women This Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the resilience, complexity, and power of women, but let’s not forget the ones who refuse to play nice. Literature has long been fascinated with the so-called unhinged woman: the ones who are messy, obsessive, rage-filled, or downright dangerous. These characters challenge societal expectations, reject…

Kelsey HallMarch 7, 2025

Fiction Thrillers

Secrets Threaten to Derail CIA Duo’s Quest for Vengeance

Krista Beggan’s debut novel A Life Saving Bullet starts off fast and never lets up. Six months after a young CIA officer dies during a clandestine operation, his best friend and sister, both CIA officers themselves, get assigned the mission of finding his killer. Hunting a ruthless criminal puts everything…

Anne Eliot FeldmanMarch 12, 2025

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The Votes Are In! The 10 Best Audiobooks of March

Each month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors handpick the best new audiobooks for BookTrib readers. As spring slowly approaches, take one of these great audiobooks out into the sun with you — or stay curled up inside with one, either way works!

AudioFileMarch 3, 2025

Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

Fiction Young Adult

Queer Dystopian Romance Perfect for Fans of “The Hunger Games” and “The Last of Us”

Fable for the End of the World marks A Study in Drowning author Ava Reid’s highly anticipated return to YA. A heart-pounding dystopian romance, Fable for the End of the World takes the televised-competition-to-the-death premise of The Hunger Games and infuses it with even more modern context and triggers, all…

Kiersten BjorkMarch 10, 2025

Fiction Romance

Body Positivity Meets Restaurant Culture in Second-Chance Romance

When I first heard about Paulette Stout’s latest release, What We Give Away, I had only heard that it was a book about weight issues. So, of course, my mind went immediately to myself and my own beliefs about the subject. Most of the characters I write are curvy or…

Y. M. NelsonFebruary 10, 2025

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Fiction

“Casablanca” Meets the Spy World in WWII Story of Love and Espionage

The Librarians of Lisbon is accurately described on the cover as “A WWII story of love and espionage,” and novelist Suzanne Nelson certainly delivers, as promised, a fine work of historical fiction for adult readers. This former children’s book editor and award-winning author has previously written dozens of middle grade…

Linda HitchcockMarch 4, 2025

Fiction Thrillers

A Debut Author with “Killer Potential” Talks Writing Process and Getting Published

“I was once a famous murderess. I killed a wealthy family, Manson-style, and then I went on the run. But my thing wasn’t about starting a race war to reach the land of milk and honey or secretly wanting to be a Beatle. According to the news, I was just…

Neil NyrenFebruary 28, 2025

Fiction

Love, War, and Witchcraft Collide in a Spellbinding Finale!

Rebel Witch (Wednesday Books) is the heart pounding final installment in the Crimson Moth duology from New York Times bestselling author Kirsten Ciccarelli. Picking up right on the tails of the gut-wrenching end of book one, Heartless Hunter (UK/International, The Crimson Moth), Ciccarelli thrusts us back into the breathtaking world…

Kiersten BjorkFebruary 25, 2025

Fiction Listicles

10 Banned Books by Black Authors to Read for Black History Month

Throughout history, Black writers have crafted powerful stories that challenge racism, inequality, and injustice, yet their books are often banned for doing exactly what they were written to do. This Black History Month, immerse yourself into these essential tales that have sparked controversy but remain crucial to understanding the Black…

Monique SnymanFebruary 21, 2025

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Fiction Recommended

Heritage & Historical Fiction Combine in Tale of Resilience Against “The Damn English”

The sweeping tale of the French Acadians in America and one family’s trials over hundreds of years of persecution is revealed in The Acadians by Samuel Andre Aucoin. Aucoin mixes history and light fiction to tell the often heartbreaking story of the Acadian experience in America. Beginning with a trip…

Peggy KurkowskiDecember 6, 2024

Tomb of the Black Pharaoh by Christopher Michael

Fiction Recommended Thrillers

Descend into Depths of Knowledge and Madness in Lovecraftian Tale

Christopher Michael's Tomb of the Black Pharaoh is a gripping tale that blends cosmic horror, historical intrigue, and psychological suspense, centering on a protagonist whose curiosity propels him into the dangerous realm of forbidden knowledge. Beginning with the discovery of ancient relics in a dusty attic, his journey quickly spirals…

Monique SnymanDecember 18, 2024

6 Counterculture Classics That Will Challenge Your Views on Freedom and Rebellion

7 Books That Are So Confusing (In the Best Way)

Road to Freedom Fraught with Danger in Historical Western-esque Adventure

Celebrate Wild, Wicked and Unapologetic Women This Women’s History Month

The Votes Are In! The 10 Best Audiobooks of March

10 Banned Books by Black Authors to Read for Black History Month

Heritage & Historical Fiction Combine in Tale of Resilience Against “The Damn English”

Descend into Depths of Knowledge and Madness in Lovecraftian Tale

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