Fiction

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Lost Loves, Missing Mothers, Secret Treasure

This week's AuthorBuzz giveaway features three great books from three very different genres. Read more from each author below on how to win a copy. Dear Reader Both M.J and I have been fascinated with the Cathar religion for a long time. It once existed all…

BookTribAugust 19, 2019

Fiction

“Happy & You Know It:” an UES Mommy Mystery

Laura Hankin’s debut novel Happy & You Know It (Berkley) is a delightful little mystery about Park Avenue mommies. They meet weekly, with babies in tow, for what they call a play group; but it’s more like group therapy – with wine and cheese. When a struggling musician named Claire,…

Sherri DaleyJanuary 31, 2020

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: One Summer Alters Life’s Course in “The Last Bathing Beauty”

A former beauty queen faces the secrets of her past — for herself and the sake of her family's future — in The Last Bathing Beauty by Amy Sue Nathan (Lake Union Publishing), a heartfelt novel about fate, choices and second chances. It’s the summer of 1951, and pretty 18-year-old…

Susan MeissnerApril 9, 2020

Fiction

BookTrib Chats with Jill Orr on Plotting the Perfect Murder and Writing Messy Millennials

Crime novels are one of the most popular fiction genres, so it is difficult for writers to keep it fresh and explore new twists on the traditional whodunit. Author Jill Orr is successfully among those who have. niche all of her own. Rather than featuring your seasoned crime solver or…

BookTribApril 2, 2018

Children's Books Fiction Miscellany

Ramona the Friend: A Childhood With Beverly Cleary

Photo Credit: HarperCollins/ beverlycleary.com I grew up homeschooled with three younger siblings and a small circle of friends. I lived in a small town with a small library that housed a small selection of books for small children. Some of those books were written by Beverly Cleary and featured, you…

Judy MorenoMarch 29, 2021

Children's Books Fiction Young Adult

“Caroline and Mordecai the Gand” Is a Delightful Departure for Jeff Gunhus

“Grief stole her spark. It took an adventure to find it again.” This quote, printed on the front cover, sums up the essence of Caroline and Mordecai the Gand (Seven Guns Press), a story for middle schoolers by Jeff Gunhus. Gunhus, a USA Today bestselling author of thriller and horror…

Susan BaileyApril 2, 2021

Children's Books Fiction

A Reimagining of the Classic Carol Just in Time for the Christmas Season

When it comes to Christmas carols, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone unfamiliar with The Twelve Days of Christmas. At over 200 years old, this song is a time-honored classic that has been adored by thousands of listeners. Now Debbie Curtin has put her own spin on the jingle in…

Cameron KimballNovember 26, 2021

Children's Books - Featured Fiction

Bring the Kid in Your Life on “Rex’s Journey” to See How Coping Skills Can Calm Wild Emotions

Looking back on childhood, you might recall everything bopping along swimmingly: playing with friends, loving your family and waking up each day happy and bursting with exuberance. Then, you might recall your emotions getting in the way of all that, and suddenly, nothing is quite so simple. Rex's Journey: Helping…

Judy MorenoDecember 8, 2021

Children's Books Fiction

The Magic Repair Shop will cast a spell on your middle-grade reader

Anyone who watched television in the 1980s remembers RIF’s PSA encouraging young people to read. The biggest hurdle to getting children to read is finding something that they actually want to read. There are many iterations of this quote, but the message is the same regardless of the attribution—if you…

Mea StewartDecember 9, 2014

Children's Books Fiction

Walking a Mile in Someone’s (Red) Shoes: A Lesson in Empathy and Charity

A lost pair of sneakers turns into a valuable lesson for the armadillo characters Feyesper and Norma in Feyesper and the Red Shoes (LifeRich Publishing) by Reynaldo Encina Jopé. When Norma wins a store gift certificate as a class prize, Feyesper accompanies her to the mall as she picks out…

Cameron KimballSeptember 21, 2020

Business Fiction Miscellany Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

Business Thriller “The F Place” Delivers a Parable for the Workplace

How wonderful that the two primary products of The F Place, a fictitious multibillion-dollar pharmaceutical company, are drugs to help people combat depression and control bipolar disorder. How ironic that the company leaders are greedy, conniving and immoral back-stabbers, the last people you’d expect to have any interest in the…

Jim AlkonFebruary 10, 2021

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Terror-Filled Novel “The Sanatorium” Offers Thrills and Chills at a Luxurious Winter Resort

"It's The Shining but with a full house." — People —∞— Sarah Pearse’s debut, The Sanatorium (Pamela Dorman Books), is a page-turning thriller with complex characters and an unforgettable setting. The novel opens on a dark, snowy night with a masked figure and a missing person, and the pace doesn’t let up…

Mary Helen SheriffMarch 16, 2021

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ITW Spotlight: The Suspense Is on Pointe in Megan Abbott’s Slow-Burn Thriller “The Turnout”

"Fans of Black Swan and The Red Shoes are bound to be obsessed." — Refinery29 —∞— When Megan Abbott saw The Nutcracker for the first time, she was enthralled. “Such magic and mystery,” she says, “and a young girl at the center. It was thrilling.” Though Abbott only took two years of beginning ballet…

Karen HuggAugust 10, 2021

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Promising Black Violinist’s Classical Dreams Vanish With Prized Instrument in This GMA Pick

I could not put this one down! In Brendan Slocumb's The Violin Conspiracy (Anchor Books), Ray McMillan is a young, talented Black musician with dreams of becoming a professional violinist. As circumstances have it, he is faced with so many obstacles; the odds are against him. Ray’s mom thinks he…

Jennifer BlankfeinMarch 15, 2022

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A Globe-Trotting Sci-Fi Thriller Worth Your Time – No Matter How You Measure It

"Jam-packed with action, adventure and magic! It takes you on a fantastical journey filled with descriptive imagery from start to finish. ... A page-turner for sure!" —Hina Khan, reviewer —∞— You’ve probably seen the lithographs of the artist M.C. Escher, whose mind-bending optical illusions make you question the nature of…

Dennis HetzelMarch 22, 2022

Book Club Network Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

A Hated Judge, an Unending Suspect List and a Small Town Full of Secrets

Think of all the times people have described a book to you by saying it starts off slowly but you’ll get into it. Frankly, that never cut it for me. Author Katherine Burnette subconsciously must have been listening. That’s because before you’ve left the first two pages of her legal…

Jim AlkonMay 26, 2022

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Lost Loves, Missing Mothers, Secret Treasure

“Happy & You Know It:” an UES Mommy Mystery

Tall Poppy Review: One Summer Alters Life’s Course in “The Last Bathing Beauty”

BookTrib Chats with Jill Orr on Plotting the Perfect Murder and Writing Messy Millennials

Ramona the Friend: A Childhood With Beverly Cleary

“Caroline and Mordecai the Gand” Is a Delightful Departure for Jeff Gunhus

A Reimagining of the Classic Carol Just in Time for the Christmas Season

Bring the Kid in Your Life on “Rex’s Journey” to See How Coping Skills Can Calm Wild Emotions

The Magic Repair Shop will cast a spell on your middle-grade reader

Walking a Mile in Someone’s (Red) Shoes: A Lesson in Empathy and Charity

Business Thriller “The F Place” Delivers a Parable for the Workplace

Terror-Filled Novel “The Sanatorium” Offers Thrills and Chills at a Luxurious Winter Resort

ITW Spotlight: The Suspense Is on Pointe in Megan Abbott’s Slow-Burn Thriller “The Turnout”

Promising Black Violinist’s Classical Dreams Vanish With Prized Instrument in This GMA Pick

A Globe-Trotting Sci-Fi Thriller Worth Your Time – No Matter How You Measure It

A Hated Judge, an Unending Suspect List and a Small Town Full of Secrets

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