Fiction

5 Mind-Bending Books to Read Before Wayward Pines Returns

It takes a really great show to get me hooked like Wayward Pines did. Just when you think that life in this strange town is settling into normalcy the very last shot of the final episode reveals some deeply disturbing occurrences. I was completely sucked into this series the entire…

Amanda HarknessMay 23, 2016

Fiction

Emily Carpenter’s ‘The Weight of Lies’ Brings us on a Thrilling Adventure

How well do you really know someone? Do you know their life, their sorrows... their secrets? After reading Emily Carpenter's newest novel, The Weight of Lies, you may ask yourself that question! Meg Ashley, daughter of Frances Ashley, the cult classic horror novelist, is fed up with the neglect and lack of…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 1, 2017

Fiction

What it Feels Like to Be a Captive Enemy

Robert Frost, who often used a farmer’s plain-spoken philosophy, had a neighbor say “Good fences make good neighbors.” But like Frost, I’m not so sure. For over three years of my youth, I lived behind the tall masonry wall of Japanese Internment Camp Number One at Santo Tomas University in…

William HamiltonJune 24, 2019

Fiction

Welcome to the “Fashion Jungle:” a Chat with Rachel Van Dyken

A terrain where snakes and jaguars are disguised as amicable faces with hidden agendas. This geographical location is known as the concrete jungle, or as author Rachel Van Dyken calls it, “Fashion Jungle.” In the midst of the predator vs. prey environment are four girls with the ultimate career: modeling.…

Maria KonstasJanuary 28, 2020

Fiction

Walter Scott Prize Shortlist Spans History and Geography

Honoring the achievements of the founding father of the historical novel, the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction is one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world. The Walter Scott Prize’s eleventh shortlist has just been announced. The six books on the shortlist are: The Narrow Land by Christine Dwyer…

BookTribApril 2, 2020

Fiction

Video: What Does Glee Have to do with Carrie Brownstein?

I love a good musical number and a good television show, though it’s rare that the two ever go together well. Aside from a brief stint in the early 2000s where it seemed like every TV show was doing a musical episode, most musical shows have bombed pretty horribly. Does…

Rachel CarterFebruary 26, 2016

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The Walking Dead and 4 Post-Apocalyptic Worlds to Cheer You Up… Not!

There’s something very intriguing about imagining the world ending. Not that we actually want it to happen, of course, but there’s a reason we’re all drawn to shows like The Walking Dead, or books like Cormac McCarthy’s, The Road: they play out our worst fears in post-apocalyptic worlds, showing us…

Rachel CarterMay 24, 2017

Fiction

Vietnam Vet Learns What It Means to Be a Hero in an Imperfect World

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/booktrib_hero-can-I-be-maureen-hogan-lutz-book-review.jpg Set in the '60s, Maureen Hogan Lutz’s newest novel, Hero Can I Be, is the fast-paced story of James “Jamie” Vincent Corrigan, “a tall redhead with a hair-trigger temper” whose troubled yet street-smart New York City upbringing by Irish Catholic immigrant parents shapes him into the hero he becomes,…

Anne Eliot FeldmanNovember 11, 2020

Fiction

Last Minute Literary Vacation Ideas from Five Classic Novels

The summer’s drawing to a close, and you still have one thing left to do: Vacation! There are so many places you could go, from Barcelona to Disney World! But you, being a huge literary nerd since birth, might want to go to a place with a story – literally!…

Rachael ElmyAugust 1, 2017

Fiction

‘Deadpool’ Meets ‘Harry Potter’ in Upcoming Fantasy Noir, ‘Dead Jack’

The Tobias Literary Agency, Dreamstreet Entertainment and Lonetree Entertainment in partnership with James Aquilone have a great announcement for James Aquilone’s fans: they have optioned the film and television rights for Dead Jack and the Pandemonium Device. The upcoming "horror-fantasy noir" has been pitched as Deadpool meets Harry Potter, where "a…

Aisha K. StaggersOctober 27, 2017

Fiction

What We Still Don’t Know About the MLK Assassination 50 Years Later: Interview with Author Steve Berry

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King. We recently spoke with author Steve Berry about his book The Bishop's Pawn (Minotaur), what happened at the Lorraine Motel 50 years ago, what we don't know about the investigation and whether or not history has been kind…

BookTribApril 4, 2018

Fiction

Urban Fantasy and Sci-Fi Collide in Thrilling and Imaginative “Angels in the Mist”

Angels in the Mist (Water Dragon Publishing), the first installment in Ryan Southwick’s The Z-Tech Chronicles trilogy, has enough intensity and inventiveness for three books all by itself. Brimming with elements of practically every genre including exhilarating action-adventure, riveting sci-fi, urban fantasy and breathtaking romance, Angels in the Mist surprises and…

Judy MorenoJuly 29, 2020

Fiction

Urban Fantasy “How to Be a Badass Vigilante” Magically Thwarts LA Crime

Tight leather bodysuit? Check. Sleek getaway motorcycle? Check. Desire to thwart the plans of criminal masterminds and keep the city streets safe? Check, and check. Oh, if only fighting crime was as simple as that, but as readers will discover in Michael Anderle’s How to Be a Badass Vigilante: Book…

Chelsea CicconeFebruary 19, 2021

Fiction

Review: ‘The Underground Railroad’ is the Best Book of the Year — Maybe the Decade

Decades before the Civil War, a slave woman named Cora risks her life and runs off a cotton plantation in Georgia. Colson Whitehead’s hero in The Underground Railroad is afraid to take a gamble on so much until she realizes she wouldn’t be risking that much to begin with. Being…

Matt GillickNovember 17, 2016

Fiction

Underneath A “Perfect” Marriage In Psychological Thriller “Best Day Ever”

At BookTrib, we are constantly searching for the best ways to connect readers with writers, opening their eyes and worlds to fresh ideas! This is how we came across a wonderful group known as the Tall Poppies, who are not only avid readers, but extremely talented writers as well! On a…

Kate MorettiSeptember 21, 2017

Fiction

Twisting Bodies and Crippling Insecurities

"You can't buy happiness." This old adage came to my mind again and again as I was reading Ann Lineberger's The Adjustments (Full Fathom Five Digital), a sharp satirical novel on the upper crust of Connecticut society, flourishing in so many ways, and yet incredibly vulnerable in others. It's in rare…

Rebecca ProulxFebruary 4, 2019

5 Mind-Bending Books to Read Before Wayward Pines Returns

Emily Carpenter’s ‘The Weight of Lies’ Brings us on a Thrilling Adventure

What it Feels Like to Be a Captive Enemy

Welcome to the “Fashion Jungle:” a Chat with Rachel Van Dyken

Walter Scott Prize Shortlist Spans History and Geography

Video: What Does Glee Have to do with Carrie Brownstein?

The Walking Dead and 4 Post-Apocalyptic Worlds to Cheer You Up… Not!

Vietnam Vet Learns What It Means to Be a Hero in an Imperfect World

Last Minute Literary Vacation Ideas from Five Classic Novels

‘Deadpool’ Meets ‘Harry Potter’ in Upcoming Fantasy Noir, ‘Dead Jack’

What We Still Don’t Know About the MLK Assassination 50 Years Later: Interview with Author Steve Berry

Urban Fantasy and Sci-Fi Collide in Thrilling and Imaginative “Angels in the Mist”

Urban Fantasy “How to Be a Badass Vigilante” Magically Thwarts LA Crime

Review: ‘The Underground Railroad’ is the Best Book of the Year — Maybe the Decade

Underneath A “Perfect” Marriage In Psychological Thriller “Best Day Ever”

Twisting Bodies and Crippling Insecurities

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