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Lit Picks: 7 Haunting Spooky Season Reads

The following books don’t care if you survive. They tear through your head, leave you questioning what’s real and what isn’t, and they don’t let go. Fantasy hits with grit and blood, sci-fi scrambles your sense of everything, horror crawls under your skin and stays. You’ll find mirrors that lie,…
BookTrib
September 11, 2025
ListiclesRomance

Why We Keep Falling for Small-Town Romance 

In today’s noisy, fast-paced, sometimes overwhelming world, there is nothing like escaping into a small-town romance. The stories invite readers to embrace the simple joys, savor a slower pace and step into a love story that feels personal and timeless. The characters are ordinary, relatable people who find love in…
Shanna Hatfield
October 7, 2025
ListiclesPopular

5 Books Featuring Strong Single Mothers

Single mothers often embody resilience, strength and unwavering dedication as they navigate life’s greatest challenges. Their stories are powerful testaments to love, sacrifice and perseverance, inspiring readers across generations. Here are five novels that put these remarkable women at the forefront — highlighting their courage, resilience and the unbreakable bonds…
RaeAnne Thayne
October 9, 2025
Listicles

Defending the Right to Read What We Want

Book banning has been a part of American culture for a long time. Back in 1851, for instance, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin was banned and even burned for depicting the horrors of slavery.  But if it seems like book banning has gotten worse recently, you aren’t imagining that.…
Laura Anne Bird
October 6, 2025
ListiclesPopular

Eight Horror Books That Are Perfect For Spooky Season

How can one describe Spooky Season?  To start with, well, Halloween, of course. October vibes filled with grinning, flickering jack o’ lanterns, decorative spiderwebs strewn across the aged pillars of a porch, and cardboard skeletons taped to front doors. But it’s more than just one night of candy-filled pillowcases and…
Philip Fracassi
October 6, 2025
Listicles

Staff Picks: What to Read Where

For avid readers like the BookTrib team, everywhere is the best place and anytime is the best time to get lost in a book. Don't believe us? Here are some of our picks for your most (and maybe one of your least) favorite places to read.
BookTrib
October 3, 2025
Listicles

A Reading Guide for Texans Who Love the State Fair

With the Texas State Fair in full swing, I’ve found myself hankering for all things Texan. Whether you’re a thrill seeker, a foodie, a cultural attaché or just a good ol’ fashioned cowboy, you’re sure to find something to love at the fair. Celebrate the Lone Star State with me…
Katie Bloomer
October 3, 2025
All Aboard On the PageListicles

7 Locomotive Murder Mysteries

I once took a train from Boston to Chicago. Twenty-three hours. Twenty-three hours! I had my own little sleeping compartment, which I had envisioned as opulent and chic and very North by Northwest.  And, for about four hours, the whole thing was fabulous. Cozy, glamorous, speedy and super fun.  My imagination…
Hank Phillippi Ryan
September 22, 2025