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The Chill Quill: Summer Reads That Will Chill You to the Bone

Summer’s thermostat may be soaring, but July’s new releases are here to bring the spine-tingling chill back to your beach chair. Whether you’re sneaking away for late-night reads or treating yourself to a poolside gasp, from dark academia to folk horror and multigenerational sagas, first-time collector’s editions to murderous and…

Lindy RyanJuly 14, 2025

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6 Books That Will Ruin Your Summer

Ah, summertime. When the living is easy. Kids out of school, family vacations in full swing, honeymoons and girl trips galore. Perhaps you are reading this as you dig your toes into white sand, or you’re currently curled up by the campfire after a long day of hiking and barbecues.…

Natalie GarrisonJuly 11, 2025

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Can’t Make It to Broadway? Read These Books Instead!

If you can’t swing a trip to the Big Apple (or even your local community theater), don’t fret. We’ve got the next best thing, and let me tell you, these books deliver the same vibe as some of Broadway’s buzziest, weirdest and most unforgettable productions.

Monique SnymanJuly 8, 2025

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7 Books to Read When You Want to Escape to the Mediterranean

My favorite travels during my life have always taken me to the Mediterranean, from the three months I spent in Greece when I was a student, to the writing courses I taught several summers in Tuscany. We can’t all jump on a jet plane when we need a dose of…

Rhys BowenJuly 2, 2025

Listicles Miscellany

What Books Are These American Girl Dolls Recommending?

Looking for someone to buddy read with? Consider turning to the OG girlhood companions — the ones who came with bookish recs of their own. Sure, those books could be filled with harrowing tales of history! But that's exactly what made them all the more un-put-downable. And just maybe, they…

Cameron KimballJune 27, 2025

Fiction Listicles

Cool Off with These Ice-Cold Fantasy Reads

Here in the Northeast, it’s the season for wind chills, snow days and scraping frost off your car in the morning. The bite of winter is in the air, which makes it all the more enticing to curl up next to the fire with a hot beverage and a good…

Cameron KimballDecember 11, 2024

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5 Books About Family Secrets

Compelling books that explore family secrets resonate with readers by weaving together mystery, drama and emotion. These stories captivate us by peeling back the layers of seemingly ordinary lives to reveal events and experiences that sometimes shape families across generations. The suspense of unearthing long-buried secrets keeps us turning pages,…

RaeAnne ThayneJune 6, 2025

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Annabelle Escaped and These Haunted Items Want Out Too!

What do you do when one of the most dangerous dolls in paranormal history escapes her heavily protected glass case and hits the road? Nothing. You stay on your couch, grab popcorn and watch the chaos unfold from a safe distance. That doll? Annabelle. Said to be demonically possessed and…

Monique SnymanMay 29, 2025

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10 AAPI Authors Navigate Identity And Relationships Through Fiction

Every May, AAPI Heritage Month invites us to honor the voices and stories of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities — but this celebration extends beyond history and heritage. It's also a time to amplify contemporary narratives that explore the complexities of identity, culture and connection. This carefully curated list…

Kendall FarrisMay 24, 2025

Listicles Young Adult

7 YA Fantasy Novels That Invent Captivating New Creatures

Sometimes you really just need to get out of your own life by getting into a book. A 600-page Russian drama? Not it. A thought-provoking nonfiction book that scares you into believing society truly is doomed? Not it. A cheery positivity book about gratitude? Overcompensating. What’s a reader to do?…

Judy MorenoJanuary 25, 2022

Listicles Romance

Treat Yourself to These 10 Book & Wine Pairings

During the pandemic, many people picked up a new hobby or skill while hunkering down at home. Me? Well, with the guidance of the Vivino app and thanks to my local grocery store’s BOGO wine deals, I became quite skilled at sampling wine. Mostly Cabernet Sauvignons, Red Blends, and Pinot…

Priscilla OliverasFebruary 17, 2022

Fiction Listicles

5 Unconventional Families Searching for Their Place the Universe

To say families come in all shapes and sizes feels a bit cliché, even if it is true. Of course, if some of said family members happen to be aliens … well, I suppose that old cliché takes on new meaning, doesn’t it? Reptilian scales, wings, horns and many, many…

Chelsea CicconeMarch 8, 2022

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It’s Your Lucky Day! Discover 7 Fantasy Novels Inspired by Irish Legend

Observed over the past 1,000 years, St. Patrick’s Day has surpassed its origins as the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint to become a celebration of the Emerald Isle itself. And the festivities aren’t isolated to Ireland — far from it! St. Patrick’s Day hoopla can be found throughout the…

Cameron KimballMarch 17, 2022

Fiction Listicles Thrillers

What Lurks Beyond: 6 Entrancing and Horrific Tales of Otherworldly Foes

I often think about this one episode of the 1998 TV series Charmed, “Once Upon a Time” (2000), in which the Halliwell sisters must protect a young girl who is being stalked by dark, mythical creatures that lurk in the “in-betweens,” points of time and space at which two worlds…

Chelsea CicconeMarch 22, 2022

Audiobooks Listicles Miscellany

10 March Audiobook Favorites Blossoming in Your Earbuds

Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors select the best new audiobooks just for BookTrib’s readers. This month, listeners will follow a strange map to hidden secrets, mend broken hearts with ridiculous schemes, find themselves captivated by larger-than-life tales of failure and triumph and more. So, grab your earbuds and…

AudioFileMarch 29, 2022

Fiction Listicles

Check Out These 9 “Library Books” for National Library Week

Walking into a library is like walking into an opium den. The exhilarating scent of paper and binding — whether musty with age or fruit-sweet and fresh off the press — is a perfume like no other. Endorphins flood the brain. Ahhhhh ... books! Here we can wander among the…

BookTribApril 5, 2022

The Chill Quill: Summer Reads That Will Chill You to the Bone

6 Books That Will Ruin Your Summer

Can’t Make It to Broadway? Read These Books Instead!

7 Books to Read When You Want to Escape to the Mediterranean

What Books Are These American Girl Dolls Recommending?

Cool Off with These Ice-Cold Fantasy Reads

5 Books About Family Secrets

Annabelle Escaped and These Haunted Items Want Out Too!

10 AAPI Authors Navigate Identity And Relationships Through Fiction

7 YA Fantasy Novels That Invent Captivating New Creatures

Treat Yourself to These 10 Book & Wine Pairings

5 Unconventional Families Searching for Their Place the Universe

It’s Your Lucky Day! Discover 7 Fantasy Novels Inspired by Irish Legend

What Lurks Beyond: 6 Entrancing and Horrific Tales of Otherworldly Foes

10 March Audiobook Favorites Blossoming in Your Earbuds

Check Out These 9 “Library Books” for National Library Week

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