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6 Books Featuring Transformative Female Friendships

C.S. Lewis wrote “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art ... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” Life without a friend would indeed still be life, but such a sad one that it would barely count as life at…

BookTribDecember 22, 2020

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Amy Reichert’s 10 Most Anticipated Reads of 2021

Turning the calendar page (literally or virtually) into January always marks a fresh start — maybe for a new fitness plan, a new job or new goals. For me, it’s the launch of my next novel, The Kindred Spirits Supper Club, out April 20. For book readers, January also marks…

Amy ReichertDecember 31, 2020

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When Are We? 8 Stories Featuring Dual Timelines

It’s true. It is possible to be in two places at once. It’s even possible to be in two different times at once! It’s the fascinatingly complex and incredibly revealing method used by authors in books with two separate timelines. You’ve read them — part of the book is marked…

Hank Phillippi RyanJanuary 14, 2021

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Southern State of Mind: 6 Books Set in The Sultry South

The South and stories mingle together like a hive and honeybees. I’ve only lived in the Lover’s state of Virginia for a little bit, but I’ve come to appreciate the conversations with strangers at the grocery store, smiles as sweet as salt water taffy, and the slow dance of lazy…

Sadeqa JohnsonOctober 29, 2020

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10 Books to Keep You Warm This Winter

As the days get shorter and the temperatures drop, I find myself longing to escape with a good book to warm me up! I wrote my Peachtree Bluff Series, Feels Like Falling and my forthcoming Under the Southern Sky — all set in coastal climes — during the chilly winter…

Kristy Woodson HarveyDecember 3, 2020

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Pharaohs, Gods and Kingdoms: 9 Tales From Ancient Egypt

For generations, the western world has been captivated by the mystery and allure of Ancient Egypt. From the Great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx to the waters of the Nile and the use of papyrus plants, we've marveled at this society's ingenuity. Digging into Egyptian myths, history and culture,…

Gabby TorrentiDecember 9, 2020

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Inside History’s Heavy Book: 7 Tales From 16th-Century Europe

Crack open any world history book and you’ve got enough material to keep you occupied for the next millennium — and I do mean a millennium. Why do you think so many academics specialize in the history of one specific period or place? It’s certainly not because other eras and…

Chelsea CicconeDecember 15, 2020

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Winter Is Here: 10 Books to Transport You to a Snowier Setting

Snow is a perfect character. It’s relentless, it’s uncaring, it’s destructive, it’s basically unpredictable, and under the right circumstances, devastatingly beautiful. Without a second thought, it will bury, destroy, disturb, upset and entrap. It can soften any noise, or crash like an explosion. It can freeze a person solid. Or…

Hank Phillippi RyanDecember 17, 2020

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Sisters and Sagas: Must-Read Novels About Built-In Best Friends

Nearly every voracious female reader can point to a favorite book about sisters — from the blockbuster My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult to childhood classic Little Women by Louisa May Alcott to the widely studied Jane Austen novels to the critically acclaimed We Have Always Lived in the Castle…

Kelly SimmonsNovember 5, 2020

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Foodie Fiction: 7 Reads That Will Make You Hungry

Food often takes a passive role in books. Sure, many authors garnish their novels with an occasional tasty morsel — we might be the fly on the wall as friends grab lunch to discuss their stressful jobs or the invisible third wheel when a couple splits dessert on their first…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationNovember 25, 2020

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Bad Habits: 5 Tales Featuring the Dark Side of Convent Life

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/bad-habits.jpg In the depths of night, there are always sinister secrets lurking around each corner. The spookiest of these stories, though, usually involve one very specific group of women. In this selection of novels, nuns are the protagonists for plot lines about scandals, secrets and the sinister things that happen…

Gabby TorrentiOctober 30, 2020

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More Than a Condition: 7 Books Tackling Mental Health

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/WFWA-Mental-Health.jpg BookTrib is excited to present its monthly article in partnership with the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA). WFWA is an international professional organization for writers of women’s fiction with over a thousand members. October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year the discussion of emotional well-being is more important than…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationOctober 28, 2020

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Mother Knows Best? 12 Suspenseful Mother-Daughter Dynamics

I can’t think of toxic mother-daughter relationships without hearing Joan Crawford screech about no wire hangers! Or remember the sinister Mrs. Coulter in Philip Pullman’s brilliant novel The Golden Compass, trying to lure her daughter Lyra into giving up the precious alethiometer. (And who was Cinderella’s real mother, anyway, who…

Hank Phillippi RyanSeptember 17, 2020

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Get Your Austen On With These 8 Retellings of “Pride and Prejudice”

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is one of the most well-known and beloved British Regency-era novels of all time. Austen practically invented the timeless enemies-to-lovers storyline and is the queen of the character-has-hidden-or-suppressed-feelings trope that pervades many of her novels. In the case of Pride and Prejudice, it is the…

Daniela RamrasSeptember 16, 2020

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Absurdist Politics: 5 Darkly Comedic Political Satires

It’s often said that laughter is the best medicine, and right now we could all use some of both. But how do you find humor in a world stacked high with countless, simultaneous crises? Political satire has been a beacon of light in dark times throughout history, mocking the forces…

Cameron KimballSeptember 18, 2020

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6 Works of Speculative Fiction With a Heart for Social Justice

Our world changes when we dare to ask what if … What if our carriages could harness the strength of 100 horses? What if we could transport our voices across oceans? What if we could hold all the information we desired in the palm of our hands? Science Fiction and…

Chelsea CicconeSeptember 21, 2020

6 Books Featuring Transformative Female Friendships

Amy Reichert’s 10 Most Anticipated Reads of 2021

When Are We? 8 Stories Featuring Dual Timelines

Southern State of Mind: 6 Books Set in The Sultry South

10 Books to Keep You Warm This Winter

Pharaohs, Gods and Kingdoms: 9 Tales From Ancient Egypt

Inside History’s Heavy Book: 7 Tales From 16th-Century Europe

Winter Is Here: 10 Books to Transport You to a Snowier Setting

Sisters and Sagas: Must-Read Novels About Built-In Best Friends

Foodie Fiction: 7 Reads That Will Make You Hungry

Bad Habits: 5 Tales Featuring the Dark Side of Convent Life

More Than a Condition: 7 Books Tackling Mental Health

Mother Knows Best? 12 Suspenseful Mother-Daughter Dynamics

Get Your Austen On With These 8 Retellings of “Pride and Prejudice”

Absurdist Politics: 5 Darkly Comedic Political Satires

6 Works of Speculative Fiction With a Heart for Social Justice

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