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The Power of Stories About the Wrongly Accused

I’ve been reading crime fiction and true crime since adolescence, like many readers, maybe especially women. But until last year, I’d never written a crime novel. The Birdwatcher is about the trial of a very unusual young woman accused of a very unusual double murder, and about a lifelong friendship…

Jacquelyn MitchardFebruary 2, 2026

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Do Not Pass Go: What Your Favorite Tabletop Games Says About You as a Reader

Family Game Night says more about your reading preferences than your Zodiac sign. Whether you’re gathered with the littles to play endless rounds of Candy Land or Chutes and Ladders, or you're in the fourth hour of a ruthless Monopoly standoff, your favorite board games are a great predictor of…

BookTribDecember 22, 2025

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When Women Start Over, Everything Changes

This month in BookTrib, we are celebrating women’s fiction books featuring characters who take brave leaps of faith to start over and forge new paths in their lives.

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationJanuary 28, 2026

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Hear This: We Can’t Get Enough of Audiobooks & Podcasts

From spine-tingling thrillers to laugh-out-loud stories, discover how audio lets us escape, obsess and explore — hands-free. Let’s be real: life is busy, but our brains still crave stories. Enter audiobooks and podcasts — the ultimate multitasking magic. Whether we’re commuting, cooking, or just lounging around lazily, audio lets us…

BookTribJanuary 29, 2026

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AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Lovers Caught at the Crossroads of History

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! The Porcelain Maker by Sarah Freethy (St. Martin’s Press) Dear Reader, I’ve always been fascinated by the lives of artists, so when I came across the kitsch, white porcelain of Allach I was determined to find out…

AuthorBuzzNovember 6, 2023

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Year in Review: Most Popular BookTrib Posts of 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, we at BookTrib are feeling the pangs of "auld lang syne" as we reflect on another year of showcasing amazing books from all corners of the publishing world. It’s hard for us to pick favorites, but by looking at the number of views on…

BookTribDecember 30, 2021

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Books & Looks Podcast: Ambiguous Loss and Perseverance: The Making of “Foreign Seed”

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a literary podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he…

Blaine DesantisSeptember 11, 2024

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AuthorBuzz Giveaway: An Imagined “The Scarlet Letter” Origin Story

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese (St. Martin's Press) Dear Reader, The Scarlet Letter was required reading in my high school, and probably yours, too. As an adult, I rediscovered Hawthorne’s classic and saw Hester through new eyes:…

AuthorBuzzOctober 2, 2023

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AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Powerful Women-Led Historical Murder Mystery

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! The Queens of Crime by Marie Benedict (St. Martin's Press) Dear Reader, The Queens of Crime is in keeping with my earlier novels and yet, at the same time, something entirely new. It's an ode to strong…

AuthorBuzzFebruary 10, 2025

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Harry, Meghan and 10 Books on the Trials of Royalty

As if their love story wasn’t already ripped straight out of the pages of a royal romance, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have announced their independence from being professionally royal. “We intend to step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family, and work…

JeriAnn GellerJanuary 8, 2020

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AudioFile Editors Pick the Best March Audiobooks

March is already almost behind us, can you believe it? Time has felt like a particularly odd construct since, well, last March. Throw in daylight savings, capricious early-spring weather, and an ongoing pandemic and it really makes no sense. Still, I don't know anyone who isn't altogether grateful for the…

AudioFileMarch 29, 2021

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Biographical Historical Fiction Tells the Story Behind the Headlines

In the summer of 2019, I met with my then-editor at Kensington Books, and she mentioned Alice Beatrice Jones and Leonard 'Kip' Rhinelander and their headline news story from the 1920s. It was a passing comment that I took to heart because I’d never heard of Alice or Kip and…

Denny S. BryceJuly 23, 2024

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“The First Ladies” Authors Discuss the Inspiring and Symbiotic Friendship That Made History

Much like the dynamic and accomplished women in The First Ladies, Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt, Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray have forged an incredible friendship and partnership. Following the great success of The Personal Librarian, they have released their second collaboration, The First Ladies. Please find the video recording of the…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 4, 2023

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Susannah Marren Explores What Lurks Beneath Palm Beach’s Glittering Facade

Once again from the excess and folly of Palm Beach society, the novelist Susannah Marren has woven an intricate tapestry of secrets and foreboding. The third volume in her trilogy about the Florida haunt for the wealthy and famous, Maribelle’s Shadow comes to life with biting dialogue and the inner…

Claudia KeenanJune 27, 2023

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Writers, Ink Podcast: Why every story could use a splash of fantasy with Samantha Sotto Yambao

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and…

BookTribJanuary 27, 2026

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The Ultimate Snowed-In Reading List

The first snowstorm of 2026 has much of the country settling into full-on snow day mode. It’s the perfect excuse to cancel your plans, cozy up and finally crack open a great book. We asked our team to share their favorite snow day recommendations, and they delivered. From swoony romances…

Cameron KimballJanuary 26, 2026

The Power of Stories About the Wrongly Accused

Do Not Pass Go: What Your Favorite Tabletop Games Says About You as a Reader

When Women Start Over, Everything Changes

Hear This: We Can’t Get Enough of Audiobooks & Podcasts

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Lovers Caught at the Crossroads of History

Year in Review: Most Popular BookTrib Posts of 2021

Books & Looks Podcast: Ambiguous Loss and Perseverance: The Making of “Foreign Seed”

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: An Imagined “The Scarlet Letter” Origin Story

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Powerful Women-Led Historical Murder Mystery

Harry, Meghan and 10 Books on the Trials of Royalty

AudioFile Editors Pick the Best March Audiobooks

Biographical Historical Fiction Tells the Story Behind the Headlines

“The First Ladies” Authors Discuss the Inspiring and Symbiotic Friendship That Made History

Susannah Marren Explores What Lurks Beneath Palm Beach’s Glittering Facade

Writers, Ink Podcast: Why every story could use a splash of fantasy with Samantha Sotto Yambao

The Ultimate Snowed-In Reading List

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