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Books as Dazzling as the Newest Season of “The Gilded Age”

The season 4 premiere of The Gilded Age has hit our screens, bringing us all the fashion, sophistication and drama we can’t get enough of. If you’re just as spellbound by Christine Baranski’s iconic performance as Agnes van Rhijn, on edge from Larry and Marian’s will-they-won’t-they romance, or as surprised…

BookTribNovember 4, 2026

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Try on These Halloween Costumes Inspired by the Season’s Trending Books

Looking for a last-minute Halloween costume? Display your refined literary taste with these book-inspired looks 📚 Capture that just-divorced look with a costume that screams Strangers, channel the chaotic energy of Victorian Psycho's Winifred Notty, or go full trad-wife with this Yesteryear-esque getup. Whatever your bookish pick, you’re guaranteed to…

BookTribOctober 20, 2026

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Writers, Ink Podcast: NYT Bestseller, Brigid Kemmerer Explains Why Titles Matter

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…

BookTribNovember 3, 2026

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Creepy Reads for the Spookiest Night of the Year

Dear Readers, Halloween is tonight! The neighborhood kids will soon be arriving at the door in costumes they can’t wait to show off. Whatever draws you to Halloween — the costumes, the candy, the spectacle or the thrills — there’s a book to keep the fun going long after…

Meryl L. MossOctober 31, 2026

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What’s Your Favorite Part of Halloween? We’ve Got the Book Recs for That

What’s your favorite feature of spooky season? Are you in it for the Halloween candy, the costumes, or the cemetery aesthetics? Whatever your Halloween rush of choice, there’s book rec for that. Need a book list for optimal screenshotting? We've got you! If you love Halloween for the excuse to…

BookTribOctober 27, 2026

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Discover the Key to Staying Connected in Today’s Hectic World

Dear Voracious Reader, What a week! I had the pleasure of celebrating a wonderful person Caroline Barney and her new book Connected: From Stuck to Thriving in the Middle of the Chaos. I joined readers and friends at events in Westport and Bridgeport, CT and, just last night at Manhattan’s New…

Meryl L. MossOctober 23, 2026

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From Carrie to Bridgerton: Hollywood Got Booked Again

Dear Voracious Reader, Carrie is back. Yes, that Carrie — the blood-soaked, telekinetic teenage nightmare dreamed up by Stephen King, the same twisted genius who also wrote the novella that inspired the Oscar-nominated film The Shawshank Redemption. Talk about range. From pig's blood and prom-night carnage to prison walls and redemption,…

Meryl L. MossOctober 16, 2026

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SCAMMER LIT: Eye-Opening Reads in Honor of the New Elizabeth Holmes Documentary

Is there anything juicier than a scammer story? Con artists author their own narratives with unimaginable confidence, leaving us to wonder why they did it, how everyone fell for it, and whether there are any long cons quietly unfolding in our own lives. Epic rip-offs are the cultural wreckage we…

BookTribOctober 16, 2026

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: How to Keep a Series Fresh When You’re 30 Books In

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…

BookTribOctober 20, 2026

Fiction Miscellany Popular

Lynn D. Jung Explores the Dark Side of Academia in “Mothsblood”

Hello, BookTrib readers! My name is Lynn D. Jung, and I am the author of the upcoming Mothsblood, a dark academia adult fantasy that follows an ambitious young alchemist as she is caught up in an impossible murder at her secretive, prestigious university. While it is a work of fiction,…

Lynn D. JungOctober 13, 2026

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Writers, Ink Podcast: What Your Readers Think They Know With Debut Author Anna Maloney

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…

BookTribOctober 13, 2026

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Pick Up One of These Books & Protect the Freedom to Read

Dear Readers, Charlotte’s Web. The Catcher in the Rye. A Court of Thorns and Roses. What do these books have in common? All three of them are on the banned books list for schools or libraries here in the USA. Other well-known titles on the list include Looking for Alaska…

Meryl L. MossOctober 9, 2026

Fiction Miscellany Popular

Why I Wrote a 71-Year-Old Woman as the Hero of My Novel

I pondered a lot on this topic. Mostly, because I wondered, why shouldn’t a 71-year-old woman be the main character of a novel? In real life, there are as many people who are 71 as there are 34-year-olds or 52-year-olds. A decade ago, an older main character might have seemed…

Kathleen FoxOctober 7, 2026

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Reading Recs for This Year’s MTV VMAs Winners

These artists won at the MTV VMAs last night, but their real prize is this list of customized book recs! We're suggesting some messy girl lit fic for Olivia Rodrigo, big-name romantasy for Taylor Swift and cutting-edge reads worthy of a Madonna music video. Here's the track list of book…

BookTribSeptember 29, 2026

Miscellany Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast — Anna Pitoniak on “The Swiss Agent”

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…

BookTribOctober 8, 2026

Author Spotlight Children's Books Miscellany

Sam Subity Turns a Museum Heist Into a True Crime Adventure for Young Readers

Some true crime stories are so outrageous they seem more like Hollywood inventions than historical fact. That’s certainly the case with the daring 1964 theft of the Star of India sapphire from New York’s American Museum of Natural History, which provides the inspiration for Sam Subity’s True Crime Files: Heist at…

BookTribOctober 7, 2026

Books as Dazzling as the Newest Season of “The Gilded Age”

Writers, Ink Podcast: NYT Bestseller, Brigid Kemmerer Explains Why Titles Matter

Writers, Ink Podcast: How to Keep a Series Fresh When You’re 30 Books In

Lynn D. Jung Explores the Dark Side of Academia in “Mothsblood”

Writers, Ink Podcast: What Your Readers Think They Know With Debut Author Anna Maloney

Why I Wrote a 71-Year-Old Woman as the Hero of My Novel

Books & Looks Podcast — Anna Pitoniak on “The Swiss Agent”

Sam Subity Turns a Museum Heist Into a True Crime Adventure for Young Readers

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