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Books & Looks Podcast — Isabella d’Este: The First Woman of the Renaissance with author Sarah Dunant

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…

BookTribNovember 14, 2025

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New Ideas for your Favorite Book Lover!

Because nothing says “I planned ahead” like a perfectly curated stack of indie bookstore finds. With the holiday chaos around the corner, the real magic starts now. Indie bookstore databases are brimming, staff picks are fresh and signed editions are within reach.This year at BookTrib, we’re getting ahead of the…

BookTribNovember 13, 2025

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15 Best Independent Bookstore Bargains

Fueling a book addiction can be seriously expensive. While reading is an enjoyable and worthwhile experience, if you still enjoy the feel of a paperback or hardcover in your hands, financing the experience can put a dent in your budget. As we get closer to the holidays it's nice to find bargains…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaOctober 26, 2017

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Writers, Ink Podcast: Breaking into the thriller world with J. Luke Bennecke

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 11, 2025

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Cozy Up, Buttercup — It’s Storytime!

Discover hidden gems so good, you’ll forget the world exists outside your blanket fort. Pull that blanket up, sip your too-hot cocoa and lean in. The air’s turning crisp, your inbox is vibrating with chaos and, from what we’ve heard, the couch has declared diplomatic independence. Perfect timing to go…

BookTribNovember 6, 2025

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What’s in a Pen Name?: How I Went From Gothic Fiction to Bubblegum Pop

James Baldwin famously claimed that “every writer has only one story to tell,” and I’ve found that to be true. In my work I find myself grappling with the same set of ideas in different settings, changing scenery and characters to illuminate the same set of human truths. But if…

Margaux EliotNovember 4, 2025

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Love, Loss and Laughter: The Unexpected Humor in Heartbreak

One of my favorite things about my first husband was that he and I used to quote lines from Steel Magnolias to each other all the time. If one of us groaned when getting up off the couch, the other would say, “Exercises are good for her!” Or if I…

Kelly Foster LundquistNovember 6, 2025

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Where Science Meets Spellcraft: Building Worlds on the Edge of Magic and Math

“Magic's just science that we don't understand yet.” — Arthur C. Clarke, paraphrased. Science is a crucial element in science fiction stories, but for me, a creative, geeky, STEM girl, it’s crucial in the telling of great fantasy as well. The concept of “science as magic” was pretty much embedded…

H. Leighton DicksonNovember 3, 2025

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Writers, Ink Podcast: Story structure with Ender’s Game author, Orson Scott Card

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 4, 2025

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This Halloween, the Masks Come Off at BookTrib

We’re sharing secrets, surprises and hidden gems. While the world’s busy hiding behind disguises, BookTrib is doing the opposite. We’re unmasking the stories, authors and ideas that usually stay in the shadows — revealing the brains behind the books, the secrets behind the stories and even the science beneath the…

BookTribOctober 30, 2025

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Books & Looks Podcast — Backpack, Jacket, Surfboard: Hitchhiking Across America with Graham Broyd

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 29, 2025

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Cliffhangers: How Readers Really Feel and Why This Author Loves Them So Much

I have a confession, y’all — I’m one of those readers who waits until an entire series is out before reading, just so I don’t have to suffer through cliffhangers. Did you gasp in outrage? You should, because I’m also one of those authors who loves to write them. I…

Abigail OwenOctober 23, 2025

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How Three Little Letters Changed Shonda Rhimes’s Life Forever

In 2015, American Television producer, screenwriter and founder of “Shondaland Productions” Shonda Rhimes penned Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun, and Be Your Own Person. It was the bestselling memoir of the woman who created the strong, independent and unapologetic female leads of Grey’s…

Jodé MillmanOctober 22, 2025

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Writers, Ink Podcast: Edoardo Ballerini discusses the art of narrating audiobooks.

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 28, 2025

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Operation Literary Loot: Grab These Hidden Gems

Think of this as your inside track to the season’s most coveted reads Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is simple … claim the best hidden gems (books that is) while you can. BookTrib is your discovery zone. As the world buzzes over the Louvre’s brazen daylight robbery,…

BookTribOctober 23, 2025

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Think Bigger. Think Greener. Think Ten Thousand Central Parks.

The story of Central Park stretches from its nineteenth-century origins — with an unlikely cast of colorful characters — to the experiences of some 42 million visitors each year, and no single book could encompass it. Ten Thousand Central Parks: A Climate-Change Parable nonetheless attempts the impossible. It seeks…

David Brown MorrisOctober 20, 2025

Books & Looks Podcast — Isabella d’Este: The First Woman of the Renaissance with author Sarah Dunant

New Ideas for your Favorite Book Lover!

15 Best Independent Bookstore Bargains

Writers, Ink Podcast: Breaking into the thriller world with J. Luke Bennecke

Cozy Up, Buttercup — It’s Storytime!

What’s in a Pen Name?: How I Went From Gothic Fiction to Bubblegum Pop

Love, Loss and Laughter: The Unexpected Humor in Heartbreak

Where Science Meets Spellcraft: Building Worlds on the Edge of Magic and Math

Writers, Ink Podcast: Story structure with Ender’s Game author, Orson Scott Card

This Halloween, the Masks Come Off at BookTrib

Books & Looks Podcast — Backpack, Jacket, Surfboard: Hitchhiking Across America with Graham Broyd

Cliffhangers: How Readers Really Feel and Why This Author Loves Them So Much

How Three Little Letters Changed Shonda Rhimes’s Life Forever

Writers, Ink Podcast: Edoardo Ballerini discusses the art of narrating audiobooks.

Operation Literary Loot: Grab These Hidden Gems

Think Bigger. Think Greener. Think Ten Thousand Central Parks.

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