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Privileged Lives, Powerful Fiction

Dear Readers, I am continually amazed at the writers we meet who work tirelessly in obscurity yet produce such excellent work. This week, I’d like to introduce you to one such author. South African writer Stanislas M. Yassukovich is remarkable not because of the world he writes about, but also…

Meryl L. MossMay 2, 2026

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Why a Hollywood Screenwriter Set His Debut Novel in a Fictional Southeast Asian Country

I have always believed that the most cherished travel memories are the little ones that often come by accident. The simple meal of bread, cheese and ham, bought from three different stores, that you eat on a bench beside a canal in Venice because the fancy restaurant you had a…

Gregory PoirierApril 28, 2026

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The Cruelty of False Hope Inspired “Ashes of the Republic”

When I was seven or eight, my parents left me with a neighbor so they could attend a healing Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ozone Park, Queens — just a few blocks from where we lived. The sitter explained that if it worked — if the Lord…

James ChestertonApril 28, 2026

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Dear Aunt Libra: Pride Edition

Darlings! You caught me in the middle of my preparations for our annual Pride salon. We’re having it at Sappho’s villa since there were far too many people to squeeze into Gertrude Stein’s tiny flat last year. Poor Alice B. Toklas practically had to practically juggle the canapes! I have…

Aunt LibraJune 13, 2025

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Aunt Libra Answers Your Bookish Questions

Darlings! There I was having a negroni with Mrs. Bennet and the Lorax when it occurred to me that if you literary types would just consult your dear Auntie Libra, I could make things oh so much better. After all, who is better at helping you find your ideal book…

Aunt LibraMay 22, 2025

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Dear Aunt Libra: Dog Days of Summer Edition – Hot Enough for You?

Darlings! What is this obsession with the heat, my little book bugs? It’s true that my papery nature and inky heart makes me less susceptible to the extremes of temperature, but you seem to speak of little else as summer slides into August. In fact, I was idling beside the…

Aunt LibraJuly 30, 2025

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Much Ado About Manga: Aunt Libra Schools Us in Love

Darlings! Are you already back in school? That must be why my inbox has been absolutely inundated with missives from literary student types. Young love is so full of angst and drama — your auntie just adores it. Holden Caulfield has been urging me to listen to the voice of…

Aunt LibraSeptember 25, 2025

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: A Deadly Episode with Anthony Horowitz.

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…

BookTribApril 28, 2026

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Hot Trends and Reading Recs from Indie Bookstores

Dear Readers, BookTrib is a huge fan of indie bookstores — always has been. In Connecticut, our team loves to visit Barrett Books and RJ Julia. My favorites are The Corner Bookstore in NYC and, of course, the legendary Strand. Whenever I’m in a new city or country, I make…

Meryl L. MossApril 25, 2026

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Which Gender Reads More? Settling the Debate With Hard Data

Ever wonder what the gender gap is? No, not the pay gap — the reading gap. How does recreational reading differ from men to women? Well, according to Pew Research Center, there's a clear winner: Specifically, they found that "omen are more likely than men to say they’ve read a…

BookTribApril 24, 2026

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The Next Wave of Storytellers Has Arrived — And They’re Rewriting the Future

If science fiction and fantasy have always been about imagining what comes next, then the L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Contest offers something rarer: a glimpse of who will be imagining it. Each year, the contest gathers emerging voices from around the world and gives them…

BookTribApril 23, 2026

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Writers, Ink Podcast: It’s possible to trad publish without an agent. Author R.M. Caldwell explains.

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…

BookTribApril 21, 2026

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Why Readers Enjoy Stories They Shouldn’t

Why do we keep reading when we know we shouldn’t? A character crosses a line early. Not a small one. Something that should shut the book in our hands. But it doesn’t. We keep going. That reaction — staying instead of turning away — isn’t accidental. It’s what pulls readers…

Dan UseltonApril 17, 2026

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Book News: Anne Hathaway in Yesteryear, Vertical Storytelling, Books You Can’t Look Away From & More

Dear Readers, The BookTrib Brief is back this week with the latest book news. We’re dishing out buzzy bookishness, including tidbits about the new book on everyone’s lips, Yesteryear, recently scooped up by Anne Hathaway, and plenty of other juicy stories you will love. Happy reading! Meryl Moss, Publisher, BookTrib Win This Juicy, Action-Filled…

Meryl L. MossApril 18, 2026

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Written in the Stars With Lillian Parrotta: Aries Edition

Aries season is upon us — and with it, an invitation to examine what it means to burn boldly in a world that would rather you didn't. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac. Ruled by Mars, it carries the energy of someone who was born knowing their worth…

Lillian ParrottaApril 14, 2026

Miscellany Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast — The True Story of America’s First Dance Battle ft. April F. Masten

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…

BookTribApril 16, 2026

Why a Hollywood Screenwriter Set His Debut Novel in a Fictional Southeast Asian Country

The Cruelty of False Hope Inspired “Ashes of the Republic”

Dear Aunt Libra: Pride Edition

Aunt Libra Answers Your Bookish Questions

Dear Aunt Libra: Dog Days of Summer Edition – Hot Enough for You?

Much Ado About Manga: Aunt Libra Schools Us in Love

Writers, Ink Podcast: A Deadly Episode with Anthony Horowitz.

Which Gender Reads More? Settling the Debate With Hard Data

The Next Wave of Storytellers Has Arrived — And They’re Rewriting the Future

Writers, Ink Podcast: It’s possible to trad publish without an agent. Author R.M. Caldwell explains.

Why Readers Enjoy Stories They Shouldn’t

Books & Looks Podcast — The True Story of America’s First Dance Battle ft. April F. Masten

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