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The Ever-Changing Climate of Book Reviewing

A good friend of mine (who started her career more or less at the same time) reminded me the other day how it used to be when a writer of literary fiction published a book. All the reviews would appear within a couple of weeks, and there were quite a…
Joseph Olshan
August 7, 2018
Miscellany

Writer’s Bone: Hear Caroline Kepnes And Paul Tremblay

Image courtesy of amazon To learn more about Caroline Kepnes, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Read Sean’s review of Providence in June’s “Books That Should Be On Your Radar.” To learn more about Paul Tremblay, visit his official website, like his Facebook page, or follow him on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen…
BookTrib
July 24, 2018
Miscellany

John Irving Wins Distinguished Achievement Award

Writer John Irving, whose novels champion outsiders and often explore the bigotry, intolerance, and hatred directed at sexual minorities, will receive the 2018 Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, organizers of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize announced. Named in honor of the celebrated U.S. diplomat who played an instrumental…
BookTrib
July 24, 2018
Miscellany

9 Reading Recommendations From Bookish Staff

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. Do you wonder what the Bookish team is reading? Do you want to take a peek at our bookshelves? You’ve come to the right place. Here are the Bookish staff’s personal weekend reading recommendations.    A Duke By Default (Avon)by Alyssa Cole. They say not…
Bookish
August 1, 2018
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Book Club Picks From Bookish to Stuff in Beach Bag

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. Whether you’re lounging by the pool or curled up next to the blasting AC, we’ve got a summer book club recommendation for you and all of your favorite bookworms. These eight new releases are sure to get your club talking. There’s a new…
Bookish
July 11, 2018
Miscellany

Look Out! Bookish Reads For Shark Week

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. Look out! Shark Week is coming. If you’re like us, you look forward to this weeklong celebration of all things shark. In fact, we’re so excited that we fished through our bookshelves in order to share our 12 favorite Shark Week reads with…
Bookish
July 18, 2018
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Read, White, and Blue: Books About America

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. It’s the 4th of July, and this time of year, we’re reminded that so many authors have put pen to paper to write about life in the United States. Some have penned memoirs, others have written novels, and still others have produced nonfiction or…
Bookish
July 4, 2018
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AuthorBuzz Giveaways: Recovery, Mystery, and Luxury

Dear reader, Dear reader, In writing Gilded Summers, I wanted to peel back all the opulence and magnificence of the mansions of Newport, and those who lived in them, to reveal the hedonism and bigotry that resided in them as well. Through the life of Pearl, one of the ‘set’,…
AuthorBuzz
July 16, 2018