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Hail to the Chiefs! A patriotic parade of presidents for the Fourth of July

No one is a bigger fan of fireworks than I am. I’ve seen more than my share of Independence Day fireworks over the decades, and this year will be no exception. What really unfurls my bunting, though, is spending the days around the Fourth of July immersing myself in the…

Michael RuscoeJune 30, 2014

Graduation tips for parents of high school seniors

By Wendy Arronson June has arrived and millions of high school seniors are hunkered down studying for finals. With the finish line clearly visible and the days to graduation’s pomp and circumstance only a few weeks away, teens across the country are looking forward to a well-deserved celebration. While parents…

BookTrib Guest AuthorJune 5, 2014

Behind the wheel with Jimmy Failla, NYC cabbie turned comedian and dad

Sure, your dad did a lot for you. But new dad Jimmy Failla has gone above and beyond the call of duty in terms of providing for his child. By day, Failla dodges traffic as a New York City cab driver. By night, he wrangles hecklers as an up-and coming…

Michael RuscoeJune 10, 2014

Remembering Ruby Dee, originator of America’s great book-to-stage roles

Ruby Dee was one of the leading women of the American stage whose gifted artistry, unwavering dedication to her values and generous spirit made her an icon in her profession and out in the greater world. In a career that spanned seven decades and all major media forms, Ruby Dee…

Mea StewartJune 13, 2014

Coming of age with Catcher in the Rye author, J.D. Salinger

Catcher in the Rye—the quintessential coming of age novel—made J.D. Salinger one of the most famous American authors of all time. Though it was first published almost 65 years ago, it is still an iconic book in the American canon, and its once reclusive author, who died in 2010, still…

Melissa DuclosJune 15, 2014

Cooking With Flowers takes the cake

Some might say that receiving a bouquet of roses, lilacs and violets really takes the cake this time of year. But what if they were part of the cake? How about Cardamom Cake with Raspberry Rose Mascarpone? Or perhaps violet cupcakes with a side of lilac sorbet? Pastry chef Miche…

JeriAnn GellerApril 21, 2014

A spectrum of creativity: the intersection of art and autism

Instead of narrowing down and defining autism and the art created by those who live with the disorder, in Drawing Autism (Akashic, March), behavior analyst Jill Mullin embraces the full range and spectrum of autism and artistic expression. The rich and varied images she selects show the multiplicity of perspective, processes,…

Kate RosenbaumApril 22, 2014

Don’t be a junk food vegetarian

The last time I ate meat (intentionally—like most vegetarians I’ve had a few accidental meat ingestions) was a ballpark hot dog in the summer of 2002 at Fenway Park in Boston. We were there on vacation and after the baseball game, we drove out to Cape Cod for the rest…

Karen T. SmithApril 25, 2014

A toast to toast: The breakfast classic becomes a gourmet sensation

I’m here to tell you that the current toast craze did not originate in San Francisco. Alas, northern California’s hipster den is merely responsible for the resurgence of toast, and the fact that people are now clamoring to order out what home cooks and food writers have been savoring at…

Amanda AldingerMay 15, 2014

Conversation with William Least Heat-Moon on Writing Blue Highways and creative courage

In 1982, William Least Heat-Moon published Blue Highways, his account of what happened after losing his wife, his job, and his direction in life. In a van he named “Ghost Dancing,” Heat-Moon set out to find a new direction by having no direction—by exploring the United States and the people within…

Michael RuscoeJune 2, 2014

Woody Guthrie in ruins, the sad fate of the grandfather of American song

If you heard Bruce Springsteen and Pete Seeger sing “This Land is Your Land” at President Obama’s 2009 Inauguration, or if you sang it yourself in school as a child, if you’ve heard Bob Dylan sing “Hard Travelin’,” or really heard of Bob Dylan at all, chances are you’re familiar…

Tye PembertonMarch 12, 2014

Animal psychic communicates with Rhoda Lerman’s pets, alive or dead

Click to learn more. By Rhoda Lerman No one is more skeptical than my husband about things mystical and inexplicable and unscientific. “Hocus pocus” is his word for these strange happenings. This is certainly true when it comes to calling animal psychic Mary Long on the phone and listening to…

BookTrib Guest AuthorMarch 11, 2014

Disappearance in the jungle: Carl Hoffman on the vanishing of Michael Rockefeller

In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, the 23-year-old son of one of the richest and most powerful men in America, vanished off the coast of New Guinea. In his thrilling new book Savage Harvest (Morrow, March), veteran journalist Carl Hoffman (The Lunatic Express) retraces Rockefeller’s steps and comes to startling conclusions about…

Jordan FosterApril 1, 2014

New York Post Page Six: Mystery novel makes ‘Wolf’ look like a ‘flea’

Mike Offit wanted to be a writer like his father, but he was side-tracked to Wall Street as a mortgage trader at First Boston and Prudential. Now he has written his first book, “Nothing Personal: A Novel of Wall Street” — a heart-pounding murder mystery that explains white-collar crimes much…

BookTribJanuary 23, 2014

Seduced by Trotsky’s Assassin: John P. Davidson tells the inside story

Paris, 1938. A young social worker from Brooklyn, Sylvia Ageloff was in the French capitol to study the language. And as a member of Leon Trotsky’s inner circle, she was also an American delegate to an organizational meeting of the Russian revolutionary’s followers. And, marked by Josef Stalin’s secret agents,…

Joanna PoncavageFebruary 27, 2018

Live Interview: “It’s Just a F***ing Date” authors answer YOUR questions

New York Times #1 bestselling authors GREG BEHRENDT and AMIIRA RUOTOLA of "He's Just Not That Into You" join BookTrib for a live chat to talk about their new book "It's Just A F***ing Date." GREG BEHRENDT and AMIIRA RUOTOLA AIRED February 20, 2014 at 3:00 PM (ET) It's…

BookTribFebruary 10, 2014

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