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From city dweller to Vermonter: Mud Season’s Ellen Stimson on love, humor and Good Grief

After a family vacation to Vermont, Ellen Stimson and her family did what most of us only dream about – they packed up their lives and moved to the mountains, fantasizing about small town life, green trees and chicken coops. They certainly got the trees and the chicken coops, but…

Rachel CarterOctober 6, 2014

Nonfiction

What you need to know before you turn up your nose at the thought of drinking vinegar

With the cool autumn nights here, backyard barbeques and pool parties make way for indoor dinner parties and haunted hayrides. And we all know that no social gathering is complete without liquid refreshment. Instead of falling back on the safe choices, like beer, wine or if you are West Indian,…

Mea StewartOctober 2, 2014

Nonfiction

Tom Maxwell remembers “Hell” with the Squirrel Nut Zippers in his new memoir

Tom Maxwell rose to fame writing and playing for the interestingly named band, Squirrel Nut Zippers. With his help, the band’s hit “Hell” rocketed them to new heights, bringing their retro-swing sound to big stages in venues such as Los Angeles and Europe. Fast forward almost 20 years, and Maxwell…

Stephen J. GrantOctober 2, 2014

Nonfiction

The forgotten hero who helped save England in World War II

Harry Hopkins entered my life in my final year at St. Andrews University in Scotland when my tutor, who was from Texas, wanted me to assess the reputation of a man who had fallen “through a trapdoor in history.” I had never heard of Harry Hopkins before and nor, as…

BookTrib Guest AuthorOctober 1, 2014

Fiction

From Stage to Screen to Poetry with Israel Horovitz

Adapting a piece from the theater to the silver screen isn’t so unusual. Making the move when you’re 75 isn’t quite so typical. Award-winning playwright Israel Horovitz certainly knows the material: he’s making his directorial debut with the dramedy My Old Lady, an adaptation of one of his own plays.…

Jordan FosterOctober 1, 2014

Nonfiction

50 years after the Warren Commission Report, a graphic novel sheds fresh light

Fifty years ago this week, the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy—better known as the Warren Commission—released its official finding: an 889-page report asserting that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy, and that Jack Ruby similarly acted alone in killing Oswald, who was…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 27, 2014

Nonfiction

Style that knows no age: Ari Seth Cohen on the muses of Advanced Style

Walking down the street in New York City is always a unique experience. The clichés are true—it really is a melting pot of culture, fashion, and age. But for Ari Seth Cohen, founder of the popular blog Advanced Style, it’s also his workplace. Cohen spends his days photographing the unique…

Rachel CarterSeptember 26, 2014

BooksToScreen Fiction

The Equalizer is back, doling out justice in a film, novel, and audiobook

Are the odds stacked against you? Do you need help? You could call the Equalizer. But don’t be surprised if it takes a while for him to get back to you. He’s an awfully busy guy these days.

Michael RuscoeSeptember 26, 2014

Nonfiction

Liz Prince’s Tomboy looks at growing up outside of gender norms

Liz Prince's graphic memoir Tomboy opens with the cartoonish 4-year-old Liz screaming and crying as her parents huddle around her. "I'm just trying to get her to wear this dress," her exasperated mother reports about the garment sent by her grandmother. Two pages later, after unsuccessful coaxing, her mother turns…

Tahneer OksmanSeptember 21, 2014

Fiction

Jonesin’ for a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — special Black Sails edition for Talk Like a Pirate Day

Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day, arrrggghhh! So in true BookTrib fashion we must join the parade of buccaneers and peg legs with a bonus edition of "Jonesin’ For a Fix" for you, me buckos, featuring some of my favorite pirates (and non-pirates) in the Starz hit series, Black…

McKenzie MorrellSeptember 19, 2014

Fiction

Swashbuckling style fit for a Musketeer or pirate

Between the BBC show The Musketeers and Friday’s Talk Like a Pirate Day, leather and sword fighting seem to be everywhere we look. And that’s a good thing, trust us. Not only are we excited to try out some “matey’s,” and “arrrs,” but we’ve also been inspired by talking with…

Rachel CarterSeptember 19, 2014

Fiction

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Angie Hallier, Author of “The Wiser Divorce”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN-bVEp4cck ABOUT THE AUTHOR ANGIE HALLIER is the founder and managing partner of Hallier & Lawrence PLC, ranked the #1 family law firm in Arizona by Ranking Arizona. Her practice includes complex divorce and legal separation, business issues incident to divorce, spousal maintenance, appellate work, and paternity issues. She offers…

BookTribSeptember 19, 2014

Fiction

Video: Missed It? Interview with Leslie Meier, Author of French Pastry Murder

We have a FRENCH PASTRY MURDER on our hands! (Book 21 in the Lucy Stone Mystery series by Leslie Meier) ABOUT FRENCH PASTRY MURDER Tinker's Cove is abuzz with excitement when Norah, the queen of daytime TV, comes to town and selects Lucy and her pals to be featured…

BookTribSeptember 19, 2014

Nonfiction

Karen Chase recounts her battle with polio and FDR as a figure of hope

As the country watches Ken Burns’ latest documentary opus, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, unfold on television, we’ll be given another look at what some have called FDR’s “grand deception”—his campaign to hide the fact that throughout his presidency, he was, due to polio, unable to walk. Apprehensive as to…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 19, 2014

Miscellany

Clothing Makes the Musketeer: Talking with BBC’s The Musketeers Costume Designer Phoebe De Gaye

Most people’s typical workday involves an office, budget meetings, and a little water-cooler talk. But not for Phoebe De Gaye, costume designer for BBC’s The Musketeers. She has concerns that might seem foreign to the rest of us—like bullet holes, corsets and how to hide padding during a sword fight.…

Rachel CarterSeptember 19, 2014

Nonfiction

Reading up on the Roosevelts: Great books about the historic trio

The lives of three of the most towering figures of the 20th century—and of American history—are on full display in Ken Burns’ latest documentary, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. “No other family has ever touched so many lives,” the documentary tells us, and their stories have become the stuff of…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 18, 2014

From city dweller to Vermonter: Mud Season’s Ellen Stimson on love, humor and Good Grief

What you need to know before you turn up your nose at the thought of drinking vinegar

Tom Maxwell remembers “Hell” with the Squirrel Nut Zippers in his new memoir

The forgotten hero who helped save England in World War II

From Stage to Screen to Poetry with Israel Horovitz

50 years after the Warren Commission Report, a graphic novel sheds fresh light

Style that knows no age: Ari Seth Cohen on the muses of Advanced Style

The Equalizer is back, doling out justice in a film, novel, and audiobook

Liz Prince’s Tomboy looks at growing up outside of gender norms

Jonesin’ for a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — special Black Sails edition for Talk Like a Pirate Day

Swashbuckling style fit for a Musketeer or pirate

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Angie Hallier, Author of “The Wiser Divorce”

Video: Missed It? Interview with Leslie Meier, Author of French Pastry Murder

Karen Chase recounts her battle with polio and FDR as a figure of hope

Clothing Makes the Musketeer: Talking with BBC’s The Musketeers Costume Designer Phoebe De Gaye

Reading up on the Roosevelts: Great books about the historic trio

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