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Betsy-Tacy: The most beloved book series you never heard of

“ far as I can tell, a young adult novel is a regular novel that people actually read.” – Stephen Colbert to author John Green on The Colbert Report, June 23, 2014 Maud Hart Lovelace Ask Meg Cabot, Judy Blume or Anna Quindlen which authors inspired them and one of the…

Ann NordlandJune 25, 2014

Young Adult

Genre-bending author Jessica Hendry Nelson is blowing up the book world

It would be easy to call If Only You People Could Follow Directions (Counterpoint Press, 2014) another memoir about addiction. And in a way, it is – author Jessica Hendry Nelson unflinchingly chronicles what it’s like to grow up and come of age in a home torn apart by alcohol…

Rachel CarterJune 21, 2014

Fiction

Critically acclaimed, award-winning YA books for Pride Month

One of the (many!) great things about Pride Month falling in June is getting out of school, kicking back and enjoying a book at the beach, pool or in a lazy hammock strung between trees. An additional pleasure is finding literature that you can relate to, which was once quite…

Jane EisnerJune 19, 2014

Nonfiction

Melissa Cookston, the winningest woman in BBQ, shares her secret

“Traditionally,” writes Melissa Cookston, “the home kitchen has been women’s domain, while the grill has been male territory. Maybe it’s the caveman effect—big pieces of meat and fire bringing out the chest thumping.” Millions of years of evolution, however, haven’t stopped Cookston from being among the best at what she…

Grill Daddy & Big ChillJune 18, 2014

Nonfiction

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

Nonfiction

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

Miscellany

Get the pin-up look this summer with retro swim suits

I’m going to call it: this is the summer of the retro bathing suit. Everywhere you look are adorable high-waisted bottoms, sailor inspired one-pieces, floppy hats and patterned scarves. It’s only June and already it feels like 1950s pin-up girls have invaded all the beaches. But don’t worry – there…

Rachel CarterJune 13, 2014

Fiction

Premiere nears for epic tale: It’s time for the Outlander cheat sheet

My name is Rachel Carter, and I am an Outlander junky. I read the first book in high school, and after that I couldn’t get enough – it only took me one summer to make it through Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, and The Fiery Cross. And this…

Rachel CarterJune 13, 2014

Fiction

Lessons from 30 Rock’s Liz Lemon, junk food enabler

We all know her. She shotguns slices of pizza with an unmatched fearlessness. She isn’t afraid to ask the cashier what time the old doughnuts get thrown away. She uses her oven for one thing: warming up her jeans. She is driven by her love of sugar, fat, and efficiency.…

Corey FawcettJune 10, 2014

Nonfiction

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

Miscellany

Anna Godbersen on fathers, daughters and life imitating art

by Anna Godbersen I suppose every writer has a life imitates art story, and this is mine. At the end of summer, I sent my agent a hundred pages of what I hoped would become my first novel for grownups, and flew to Greece. This should have felt triumphant and…

BookTrib Guest AuthorJune 10, 2014

Miscellany

The Handsome Father paves the way for gay dads

When it comes to starting a family, it’s a brave new world for gay fathers. Brian Stephens and Andy Miller had always dreamed of becoming dads. However, when the time came for them to start a family they realized they had little information on where or how to begin. After…

Jane EisnerJune 10, 2014

Miscellany

Dining with: Maleficent. A menu fit for Hollywood’s favorite dark fairy

Our new series, “Dining With,” serves up our favorite books and intensifies the flavor as we journey into the imagined culinary lives of literature’s most compelling characters, concocting menus, dinner parties and other taste-forward scenarios divining what it might be like to dine with our favorite literary icons. In honor…

Amanda AldingerJune 9, 2014

Fiction

Jonesin’ for a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — Bates Motel edition

Always mind your mother. Sometimes this old adage fades as we get older and rebel but not for our geeky, albeit murderous, anti-hero, Norman Bates. He sticks close to his mother, the equally murderous Norma. In Bates Motel’s first season, we saw the closer-than-they-should-be mother and son duo dispose of…

BookTrib Nerd SquadJune 7, 2014

Fiction

Video: Missed It? Interview with Steve Berry, Author of The Lincoln Myth

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE LINCOLN MYTH Steve Berry returns with his latest thriller, a Cotton Malone adventure involving a flaw in the United States Constitution, a mystery about Abraham Lincoln, and a political issue that’s as explosive as it is timely—not only in Malone’s world, but in ours. September 1861: All…

BookTribJune 6, 2014

Nonfiction

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

Betsy-Tacy: The most beloved book series you never heard of

Genre-bending author Jessica Hendry Nelson is blowing up the book world

Critically acclaimed, award-winning YA books for Pride Month

Melissa Cookston, the winningest woman in BBQ, shares her secret

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

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

Get the pin-up look this summer with retro swim suits

Premiere nears for epic tale: It’s time for the Outlander cheat sheet

Lessons from 30 Rock’s Liz Lemon, junk food enabler

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

Anna Godbersen on fathers, daughters and life imitating art

The Handsome Father paves the way for gay dads

Dining with: Maleficent. A menu fit for Hollywood’s favorite dark fairy

Jonesin’ for a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — Bates Motel edition

Video: Missed It? Interview with Steve Berry, Author of The Lincoln Myth

Graduation tips for parents of high school seniors

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