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Special Edition of “A Wrinkle in Time” on Author’s 100th

Any lover of young adult literature no doubt is familiar with the unforgettable Meg Murry, who must confront her fears and self-doubt to rescue her scientist father experimenting with mysterious tesseracts capable of bending the fabric of space and time. Meg gets help from her little brother Charles Wallace, her…

BookTribOctober 1, 2018

Romance

Author Buzz Giveaway: Romance, Mystery, and Fantasy

This week's Author Buzz giveaway features a mixed bag of genres including mystery, romance and fantasy! For more information on any of these great books you could win for free, read what the authors have to say. Want more BookTrib? Sign up NOW for news and giveaways! Dear Reader, It’s been six…

AuthorBuzzSeptember 29, 2018

Romance Young Adult

Mary Pearson’s Picks: YA Thrilling Fantasy and Romance

Mary E. Pearson returns to her Remnant Chronicles universe in Dance of Thieves—a young adult novel that follows a thief named Kazi who is sent on a mission by the queen of Venda to hunt down a war criminal. Along the way, Kazi comes face to face with Jase, the ruler of the…

BookishAugust 15, 2018

Fiction

Sam Hooker’s “Peril in the Old Country” Is The Perfect, Dark Comedy Escape

His latest book, Peril in the Old Country, draws the reader into a kaleidoscope of absurdist humor, stunning imagery, and a fantastical plot. Hooker is an expert when it comes to dark humor, and it clearly shows. In a land where rules are everything - also known as the Old…

BookTribJune 5, 2018

Young Adult

Video: Bestselling Author Tamora Pierce Talks with Signature-Reads.com About Writing Strong, Female Heroes

Award-winning, New York Times Bestselling fantasy author Tamora Pierce knows a thing or two about how to write memorable female heroes who are tough, yet self-aware. On this International Women's Day, Pierce shares with Signature-Reads.com (a site run by Penguin Random House) some insight into how she crafts strong characters who…

BookTribMarch 8, 2018

Miscellany

2017 Goodreads Choice Award Winners Are Here! How Did Our Picks Match Up?

Yesterday, Goodreads announced their 2017 Choice Award Winners. If you recall, BookTrib's Senior Editor, Aisha K. Staggers, and Contributor, Rachel Carter, shared their picks from their list of nominees. Here are the winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards for 2017, see how our picks match up! 2017 Winner in Fantasy…

BookTribDecember 6, 2017

Fiction Miscellany Young Adult

Cassandra Clare Signs Seven-Figure Book Deal for New Series

Cassandra Clare, New York Times best-selling author of the wildly popular Young Adult urban fantasy series The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, and The Dark Artifices, has just signed a seven-figure book deal with Del Rey Books to launch a new series in the same genre, but with an adult audience as the focus. Sword…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaNovember 29, 2017

Fiction

2017 Goodreads Choice Awards: BookTrib’s Top Picks in Every Category

The Goodreads Choice Awards are here once again, and we’re already knee-deep in the semifinal rounds. The books have been narrowed down to 20 choices in each category, and the competition is tougher than ever. Semifinals last until November 12th, with the final round of voting open from the 14th…

BookTribNovember 11, 2017

Nonfiction

Sex, Voyeurism, A Legendary Journalist And The Thin Line Between Fact And Fantasy

Ever go to a hotel and wonder if anyone is watching you? Voyeur, a documentary shown this weekend at the Hamptons Film Festival about well-known journalist Gay Talese and motel owner Gerald Foos, the voyeur who chose him to write his story. It started more than thirty years earlier when Foos…

Meryl L. MossOctober 9, 2017

Fiction

Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them: Advice for Writers of Fantasy

Where do you get your news? If you’re like me, it’s a combo of Twitter, Colbert, and as little TV as I can get away with. (And then, the shower-crying.) As we continue to build and populate our fantasy world, it’s worth thinking about where your beekeepers, wenches, and princesses get…

Kim AlexanderAugust 8, 2017

Miscellany

Tasty Food and Book Pairings for Every Literary Genre

There are food and wine pairings, book and wine pairings, and even book and coffee pairings but no one knows what to eat with a book! What should you munch on while reading Mockingjay? Or nibble while reading New Moon? Well, lick your lips and attack a snack, because here…

Rachael ElmyAugust 1, 2017

Fiction

Bees and Wenches: Kim Alexander Expands on the Chosen One Trope

We’ve been talking about the elements of world building, and specifically world building for your very own fantasy novel, and this one is going to be about one of the most common, nearly unavoidable tropes that ever troped: the Chosen One. You know how it works. One minute you’re a…

Kim AlexanderJuly 17, 2017

Fiction

June Author Crush: Robin Hobb, Like Tolkien and R. R. Martin, is a Master Worldbuilder

From Game of Thrones to His Dark Materials, I love all kinds of fantasy. But it's not easy to find a series that ticks off all the boxes: epic but still heartfelt, detailed but not overwhelming, and filled with characters I want to spend book-after-book with daily. More often than not,…

Rachel CarterJune 15, 2017

Miscellany Young Adult

ICYMI! Our Top Picks from the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards

It’s once again time for the annual Goodreads Choice Awards, where thousands of readers choose their favorite books of the year. The competition is stiff this go around, with three stages of voting and tons of awesome reads to choose from. Goodreads has always been about the readers, bringing together…

Rachel CarterMay 22, 2017

Miscellany

Kim Alexander Tackles Hair Details in Her Series on World Building

In my continuing series on world building, I’ve mostly been talking about big-picture components: time, religion, the written word. In this edition, let’s narrow the focus. Picture a woman. Now get closer. Let’s look at her head. What’s she got going on? Is her hair flawless; waist length and perfectly…

Kim AlexanderMay 6, 2017

Young Adult

These Top 10 February Books Will Fight that Winter Fatigue!

We’ve finally reached the shortest month of the year – and possibly the most romantic one, with Valentine’s Day quickly approaching and the snow still steadily falling outside our windows. Still, despite the romance we might all be getting a little sick of winter at this point, which is why…

Rachel CarterFebruary 7, 2017

Special Edition of “A Wrinkle in Time” on Author’s 100th

Author Buzz Giveaway: Romance, Mystery, and Fantasy

Mary Pearson’s Picks: YA Thrilling Fantasy and Romance

Sam Hooker’s “Peril in the Old Country” Is The Perfect, Dark Comedy Escape

Video: Bestselling Author Tamora Pierce Talks with Signature-Reads.com About Writing Strong, Female Heroes

2017 Goodreads Choice Award Winners Are Here! How Did Our Picks Match Up?

Cassandra Clare Signs Seven-Figure Book Deal for New Series

2017 Goodreads Choice Awards: BookTrib’s Top Picks in Every Category

Sex, Voyeurism, A Legendary Journalist And The Thin Line Between Fact And Fantasy

Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them: Advice for Writers of Fantasy

Tasty Food and Book Pairings for Every Literary Genre

Bees and Wenches: Kim Alexander Expands on the Chosen One Trope

June Author Crush: Robin Hobb, Like Tolkien and R. R. Martin, is a Master Worldbuilder

ICYMI! Our Top Picks from the 2016 Goodreads Choice Awards

Kim Alexander Tackles Hair Details in Her Series on World Building

These Top 10 February Books Will Fight that Winter Fatigue!

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