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Why It’s a Good Idea to Belly Crawl Under a Mountain for the Love of A Novel

From the first time I visited Ruby Falls in Chattanooga, Tenn., I wanted to set a novel there. I rode an elevator two hundred and sixty feet underground and stepped into a different world. Solid rock everywhere, first sheared smooth from dynamite and, later, with stalactites hanging like sharp teeth.…

Gin PhillipsDecember 16, 2025

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Tracy Cavelli on Faith, Fantasy and “The Dark Birth of the Secret Council”

In The Dark Birth of the Secret Council, author Tracy Cavelli blends suspense, fantasy and faith to create a spiritual thriller that explores the unseen battles shaping our world. In this Q&A, Cavelli shares the inspiration behind her genre-bending trilogy, the spiritual and emotional evolution of her heroine Trisha Maitland…

BookTribDecember 15, 2025

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This Week’s Must-Reads

From high-stakes mysteries on a luxurious superyacht and the jazz-filled streets of 1920s Harlem, to conspiracies threatening American democracy and a romantic comedy set in the skies, these new releases offer something for every reader. Buckle up! Each book will sweep you into a world you won’t want to leave.

BookTribDecember 15, 2025

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Jenny Colgan’s Most Enchanting Christmas Adventure Yet

It’s no secret that this reviewer thoroughly enjoys the work of New York Times best-selling, prolific author and gifted storyteller Jenny Colgan, despite professing an aversion to romances. In addition to charmingly cozy novels, she has also written several scripts for television, children’s books, Doctor Who stories and other works…

Linda HitchcockDecember 12, 2025

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Revisiting Post-War America in “One of Them”

Kitty Zeldis is a prolific author and gifted storyteller who ably captures the zeitgeist of the time period immediately following WWII in her well-crafted novel One of Them which focuses on two college girls struggling with identity and discrimination. It’s an unusual coming of age story involving anti-Semitism in Ivy…

Linda HitchcockDecember 11, 2025

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Staff Picks: Our Gift Guide

Finding the perfect book can feel like offering someone an entirely new world to step into. The BookTrib team is sharing the titles we’re wrapping up for our own friends and family this year. These are the stories we know will spark joy and great conversations. Our staff picks offer…

BookTribDecember 11, 2025

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Thomas Schlesser’s “Mona’s Eyes” Is a Triumph of Art and Heart

Thomas Schlesser wears many hats as an art historian, college professor, foundation director and author of several well-regarded nonfiction books. His second novel is the international #1 best seller Mona’s Eyes, first published in Europe in 2024. It was translated from the original French for this English language edition by…

Linda HitchcockDecember 9, 2025

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A Spellbinding Return to Camelot in “The Once and Future Queen”

If you think you know the story about King Arthur and Queen Guinevere, you may be in for a surprising - and enlightening - awakening in The Once and Future Queen by Paula Lafferty. This debut novel, the first in a trilogy, is described as a magical Camelot that is…

Krysti OstermeyerDecember 8, 2025

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Seventeen Years, One Unfinished Love Story: “Love Letters from Other People” Soars

In a small town in Indiana, two teenagers named Aubrey and Nick fall in love. Nick lives with his alcoholic father, while Aubrey comes from a traditional family. Can their love survive? Love Letters from Other People is a novel told in dual timelines: the present and 17 years ago.…

Krysti OstermeyerDecember 8, 2025

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BookTrib Editors’ Picks This Week

This week’s new releases showcase a mix of genres, from historical adventures and spellbinding fantasy to suspenseful mysteries and contemporary drama. Whether you’re drawn to true stories of courage on treacherous seas, dark legacies spanning centuries or imaginative worlds filled with magic and intrigue, these books will transport readers into…

BookTribDecember 8, 2025

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Slices of the Secret Self: Cynthia Schumacher’s “Prose Pizza”

Cynthia Schumacher’s Prose Pizza is a charming, thoughtful collection of nine stories that reveal the extraordinary layers beneath ordinary lives. With a warm yet incisive eye, Schumacher explores private desires, social expectations, small rebellions and the moments — quiet or sudden — that reorient a life. The opener, “Sunless Sea,”…

BookTribDecember 8, 2025

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Decoding Death: A Conversation with John H. Thomas on “The Terminal Gene”

John H. Thomas’s The Terminal Gene poses a question as chilling as it is irresistible: what happens when science can predict the exact moment of your death? In this gripping techno-thriller, Thomas blends cutting-edge biotechnology with haunting philosophical tension, building a world where data is power, privacy is an illusion…

BookTribDecember 5, 2025

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“The Book of Women’s Friendship”: Unpacking The Nature of This Powerful Bond

Female friendship is all the rage in popular culture at the moment. You see it in the forefront of movies, TV shows, and social media. The idea that platonic relationships between women are of incredible importance, more so even than a romantic relationship, has become more and more normalized in…

Riley HarkerDecember 4, 2025

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The Roar of Colonialism

Micheliny Verunschk weaves a nuanced web about colonialism and the effect centuries-old behavior still has on modern times in her newest release, The Jaguar’s Roar. With whip-smart prose, she imagines the life of Iñe-e as she is raised in Brazil and eventually taken from her homeland. Verunschk’s writing stands out…

Lillian ParrottaDecember 3, 2025

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Fall in Love with a Unique, Paranormal Take on Christmas Romance This Holiday Season

The Christmas Spirit by Alexandrea Weis emerges as a fresh deviation from the conventional holiday tales that saturate the market around this time of year. Courtney Winston, the protagonist of the story, is an accountant in Nashville and a writer in her spare time — although, like most aspiring authors,…

Monique SnymanDecember 2, 2025

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“The Heir Apparent” Delivers an Adult Twist on the Princess Fantasy

As a teenager coming of age in the aughts, I was a fan girl of The Princess Diaries. Mia Thermopolis learns that she is a princess of the fictitious country of Genovia, and undergoes a giant makeover. She is transformed from a bespectacled nobody into a bombshell babe, and must…

Krysti OstermeyerDecember 2, 2025

Why It’s a Good Idea to Belly Crawl Under a Mountain for the Love of A Novel

Tracy Cavelli on Faith, Fantasy and “The Dark Birth of the Secret Council”

This Week’s Must-Reads

Staff Picks: Our Gift Guide

BookTrib Editors’ Picks This Week

Decoding Death: A Conversation with John H. Thomas on “The Terminal Gene”

“The Heir Apparent” Delivers an Adult Twist on the Princess Fantasy

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