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5 Nostalgic Road Trip Reads

The early days of summer have arrived at long last on the hot, tantalizing breezes of sunscreen, popsicles, and flip flops galore. Now is the time so many of us feel the need to bust free of our daily restraints and fill our lungs with the sunshiney goodness of the…

J'nell CiesielskiJune 15, 2026

Fiction Miscellany

How My Novel About a Hasidic Woman Tells a Universal Story

Books have the capacity to break down differences by being different. It is very much my hope that my novel does just that. And that my readers might discover that a story about a Hasidic woman might also be a story about them.

Talya JankovitsJune 15, 2026

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A Seductive Descent into New York’s Glittering Underworld

Jamie Brenner's Blue Angel is a smart, sensuous, and thoroughly entertaining dive into the electric underbelly of New York City nightlife. This is seduction as literary art: wicked, atmospheric, and impossible to put down.

BookTribJune 12, 2026

Fiction

Maggie O’Farrell’s “Land” Explores the Power of Place

In one of the most anticipated releases of the year, Land tells the story of a peninsula on the western edge of Ireland in the aftermath of the great famine. In her first book following the breakout novel Hamnet, Author Maggie O’Farrell combines gripping generational drama with fabled mysteries of…

Michael FerryJune 12, 2026

Fiction Recommended

When Escape Becomes the Journey Home

In Lori Keesey’s Second Chance Highway, escape is only the first act of courage. Ginny Carmichael has already done the urgent thing: she has fled Atlanta with her infant daughter, Laurel, leaving behind Jacob Hudson, the charming, controlling fiancé whose abuse has made her life smaller and smaller. But getting…

BookTribJune 11, 2026

Fiction

Sofia Montrone’s Nymph Is a Lyrical Coming-of-Age Journey Through Love and Loss

Sofia Montrone’s debut novel, Nymph, is a coming of age story that will sweep you away into the Italian countryside. Split into two parts, Nymph takes us on Leo’s journey as she grows from girl to woman.

Kristin KeatonJune 11, 2026

Fiction

A Chance Encounter Resurrects Love and Loss in Ann Patchett’s “Whistler”

Once again, in Whistler, Patchett has woven a rich, complex saga of love and loss destined to become a novel not to be missed.

Jodé MillmanJune 10, 2026

Fiction Listicles Popular

Magic and Mystery in Six Stories of Extraordinary Women

History is filled with women whose stories have been overlooked, forgotten or left untold. In fiction, authors often reclaim those voices by blending the ordinary with the extraordinary, weaving together magic, folklore, spirituality and mystery to illuminate lives. The six novels below each focus on remarkable women whose gifts allow…

Michelle St. RomainJune 10, 2026

Fiction

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

A few years ago, I woke from a dream with this phrase in my mind: Heaven is running out of angels.

Lauren KateJune 9, 2026

Fiction Romance

Writing for the Outcasts – “Her Sharp Embrace”

When I started writing Her Sharp Embrace, I returned to my teenage self. That anxious outcast was racing toward a future she hoped would embrace her more gently than the world she’d always known. As I drafted, the vice-tight ache of loneliness stayed with me. I wanted to remember what…

Kate KoenigJune 9, 2026

Fiction

I Took a Pickleball to the Face—and It Changed the Course of My Life

I wish I could tell you my new novel came to me out of the sky. Oh, wait. It did.

Stephanie MackJune 9, 2026

Fiction Listicles

Women in STEM and Sleuthing

Women in STEM has been a hot topic in recent years. Whether its medical advances or landing spacecraft on the moon, women are proving what the fairer sex has known all along: female scientists kick ass. In fiction, too, I’ve seen a turn toward setting women in scientific fields recently,…

Kate KhavariJune 9, 2026

Fiction Listicles Popular

Our June Selections Include David Ellis’ “Keep Them Close”

Things are heating up now that it’s summer and that also means it’s time to hit the beach or pool with a great new book. Whether you’re in the mood for murder, unexpected pregnancies, a retelling of Jane Eyre, a yacht filled with conniving influencers or siblings keeping dark secrets,…

Stephanie ElliotJune 8, 2026

Fiction Listicles

Books to Read After Watching “Obsession”

From stalkers convinced they're soulmates to voyeurs drawn dangerously into strangers' lives, these novels explore the darker side of human desire.

BookTribJune 5, 2026

Fiction Listicles Popular

Pride Reads From Queer Authors of Color

Historical fiction and suspense. On their own, each offers something I love. But together? That’s where the magic can really happen.

Lavender Public RelationsJune 3, 2026

Fiction Hidden Gems

Behind the Palm Beach Glamour, One Family Faces a Reckoning

In Palm Beach, a family can look flawless from the outside and still be coming apart behind the hedges. The trick is knowing how to smile through it, where to sit, what to wear and which rumors to pretend not to hear. Lucinda Barrows has spent decades perfecting that art.…

BookTribJune 2, 2026

5 Nostalgic Road Trip Reads

How My Novel About a Hasidic Woman Tells a Universal Story

A Seductive Descent into New York’s Glittering Underworld

When Escape Becomes the Journey Home

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities

Writing for the Outcasts – “Her Sharp Embrace”

I Took a Pickleball to the Face—and It Changed the Course of My Life

Women in STEM and Sleuthing

Our June Selections Include David Ellis’ “Keep Them Close”

Books to Read After Watching “Obsession”

Pride Reads From Queer Authors of Color

Behind the Palm Beach Glamour, One Family Faces a Reckoning

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