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The Magic Repair Shop will cast a spell on your middle-grade reader

Anyone who watched television in the 1980s remembers RIF’s PSA encouraging young people to read. The biggest hurdle to getting children to read is finding something that they actually want to read. There are many iterations of this quote, but the message is the same regardless of the attribution—if you…

Mea StewartDecember 9, 2014

Fiction

A Little Women Christmas Beautifully Illustrates the Season’s Good Will

I recently took a copy of A Little Women Christmas (Simon & Schuster, 2014) to read with my Reading Buddy, Heidi. Author Heather Vogel Frederick took the story of Mr. March’s surprise homecoming from Louisa Mae Alcott’s classic, Little Women, and adapted it for 4-7 year olds. Who better to…

Ann NordlandDecember 8, 2014

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Harry Potter: The Creature Vault reveals the origins of J.K. Rowling’s fantastic beasts

Ladies and gents, it’s honesty hour. I am a fraud of a Potterhead. Dobby forgive me, I watched the movies before I read the books. In fact, I did not see the light until very late, like Deathly Hallows Part I late. Do not judge me. I did not endure…

Mea StewartDecember 6, 2014

Fiction

4 Essential P.D. James books

Since 1962, English author P.D. James—who passed away on November 27 at age 94—delighted readers with a new kind of crime fiction. Despite the fact that they share a home country, and rampant popularity, James actually has little in common with Agatha Christie, to whom she’s too often compared. Never…

Jordan FosterDecember 4, 2014

Fiction

Eileen Goudge shares a cookie swapper’s basic recipe — no BS, no wheat germ.

They say taste is the sense with the longest memory. It must be true because my most memorable moments growing up involve food. Baked goods, in particular. With six kids, my mom always had a full cookie jar. With five daughters, she had a full kitchen. On Saturdays my sisters…

Eileen GoudgeNovember 29, 2014

Fiction

The Vines by Christopher Rice delivers unexpected lyricism that’s impossible to put down

It’s a rare book that defies your expectations and transcends the genre you were expecting when you first opened the page. This is what Christopher Rice’s new novel, The Vines, did for me. What I thought was a straightforward paranormal tale is actually a lyrical, literary novel that melds sci-fi,…

Rachel CarterNovember 27, 2014

BooksToScreen Fiction

Your Hunger Games: Mockingjay cheat sheet

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 opens November 21, and we can’t wait to watch Katniss kick some serious Capital ass. To where was she mysteriously whisked away at the end of Catching Fire? What, exactly, is District 13? When is she finally going to suck face with Gale? Those…

Rachel CarterNovember 22, 2014

Fiction

The mother-and-daughter behind The House of Night series

While we’ve been catching up on Netflix and wondering if we’d look good in bangs, the mother-daughter writing team of PC and Kristin Cast has been busy writing 12 bestsellers in the beloved young adult House of Night series. And—trust us—it is very beloved. The series tells the story of…

Rachel CarterNovember 19, 2014

Fiction

David Biedrzycki on bears, dragons, broccoli–and how to pronounce his name

David Biedrzycki (pronounced… well, see below) grew up on 1960s TV shows, worked in advertising for a lot of years, and then became a children’s book author and illustrator. His published work includes the Ace Lacewing: Bug Detective series, the Me and My Dragon books, and a couple of books…

Brent AlmondNovember 15, 2014

Fiction

When Disney meets Marvel: Big Hero 6

On the heels of the phenomenon that is Frozen, Disney brings us Big Hero 6, the latest Marvel-based offering. Judging from the excitement the film is creating amongst Gen X-ers and Millennials (not to mention the people in my house), Disney is set to have another mega-hit. Billed as a…

Ann NordlandNovember 10, 2014

Fiction

Breaking Bad is gone? Here’s a book list to feed your addiction

I mean, it’s working OK and everything, but is has a problem: like millions of TVs across the country, it no longer carries new episodes of Breaking Bad, the most thrilling, gripping, exhilarating, suspenseful, jump-out-of-your-chair-and-scream-holy crap! television series ever broadcast, and quite possibly the best piece of drama committed to…

BookTrib Nerd SquadNovember 1, 2014

Fiction

Books that made me lose sleep. WIN: Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

I may have outgrown candy corn and those weird caramel apple chews that seem to only exist in October, but I hope I’ll never lose my taste for books that keep me up till midnight, tossing, turning, and worrying about what, exactly, lurks under my bed. In fourth grade, my…

Tracy ManasterOctober 31, 2014

Fiction

Colleagues in crime: Our favorite crime, mystery and horror novels

We love getting our fright on for Halloween here at BookTrib headquarters. It’s no exaggeration to say that hundreds of books cross our path each year, but when it comes to crime, mystery and horror we have our favorites. So grab a bowl of candy corn and pull up a…

BookTrib Nerd SquadOctober 30, 2014

Fiction

Frankenstein, Dracula and Carrie — oh my!

Wait—sorry. What we meant was Frankenstein is LIVE, on stage, in the Olivier-winning production of Frankenstein by the National Theatre of Great Britain. The production, which starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller (both of whom have played Sherlock Holmes on TV), ended its run in 2011, but not before…

Michael RuscoeOctober 28, 2014

Fiction

Jonesin’ for a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — Lost Girl edition

The other day I was bored and clicking through Netflix when I stumbled across the Canadian TV show Lost Girl. A succubus who’s torn between two lovers and struggling to find her place in the fae world? Yes, please. I started watching and basically streamed all four seasons in about…

Rachel CarterOctober 11, 2014

Fiction

International author Bina Shah discusses Sindh, Sufism and storytelling

The original title of my novel A Season For Martyrs was meant to be Children of Sindh. Sindh is one of the four provinces that make up Pakistan, and it’s where I was born and where I live today. When I sat down to write the book, I envisioned an…

BookTrib Guest AuthorOctober 6, 2014

The Magic Repair Shop will cast a spell on your middle-grade reader

A Little Women Christmas Beautifully Illustrates the Season’s Good Will

Harry Potter: The Creature Vault reveals the origins of J.K. Rowling’s fantastic beasts

4 Essential P.D. James books

Eileen Goudge shares a cookie swapper’s basic recipe — no BS, no wheat germ.

The Vines by Christopher Rice delivers unexpected lyricism that’s impossible to put down

Your Hunger Games: Mockingjay cheat sheet

The mother-and-daughter behind The House of Night series

David Biedrzycki on bears, dragons, broccoli–and how to pronounce his name

When Disney meets Marvel: Big Hero 6

Breaking Bad is gone? Here’s a book list to feed your addiction

Books that made me lose sleep. WIN: Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix

Colleagues in crime: Our favorite crime, mystery and horror novels

Frankenstein, Dracula and Carrie — oh my!

Jonesin’ for a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — Lost Girl edition

International author Bina Shah discusses Sindh, Sufism and storytelling

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