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Kristin Harmel’s New Novel Explores Love, Resistance, and a 1942 Murder

The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau is an exciting and thought-provoking read. In this latest historical novel by New York Times best-selling author Kristin Harmel, its protagonist is an expert jewel thief. The story alternates in time between her years growing up in Nazi-occupied Paris in the 1940s — where…

Anne Eliot FeldmanJune 18, 2025

Fiction Recommended

Character-Driven Historical Thriller Is a Stirring Triumph of Conscience and Courage

Set during the height of the Berlin Airlift, Cold Victory by Helena P. Schrader delivers a powerful, character-driven portrait of postwar courage, justice, and survival. This gripping novel blends meticulous historical detail with emotionally rich storytelling, offering readers a vivid and unforgettable glimpse into one of the Cold War’s most…

BookTribJune 13, 2025

Fiction

V.E. Schwab’s Latest Is the Vampire Novel You Didn’t Know You Needed

In V.E. Shwab's latest novel, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, readers are immersed in a tapestry of voices that echo across centuries, bound by blood, grief, and an almost mythic resilience. We follow three women through the course of the book — María in 1532 Spain, Charlotte in…

Lydia LefevreJune 10, 2025

Fiction

Mary Alice Monroe Explores Love, Sacrifice and Grit in Sweeping Southern Epic

Mary Alice Monroe’s latest novel, Where the Rivers Merge, is a gorgeous read, one of those historical novels that sweeps you up into a time and a place so real and lush you feel you’re there, with a compelling storyline to make you stay. This captivating multigenerational saga of a…

Anne Eliot FeldmanMay 16, 2025

Fiction

Mary Morris Weaves Poignant Mother-Daughter Mystery in “The Red House”

How well do we really know the people we love? Can uncovering the secrets of the past finally bring healing, or will it cause more chaos in the present? In The Red House, award-winning author Mary Morris crafts a haunting and thought-provoking historical mystery that explores these very questions. Set…

Natalia KavaleMay 13, 2025

Fiction

Natalie Jenner’s Latest is a Lush, Romantic Journey Through History, Secrets and Sisterhood

Natalie Jenner’s latest book Austen At Sea is historical fiction at its richest. Set in 1865, two Boston-born Jane Austen devotees connect with Jane’s only surviving brother, in a setting that alternates between Boston, Massachusetts and Chawton, England where Jane wrote her books. The sisters and others become embroiled in…

Anne Eliot FeldmanMay 6, 2025

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Mary Magdalene’s Lost Diary Will Completely Change the Way You See Her

In The Lost Diary of Mary Magdalene, Johnny Teague brings to life the hidden thoughts and emotions of one of history’s most misunderstood figures. The story begins with an archaeologist, Giuseppe Campise, stumbling upon a clay pot containing Mary Magdalene’s personal diary in the ruins of Magdala. What should have…

BookTribApril 23, 2025

Listicles

7 Books About Women Avenging Themselves

They say the best revenge is living well. The heroines of my new novel, The Book Club For Troublesome Women, would agree wholeheartedly. When four dissatisfied but very different suburban housewives form a book club to read the controversial 1963 blockbuster The Feminine Mystique, the page is turned in…

Marie BostwickApril 22, 2025

Author Spotlight

Striking Gold with this Middle Grade Heroic Tale

Full of secret codes, hidden intrigue, and a touch of the supernatural, this historical novel will have young readers on the edge of their seats. This premise marks the explosive start to Knocktopia: Secret of the Mother Lode by Hunter Malone. With fascinating puzzles, a keen knowledge of 19th-century mining…

BookTribApril 17, 2025

Miscellany

An Elegy for the Duke: Are Reports of the Demise of Historical Romance Exaggerated?

Who killed the duke? Long the most popular hottie in the ballrooms of English historical romance, there’s a rumor running through Romancelandia that his demise is imminent. For decades, historical romance has been the backbone of the romance genre. Whether you mark historical romance as beginning with the social comedies…

JeriAnn GellerApril 14, 2025

Children's Books Fiction Recommended

Strike Gold on This Middle-Grade Mystery Full of Ciphers & Secret Codes

For 12-year-old Benjamin Coolahan, it feels like just yesterday he was enjoying life in 1873’s Boston, sailing on the Charles River with friends while his father worked in the Coolahan Gold Mine. But now Ben’s father is dead, and his will dictates that Ben move to Gold Flat, California, to…

BookTribMarch 28, 2025

Fiction Listicles

8 Historical Novels Chronicling Women in the 18th & 19th Century

This month is Women’s History Month and at BookTrib, we are celebrating women’s historical fiction titles set in the eighteenth or nineteenth century.

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationMarch 26, 2025

Fiction Recommended

Two Lovers, Two Wars, and One Destiny as A Meticulous Plan Unfolds

“Was this not an ancient tale older than time itself? Once more, a new saga would begin. Once more, a man and a woman would fall in love.” Two families unite in matrimony, defying centuries-old cultural, physical and religious boundaries in A Meticulous Plan by A Mohit. When Pooja Roy…

Megan BeauregardMarch 25, 2025

Fiction

Emilia Hart’s Latest Haunting Feminist Novel Echoes Across Time

Some novels don’t just tell a story; they sing. Emilia Hart’s second novel, The Sirens, is one of them — a lyrical, evocative tale that sweeps you into the salty winds of the English and Australian coasts, weaving together history, myth and the unbreakable resilience of women. Following the success…

Lydia LefevreMarch 24, 2025

A Brutal Regime. A Family Torn Apart. A Fight to Survive.

Tod Lending is a multi-talented award-winning producer, director, and cinematographer who specializes in human interest documentaries that demonstrate the resilience of spirit and the triumph of humanity in a variety of challenging situations during his 40-year career in filmmaking. Nominated for a Best Documentary Academy Award for his film Legacy,…

Linda HitchcockMarch 19, 2025

Fiction Listicles

4 Historical Fiction Novels That Empower Women

If there’s one thing I’ll never tire of, it's stories that celebrate strong, resilient female characters. There’s just something about a story where women lift each other up and face life’s chaos together that reminds us, the reader, of the power of friendship and its ability to heal the soul.…

Eliza KnightMarch 17, 2025

Character-Driven Historical Thriller Is a Stirring Triumph of Conscience and Courage

Mary Magdalene’s Lost Diary Will Completely Change the Way You See Her

7 Books About Women Avenging Themselves

Striking Gold with this Middle Grade Heroic Tale

An Elegy for the Duke: Are Reports of the Demise of Historical Romance Exaggerated?

Strike Gold on This Middle-Grade Mystery Full of Ciphers & Secret Codes

8 Historical Novels Chronicling Women in the 18th & 19th Century

Two Lovers, Two Wars, and One Destiny as A Meticulous Plan Unfolds

4 Historical Fiction Novels That Empower Women

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