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Nonfiction

Ghosts of Sicily Brings a Remarkable WWII Secret Out of the Shadows

Ghosts of Sicily, subtitled The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy is the third nonfiction collaboration between best-selling authors Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll, JR.

Linda HitchcockJune 4, 2026

Fiction

Through Snow and Silence, Love Endures in “Fireflies in Winter”

Fireflies in Winter is a vividly realistic historical fiction by the author of River Sing Me Home, Eleanor Shearer. Set in 1796, the story revolves around a young Jamaican Maroon woman named Cora, who is forced to leave her hometown of Trelawny Town because of war and seek refuge in…

Natalia KavaleFebruary 12, 2026

Listicles Miscellany

Stories of Weather, Warnings and the Cost of Waiting

National Weatherperson’s Day honors the science, skill and judgment behind forecasts designed to keep us safe. But history — and fiction — are full of moments when the warning was issued, the data was sound, and the danger still went unheeded. Not because people didn’t hear it, but because the…

Cynthia ConradFebruary 5, 2026

Nonfiction

The True Story of Nazi Germany’s Secret Resistance and Its Deadly Infiltration

Jonathan Freedman has written a thought-provoking, heart-breaking work of non-fiction in The Traitor’s Circle subtitled The True Story of a Secret Resistance Network in Nazi Germany and the Spy Who Betrayed Them. Among his previous works is the award-winning true story The Escape Artist: The Man who Broke out of…

Linda HitchcockFebruary 4, 2026

Nonfiction Recommended

“Fighting Back” Traces One Pilot’s Journey From Bronx Childhood to the Birth of the Israeli Air Force

In Fighting Back: Stan Andrews and the Birth of the Israeli Air Force, Jeffrey and Craig Weiss follow one young American pilot from a Bronx childhood to WWII combat and then into the cockpits of Israel’s first fighter and bomber squadrons. Drawing on years of research and interviews, the authors…

BookTribJanuary 9, 2026

Fiction

The Making of a Visionary in “The Architect of New York”

The Architect of New York is a historical biography of a Spanish immigrant, Rafael Guastavino Moreno Sr., a historical figure who introduced the Catalan tile vault system to the USA in the 1880s. The book is crafted by prize-winning author Javier Moro, who recounts the story from the perspective of…

Natalia KavaleJanuary 6, 2026

Nonfiction

Bob Dylan’s Life on the Road, Reimagined on the Page and Canvas

The enigmatic Bob Dylan was born in 1941, moved to New York City in January, 1961, began playing Greenwich Village clubs the following month and was quickly signed to Columbia Records releasing his debut album Bob Dylan in March, 1961. He embarked on his first concert tour in 1964 lasting…

Linda HitchcockDecember 22, 2025

The Queen of Bohemia Returns to the Page

Zoe Anderson Norris hid in plain sight for well over a century but now she is back on the scene! A prolific writer and social activist, Zoe (rhymes with “no”) moved to New York City in 1898. Alternately chagrined and captivated by urban life, she remained haunted by her dark…

Claudia KeenanNovember 13, 2025

Author Spotlight

Searching for Bowlby—and for Himself: C.V. Wooster on the Bonds That Shape Us

Searching for Bowlby intertwines biography and memoir to illuminate the life of John Bowlby: the pioneering psychologist who redefined how we understand love, loss, and human connection. But in tracing Bowlby’s theories of attachment, Wooster also found himself confronting his own. In this Q&A, author C.V. Wooster reflects on the…

BookTribNovember 4, 2025

Rising, Resilience and Resistance in the World of Black-Owned Bookstores

America’s first Black-owned bookstore belonged to a fervent abolitionist, David Ruggles. From the start, he encountered racial harassment that would plague Black bookstore owners through the next century and beyond. The ordeal of Ruggles, who opened his shop in 1834 on Lispenard Street in lower Manhattan, is where journalist Char…

Claudia KeenanNovember 3, 2025

Nonfiction

Launching Liberty: How America Built the Ships That Won the War

Journalist, author, and Boston University Assistant Vice President Doug Most has thoroughly researched and expertly documented the construction of America’s cargo or Liberty ships, a largely overlooked but important aspect of WWII history. This remarkable achievement is documented in his recently published non-fiction work Launching Liberty, subtitled The Epic Race…

Linda HitchcockOctober 23, 2025

Romance

Clocks, Chaos and Chemistry: A Victorian Fantasy You’ll Devour

“Her supernatural skills can’t compete with the power of love.” Mary Poppins meets Bridgerton in The Nanny’s Handbook for Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes by Amy Rose Bennett. I absolutely adore both those titles, so I knew I’d immediately fall in love with this. The story follows Emmeline Chase, a…

Cemile AtarOctober 2, 2025

BooksToScreen - Featured

Beyond HBO’s The Gilded Age: Inside the Mansion Where New York’s Real Elite Lived

HBO’s The Gilded Age immerses viewers in a world of social ambition, industrial fortunes and glittering Fifth Avenue ballrooms. But while the drama plays out on exquisitely designed sets, there is a real mansion that embodies the era’s power and taste. Now, with the upcoming publication of The Frick Collection:…

BookTribOctober 1, 2025

Nonfiction

True History of Monopoly’s Surprising, Crucial Role in WWII Espionage

Philip E. Orbanes is an American Board Game designer, former senior vice president for research and development at Parker Brothers and the world’s foremost authority on the history of the board game Monopoly. His latest book on the game, Monopoly X, is aptly subtitled: How Top Secret World War Two…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 15, 2025

Nonfiction

Riveting Hidden History of 20th Century’s Most Influential Fashion Designer

Fashion designer Claire McCardell is receiving some overdue attention and appreciation with the recently published Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free, written by award-winning journalist and author Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson. The New York Historical Museum, located at 170 Central Park West (77th Street) in Manhattan, has an important…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 10, 2025

Listicles

6 Moving Novels That Explore the Emotional Depth of WWII

History’s darkest chapters are often best understood not through dates and battles, but through the intimate stories of those who lived them. For readers drawn to the emotional weight of World War II fiction, these six novels balance sorrow with hope. Each powerfully reminds us: though war shatters worlds, the…

Katie BloomerAugust 22, 2025

Stories of Weather, Warnings and the Cost of Waiting

“Fighting Back” Traces One Pilot’s Journey From Bronx Childhood to the Birth of the Israeli Air Force

Searching for Bowlby—and for Himself: C.V. Wooster on the Bonds That Shape Us

Beyond HBO’s The Gilded Age: Inside the Mansion Where New York’s Real Elite Lived

6 Moving Novels That Explore the Emotional Depth of WWII

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