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Romance Roundup: 25 Sexy New Releases Capturing Our Heart

Thanks to Valentine’s Day and those long, snowy winter nights, February just might be the most romantic month of the year. We’re celebrating that romance with a giant roundup of the steamiest, sweetest and most loving reads we can find. Here's a preview of 25 new romantic releases that are…

Rachel CarterFebruary 14, 2017

Fiction

Review: Fall in Love with Emma Donoghue’s ‘The Wonder’

“Lib wrote down, 1:13 p.m., 1 tsp. water. Not that quantity mattered, she supposed, except that she wanted to be able to give a full account of anything the child ingested on her watch.” For fans of historic classics such as The Kite Runner and Angela’s Ashes, The Wonder (Little, Brown & Company,…

Mercedes ReinerOctober 4, 2016

Fiction

Books Capturing the Romance and Heartbreak of ‘The Light Between Oceans’

The Light Between Oceans comes out in theaters Friday, September 2 and We. Can’t. Wait. And not just because it stars Michael Fassbender (though, yum). Originally a book written by M.L. Stedman in 2012, The Light Between Oceans is one of those heart-wrenching stories that stays with you long after you…

Rachel CarterSeptember 1, 2016

Fiction

5 (Totally True) Historical Surprises in Steve Berry’s ‘The 14th Colony’

We love Steve Berry’s novels; they’re like Cracker Jack boxes with a historical surprise inside. Who would have suspected the shocking twists in The King’s Deception (the first transgender royal) or The Columbus Affair (the explorer was looking for a Jewish sanctuary)? What you may not have realized is that…

JeriAnn GellerApril 5, 2016

Romance

Live Interview with Laurie Kahn and Love Between the Covers

PULLING BACK THE COVERS ON A BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY About the Film Love stories are universal. Love stories are powerful. And so are the women who write them. Love Between the Covers is the fascinating story of the vast, funny, and savvy female community that has built a powerhouse industry…

BookTribOctober 28, 2015

Fiction

Twain’s End Reveals Samuel Clemens’ Surprising Love Triangle

Who was the real Mark Twain? In the end, “Mark Twain” himself wasn’t a real person—he was a pseudonym (and a persona) invented by Samuel Clemens and he was perhaps the greatest popular culture superstar of his time. As a novelist, essayist and public speaker, Clemens occupied a spot at…

Michael RuscoeOctober 12, 2015

Miscellany

Book Review: Circling the Sun with real-life adventurer Beryl Markham

Beryl Markham Fans of Paula McLain’s The Paris Wife—her delicious first-person novel about Ernest Hemingway’s first wife, Hadley Richardson—will be glad to hear that her new work of historical fiction, Circling the Sun (Ballantine Books, July 28th) is just as good, if not better. You might not think you have…

Rebecca FosterJune 7, 2015

Fiction

Not afraid of Virginia Woolf? 3 Novels to celebrate her birthday

How can you celebrate the timeless author’s big day? You can read some of her great works, of course. Or, for something a bit different, you can treat yourself to some novels that feature Woolf as a character. Here are some of our favorites: Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya…

Rebecca FosterJanuary 23, 2015

Fiction

Video: Missed It? Interview with Jay Richards and the lethal unknowns of Silhouette of Virtue

It is 1973. A small college town in Southern Illinois is terrorized by a spree of sadistic assaults. The rapist tells the victims--all Asian women--that he is making them pay for America's betrayal in Vietnam. When the only other Black faculty member is accused of the crimes, African American philosophy…

BookTribJanuary 17, 2015

Fiction

Plague Is Coming to Reign – Here’s Two Books of Treachery While You Wait

Look! So many pretty people on The CW, especially on my guilty pleasure show, Reign. It’s a riveting historical tale that follows Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1557 France. Not interested yet? How about adding a love triangle, a borderline psychotic king and a conniving queen with a growing murder…

McKenzie MorrellJuly 26, 2014

Fiction

The Scent of Reincarnation

The Collector of Dying Breaths (Atria, April) is the follow-up to The Book of Lost Fragrances and Seduction. They all feature Jac (short for Jacinth) L’Etoile, a young woman who is part of a perfume dynasty in France. She was joined in the previous novels by her brother Robbie, her on-and-off…

Barbara TomApril 8, 2014

Miscellany

Chickens and the Civil War: a roasted dinner from A LIFE FOR NANCY—THE DAUGHTER OF FRANKIE SILVER

Lean times are common for Nancy and her children as they struggle to survive in Danita Stoudemire and Riley Henry's historical novel, A Life for Nancy—The Daughter of Frankie Silver (Bookstand Publishing, 2012). But when winter hits their rural Appalachian community in the midst of the Civil War, life becomes…

IngridMarch 18, 2014

Fiction

Redeeming Josephine: Heather Webb and the Empress of the French

When men write the history, how do women fare? In Josephine Bonaparte’s case, not very well, says author Heather Webb. In researching Becoming Josephine, her novel about the first Empress of the French, Webb read a number of male-generated tales of the Revolution-era femme fatale that she found incredulous—and far…

Sherry JonesFebruary 9, 2014

Fiction

A scandalous mystery that rocked the nation in 1930

For most of us, February means the last pass through winter, highlighted by Groundhog Day, the Superbowl, and Valentine’s Day. But otherwise, as C.S. Lewis said, “Always winter but never Christmas.” So how can we beat the winter blues that inevitably set in this time of year? With a great story.…

Marybeth WhalenFebruary 9, 2014

Fiction

Is German food making a comeback with flavors of the Palatinate’s “Golden Autumn”?

Click to learn more As an American, I’ve always been inclined to lump “German food” into a predictable list: bratwurst, sauerkraut, and beer. Then I visited the Rhineland Palatinate (Pfalz) region of Germany to do research for my new novel, THE LAST OF THE BLACKSMITHS (Coffeetown Press, February 15, 2014),…

BookTribFebruary 7, 2014

Fiction

Video: Missed It? John P. Davidson follows the twisted and melancholy path to assassination

Author and journalist John P. Davidson joined BookTrib to talk about THE OBEDIENT ASSASSIN: A Novel Based on a True Story. Based on 10 years of meticulous research, Davidson recreates the story of a man at a crossroads of modern history. Viewers came question ready, and you can also enter…

BookTribJanuary 31, 2014

Romance Roundup: 25 Sexy New Releases Capturing Our Heart

Review: Fall in Love with Emma Donoghue’s ‘The Wonder’

Books Capturing the Romance and Heartbreak of ‘The Light Between Oceans’

5 (Totally True) Historical Surprises in Steve Berry’s ‘The 14th Colony’

Live Interview with Laurie Kahn and Love Between the Covers

Twain’s End Reveals Samuel Clemens’ Surprising Love Triangle

Book Review: Circling the Sun with real-life adventurer Beryl Markham

Not afraid of Virginia Woolf? 3 Novels to celebrate her birthday

Video: Missed It? Interview with Jay Richards and the lethal unknowns of Silhouette of Virtue

Plague Is Coming to Reign – Here’s Two Books of Treachery While You Wait

The Scent of Reincarnation

Chickens and the Civil War: a roasted dinner from A LIFE FOR NANCY—THE DAUGHTER OF FRANKIE SILVER

Redeeming Josephine: Heather Webb and the Empress of the French

A scandalous mystery that rocked the nation in 1930

Is German food making a comeback with flavors of the Palatinate’s “Golden Autumn”?

Video: Missed It? John P. Davidson follows the twisted and melancholy path to assassination

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