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A Memoir That Finds Grace in Grief’s Hardest Questions

Early in her book Saying It Out Loud, Amy King learns that grief does not always look like tears. Sometimes it looks like guilt over laughing, guilt over planning, guilt over feeling even a flicker of happiness in a life her husband no longer gets to share. Widowed at age…

BookTribMay 13, 2026

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Building a More Inclusive Path to Youth Mental Health: An Interview with Dr. Alfiee

Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble has spent three decades working to expand what mental health care can look like — especially for young people whose experiences have too often been overlooked by traditional systems. In Rise and Thrive, she brings that work directly to teens and young adults, offering an inclusive, culturally…

BookTribMay 12, 2026

Nonfiction

5 Books Every Christian Teen Should Read for Faith, Identity and Purpose

For today’s teens, questions of identity, purpose and direction aren’t abstract; they’re constant. Between social media, academic pressure and a rapidly shifting culture, figuring out who you are and what you stand for can feel overwhelming. That’s where faith-based guidance can make a meaningful difference — but not all books…

BookTribMay 4, 2026

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A Life Forged in Extremes, a Love That Outlives Loss

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

BookTribApril 30, 2026

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National Infertility Awareness Week Reads

National Infertility Awareness Week is a time to bring often-silent struggles into the light — creating space for honesty, empathy and connection. For the millions navigating infertility, the journey can feel isolating, unpredictable and emotionally overwhelming. Books, however, have a way of meeting people exactly where they are: offering language…

BookTribApril 20, 2026

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Rethinking Democracy from the Classroom Up

What does it mean to teach democracy — not just as a form of government, but as a habit of mind, a civic culture, even a way of understanding the self? That is the large and difficult question Robert Mitchell sets for himself in Education and the Culture of Democracy.…

BookTribApril 10, 2026

Better Self Nonfiction

The People Who Shape Us: Finding Meaning, Healing and Connection in Other People

What if the story of your life isn’t really about you? In Other People: A Memoir and Reflections on Trauma, Connection, Meaning, and the Neuroscience of Healing, Michael S. Piraino makes a quiet but persistent case that who we become is shaped, piece by piece, by those around us. It’s…

BookTribMarch 31, 2026

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Active Bystandership: The Small Acts of Courage That Make a Big Difference

Why do some people step in when something is wrong, while others stay quiet? It’s a question without an easy answer, but it sits at the heart of Ervin Staub’s Evil, Goodness, and Creating Active Bystandership. And for Staub, it’s not just theoretical. It’s personal. As a Jewish child in…

BookTribMarch 30, 2026

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A Proactive Path Through the Teen Mental Health Crisis

In recent years, rates of anxiety, depression and other forms of emotional distress among teens have risen significantly, while access to qualified mental health professionals remains uneven at best. For many families, the question is no longer whether support is needed, but where to find it. Into this gap steps…

BookTribMarch 19, 2026

Author Spotlight

The Heart of the Wait: Dr. Jeff Deaton on Infertility, Hope and Healing

Jeff Deaton, MD, has spent more than three decades helping individuals and couples navigate one of life’s most emotionally complex journeys: infertility. In his book When Waiting Becomes Life, he brings together the deeply human stories behind the science of fertility medicine, offering both compassionate insight and practical guidance for…

BookTribMarch 18, 2026

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Offering Clear-Eyed Hope on Infertility’s Hardest Days

Jeff Deaton MD’s When Waiting Becomes Life pairs intimate infertility stories with clear, readable medical guidance. The result is a compassionate book that helps readers feel less alone, ask better questions at the clinic, and keep living fully through the hardest stretches of waiting.

BookTribMarch 4, 2026

Better Self Nonfiction Recommended

A Practical Guide to Staying Alert in an Unpredictable World

A calm, practical safety guide that favors awareness over fear. Tim Beard’s Look Twice, Volume I offers simple decision tools, scenario-based advice, and checklists that help readers stay alert at home, at work, out in town, and on the move.

BookTribFebruary 25, 2026

Author Spotlight

Michael West on Heritage, Identity and Finding Your Way Home in “Lost in the Holler”

In his debut novel Lost in the Holler, Michael West explores what happens when ambition pulls a man far from his roots. Set between the high-pressure world of New York business and the quiet, insular valley of Gizzard’s Holler in Appalachia, the novel follows RJ Burnette as he returns home…

BookTribFebruary 18, 2026

Author Spotlight

Lessons in Growth and Connection: A Q&A with Vince Benevento on “Boys Will Be Men”

In his insightful and personal new book, Boys Will Be Men, author and therapist Vince Benevento draws on decades of professional experience and his own journey through young adulthood to explore the challenges facing modern men. Blending real-life stories, therapeutic strategies and practical guidance, Benevento offers a compassionate roadmap for…

BookTribFebruary 17, 2026

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Rewriting the Story of What It Means to Grow Older

What if the most limiting beliefs about aging aren’t biological — but cultural? What if the narrative of slowing down, shrinking ambition and quietly stepping aside simply isn’t true? In The Myth of Aging: A Prescription for Emotional and Physical Well-Being, Beverly Hills psychiatrist Arnold Gilberg, MD — writing with…

BookTribFebruary 13, 2026

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Vince Benevento, LPC

Vince Benevento, LPC, is a licensed counselor with nearly 20 years of experience working with men and young men. He holds a BA from Wesleyan University and a master’s in School Counseling from Fairfield University and is the founder of Causeway Collaborative, which has supported more than two thousand young…

Cynthia ConradFebruary 11, 2026

Building a More Inclusive Path to Youth Mental Health: An Interview with Dr. Alfiee

5 Books Every Christian Teen Should Read for Faith, Identity and Purpose

A Life Forged in Extremes, a Love That Outlives Loss

Rethinking Democracy from the Classroom Up

The People Who Shape Us: Finding Meaning, Healing and Connection in Other People

A Proactive Path Through the Teen Mental Health Crisis

The Heart of the Wait: Dr. Jeff Deaton on Infertility, Hope and Healing

Offering Clear-Eyed Hope on Infertility’s Hardest Days

A Practical Guide to Staying Alert in an Unpredictable World

Michael West on Heritage, Identity and Finding Your Way Home in “Lost in the Holler”

Lessons in Growth and Connection: A Q&A with Vince Benevento on “Boys Will Be Men”

Rewriting the Story of What It Means to Grow Older

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