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Review: Ruth Reichl Shares the Recipes that Saved Her Life in My Kitchen Year

What is it about Ruth Reichl that makes her feel like an old friend? If anyone else had lost what might have been the most amazing job in the world—editor-in-chief of Conde Nast’s Gourmet magazine—we might have greeted the announcement with a little schadenfreude. Really, who among us has a…

JeriAnn GellerSeptember 28, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

‘Life is Good’ Book Wants You to Enjoy the Ride

It may be the quintessential American success story. But for entrepreneurs, clothing manufacturers and authors Bert and John Jacobs, their business plan, their brand and their very lifestyle boils down to three simple words: Life is Good. Bert & John Jacobs With those three words, the Jacobs brothers stumbled upon…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 25, 2015

Nonfiction

5 Fabulous Fusion Tacos You’ve Never Heard of (But Will Love)

Chances are when you grab a quick taco from your favorite food truck it comes with all the traditional trimmings: meat or fish, shredded lettuce, red cabbage, tomato, cheese, some guacamole, sour cream, hot sauce and a wedge of lime. Pair with a side of refried beans and cilantro rice…

Amanda HarknessSeptember 21, 2015

BooksToScreen Nonfiction

Mountaineer Andrew Lock: Climbing Everest Was Worth the Risk

Ah, movies. Is there no end to your ability to show me things that I’ll never, ever do? This fall, we’re getting The Walk, in which a guy walks on a tightrope 110 stories above the ground. The Martian will feature a guy stranded on Mars, a destination to which…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 17, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

CEO Learned Life Lessons From Growing Up on the Farm

But it was on a farm — a pig farm, to be exact — that Doug Tieman learned many of the lessons that helped him achieve his dream of becoming a CEO by age 40. And now, Tieman is sharing those lessons in his new book, Flying Over the…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 16, 2015

Nonfiction

Doug Robertson, aka The Weird Teacher, Explains his Tattoo

In our monthly column, Personal Ink, we explore the tattoos that writers and artists put on their bodies. There’s always a story behind their ink, whether happy, sad or filled with disapproving parents. This month, we’re featuring Doug Robertson. Weird Teacher Doug Robertson and friends. Robertson is the editor of…

Rachel CarterSeptember 8, 2015

Nonfiction

Five Hidden Pearls of African-American Literature

As an African-American writer, I have long been a student of black writers from many different genres who have influenced, inspired, challenged, enlightened, and entertained me. We’ve all heard of the obvious ones: the speeches of Frederick Douglass, the poetry of Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks, Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man,…

BookTrib Guest AuthorSeptember 2, 2015

Nonfiction

5 Incredible Documentaries to Watch on Netflix Right Now

We love documentaries. Too often seen as the intellectual nerd of the film world, documentaries have been getting wedgies from the spy and superhero flicks for too long. Not on our watch! Documentaries have a mesmerizing power to open minds to new ideas and fresh ways of viewing the familiar.…

BookTrib Nerd SquadSeptember 1, 2015

Nonfiction

How Can Libraries Survive in the Digital Age?

We treasure the feeling when we walk through the door that we’ve entered someplace awesome, the thrill of the hunt through the catalog for exactly what we’re looking for, the wonder of discovering new titles, and the rush of joy we experience when we see the book that we want…

Michael RuscoeAugust 27, 2015

Nonfiction

How Refrigeration Changed the Present and the Future

Sure, losing your computer or your television would be a bummer—you would have to resort to binge-watching your cat playing with a toy mouse for entertainment. No stove might lead to peanut butter sandwiches for dinner and if you didn’t have your washing machine, there’s always the laundromat. Heck, you…

Michael RuscoeAugust 27, 2015

Nonfiction

Extend Your Gardening Season with a DIY Cold Frame

I am a vegetable-growing novice but there is one thing that I do know – August still provides plenty of time to plant a plentiful harvest, especially if you get down with your handy self and take a little time to construct a cold frame. Simply put, a cold frame…

Amanda HarknessAugust 24, 2015

Nonfiction

Fear the Walking Dead Prep: Snacks to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse

Hungry people in zombie shows have been doing it all wrong. I'm often shaking my fist at these fictional characters and yelling at the TV, wondering why Carl from The Walking Dead is so excited about acquiring a stinking can of chocolate pudding. He probably almost had his arm chewed…

Amanda HarknessAugust 22, 2015

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Elle Luna Finds True Calling at the Crossroads of Should and Must

Each one of us has struggled at some time or another to find our “true calling.” Some of us struggle with that every day. We’re standing, in the words of author Elle Luna, at the crossroads between what we should do (what we feel we ought to be doing, what…

Michael RuscoeAugust 22, 2015

Nonfiction

Author Ellen Stimson Shares the Tattoo that Healed Her Breast Cancer

Welcome to Personal Ink, the monthly column where we showcase authors and their tattoos. A tattoo is more than just an image – from a message of love to an act of rebellion, there’s always some kind of meaning behind what we permanently etch into our skin. This month we’re…

Rachel CarterAugust 19, 2015

Nonfiction

Review: Lost World Remembered in House of Twenty Thousand Books

In The House of Twenty Thousand Books (New York Review Books, September 1, 2015) this is the journey taken by Sasha Abramsky, whose family was tasked with the job of cleaning out a houseful of books upon his grandfather’s death. His grandfather was no ordinary book collector. The co-owner…

Michael RuscoeAugust 19, 2015

Nonfiction

On the 70th Anniversary of V-J Day, a WWII Hero Looks Back

August 15 marks the 70th anniversary of V-J (Victory over Japan) Day. For many of us this date may be no more than another Saturday filled with afternoon barbecues and summer fun. For others, it is a day of much greater significance. It was on this date in 1945 that…

BookTrib Guest AuthorAugust 14, 2015

Review: Ruth Reichl Shares the Recipes that Saved Her Life in My Kitchen Year

‘Life is Good’ Book Wants You to Enjoy the Ride

5 Fabulous Fusion Tacos You’ve Never Heard of (But Will Love)

Mountaineer Andrew Lock: Climbing Everest Was Worth the Risk

CEO Learned Life Lessons From Growing Up on the Farm

Doug Robertson, aka The Weird Teacher, Explains his Tattoo

Five Hidden Pearls of African-American Literature

5 Incredible Documentaries to Watch on Netflix Right Now

How Can Libraries Survive in the Digital Age?

How Refrigeration Changed the Present and the Future

Extend Your Gardening Season with a DIY Cold Frame

Fear the Walking Dead Prep: Snacks to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse

Elle Luna Finds True Calling at the Crossroads of Should and Must

Author Ellen Stimson Shares the Tattoo that Healed Her Breast Cancer

Review: Lost World Remembered in House of Twenty Thousand Books

On the 70th Anniversary of V-J Day, a WWII Hero Looks Back

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