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PODCAST: Authors Marguerite Elisofon and Ann Martin Talk ‘Rain Reign’ and Autism Awareness

Author of the memoir My Picture Perfect Family (Central Park Publishers, 2016) Marguerite Elisofon chronicles the true story of raising twins in New York City and the journey that takes place following their daughter's diagnoses on the Autism Spectrum. She sat down in with novelist Ann Martin to talk about her book…

Matt GillickMay 26, 2016

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A Book Worth Savoring: Isabel Vincent’s Dinner with Edward

Some books challenge you. Others feel like cozy sweaters. It’s rare to find a book that does both. And that's exactly what Isabel Vincent’s latest memoir, Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship (Algonquin Books, May 24, 2016) manages to do, by striking the perfect balance between being bittersweet and making you so damn…

Katie HiresMay 23, 2016

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Author Colin Atrophy Hagendorf Answers One Question about ‘Slice Harvester’

Food has the power to save us or kill us. Chicken salad or fried chicken? Sliced apples or French fries? Yes, we should be eating healthy and live omnivore lifestyles with walnuts, granola and grapefruit but, dammit, if I want a bacon-wrapped grilled cheese meatball sandwich I’m going to have…

Matt GillickMay 16, 2016

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Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Rebecca Gordon and Your Body and the Stars

The first book of its kind, Your Body and the Stars is a fun, practical, and insightful handbook that takes a revolutionary approach to holistic wellness by unlocking the powers of the stars. Do you suffer from neck pains? Go to the chapter on Taurus and the neck. How about…

BookTribMay 12, 2016

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Rupert Isaacson’s ‘The Long Ride Home’ Follows an Autistic Boy’s Journey Around the World

One year after Rupert Isaacson, founder of The Horse Boy Foundation, and Autistic son Rowan met with a shaman in Mongolia in the hopes of somehow helping Rowan (a story you can read about in Isaacson’s first book, The Horse Boy), Isaacson started to notice that his son’s behavior was regressing, despite the…

Beth WaskoApril 28, 2016

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Spring Clean Your Body and Soul: 4 Yoga Poses for Book Readers

Yoga on a mat, yoga in a hot room, yoga on a paddle board, the possibilities and places to practice yoga is endless! Practicing yoga not only changes your physical being but opens up your mind as well. In a world where we are tweeting what we’re eating and snapping while…

Mercedes ReinerApril 15, 2016

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VIDEO: Watch Greg O’Brien in NOVA PBS’ ‘Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped?’

Alzheimer’s disease strikes at the core of what makes us human: our capacity to think, to love and to remember. The cause of Alzheimer’s and whether it can be stopped is one of the greatest medical mysteries of our time. Alzheimer’s ravages the minds of over 40 million…

Carole ClapsApril 14, 2016

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Book Excerpt! Allison Gilbert’s ‘Passed and Present’

Today, April 12, marks the much-anticipated release day for Allison Gilbert's Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive (Seal Press, April 12). A how-to manual for learning ways to best remember the ones we've lost in life, Passed and Present offers a road map meant to help the reader…

Beth WaskoApril 12, 2016

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Author Alan C. Fox Says: The Best Defense is No Defense

When I think of defense, I think of forts in the 19th century American West, where settlers huddled, protected from attack by walls and the U.S. army. I think of castles in England, with drawbridges, gates, and moats. I think of Neighborhood Watch groups, trying to spot potential intruders and…

BookTrib Guest AuthorApril 12, 2016

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The Voice of Dunn Books: Peter Heather, Author of “The Fall of the Roman Empire”

PETER HEATHER is a leading academic authority and historian on the Roman Empire and the author of The Fall of the Roman Empire. He is a professor of Ancient and Medieval History at King’s College London. ABOUT THE BOOK: The death of the Roman Empire is one of the perennial…

BookTribApril 11, 2016

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Actress Samantha Elisofon Talks Representation by Actors on the Autism Spectrum

If you haven't yet heard of Keep the Change, a love story written for and starring actors on the Autism spectrum, then I urge you to give this short film your full attention. It follows David (Brandon Polansky), a wealthy young man who meets a sheltered young woman, Sarah (Samantha Elisofon),…

Beth WaskoApril 6, 2016

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Author Jennifer Clement Answers One Question about ‘Widow Basquiat’

Here's the truth: I don’t know what makes an artist, an artist. They just seem to have this inner-fire pushing them to create. I constantly struggle with what to actually call it. I don’t even know if it has a name; I just know that when people have it they…

Matt GillickApril 1, 2016

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A Search for Creativity: Amy Tan’s TED Talk Inspires A Reading List

Where does creativity come from? In this TED talk from TED2008, The Joy Luck Club author Amy Tan meditates on the influences in her life and the lives of others in an attempt to discover where creativity can be found within us. For Tan, it’s all about intentionality, focus and…

Katie HiresMarch 15, 2016

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Cake Blogger Tessa Huff Offers Fast, Fresh Easter Baking Options

We've all been there. The approaching holiday is weeks away; Plenty of time to put together some baking ideas and to plan out what you'll bring to a festive party. Then work, family and just life in general begins to fill your days and nights. And before you know it, it's the…

Beth WaskoMarch 13, 2016

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TED Talks: Bryan Stevenson on Identity and Injustice

Black History Month ends in just a few days, so this week’s installment of TED Talks Tuesday is one of the most elegant examinations of race in America ever given on the TED stage. Human Rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s moving talk from TED 2012 paints a hard picture…

Katie HiresFebruary 23, 2016

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Video: Missed It? Interview with Linguistics Guru David J. Peterson and The Art of Language Invention

An insider’s tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series Defiance From master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction for sci-fi and fantasy fans, writers, game creators,…

BookTribJanuary 28, 2016

PODCAST: Authors Marguerite Elisofon and Ann Martin Talk ‘Rain Reign’ and Autism Awareness

A Book Worth Savoring: Isabel Vincent’s Dinner with Edward

Author Colin Atrophy Hagendorf Answers One Question about ‘Slice Harvester’

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Rebecca Gordon and Your Body and the Stars

Rupert Isaacson’s ‘The Long Ride Home’ Follows an Autistic Boy’s Journey Around the World

Spring Clean Your Body and Soul: 4 Yoga Poses for Book Readers

VIDEO: Watch Greg O’Brien in NOVA PBS’ ‘Can Alzheimer’s Be Stopped?’

Book Excerpt! Allison Gilbert’s ‘Passed and Present’

Author Alan C. Fox Says: The Best Defense is No Defense

The Voice of Dunn Books: Peter Heather, Author of “The Fall of the Roman Empire”

Actress Samantha Elisofon Talks Representation by Actors on the Autism Spectrum

Author Jennifer Clement Answers One Question about ‘Widow Basquiat’

A Search for Creativity: Amy Tan’s TED Talk Inspires A Reading List

Cake Blogger Tessa Huff Offers Fast, Fresh Easter Baking Options

TED Talks: Bryan Stevenson on Identity and Injustice

Video: Missed It? Interview with Linguistics Guru David J. Peterson and The Art of Language Invention

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