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Marie White Small, Winner of When Words Count, Shares Her Journey

In September 2012, I came across a sweepstakes announcement inviting writers to apply for a free three-day stay at a mountaintop writer’s retreat in Central Vermont. Contests were seldom on my radar but given that the destination, When Words Count Retreat, was two hours from my home in southern Vermont,…

BookTrib Guest AuthorJuly 21, 2015

Nonfiction

Getting a Taste of Summer From Audrey Hepburn’s Kitchen

Audrey Hepburn was a girl after my own heart – or perhaps in this case, my stomach. She was not without her vices in the kitchen – Hepburn’s favorites included pasta, chocolate, vanilla ice cream with fudge sauce, wine and of course, an after dinner cigarette. Her son Luca remembers…

Amanda HarknessJuly 20, 2015

Nonfiction

Philpott’s Campfire Cookbook is Your Trailside Friend

If you’ve ever found yourself in the middle of a grueling hike without any power snacks, (cue hangry, trail-side rage rant) or if you’ve ever awkwardly made sandwiches on your knees because you ran out of table space, (there were so many ants on the ground!) or if you couldn’t…

Amanda HarknessJuly 18, 2015

Nonfiction

The Black Writer’s Burden: Sins of Transracial Fiction

If you pay attention, you’ll notice how often we Americans mimic a version of Black dialect and persona. We shift our speech and demeanor, usually only momentarily and often with the intent to create momentary comic relief. These fleeting moments of burlesque evoke a stylized version of how Black people…

BookTrib Guest AuthorJuly 14, 2015

Nonfiction

Allie Brosh Making Solutions Problematic Once Again

As someone who can only barely remember a time before the internet, I tend to give the online world a whole lot of legitimacy. So when popular online figures extend their reach into the world of traditional publishing, I usually meet the announcement with a less than enthusiastic, “Meh.” But…

Joel HigginsJuly 8, 2015

Nonfiction

Independence Day Shelfies from Written Words Bookstore: Honoring our roots

When you're firing up the barbecue on Saturday, dismissing everyone's advice and recommendations because you are the grill master, you should take some time to consider. The meat needs proper time to cook, anyway. Perhaps you could cast a reflective eye on the holiday in question, and wonder about this country's…

Ben S. DutkaJuly 3, 2015

Nonfiction

Interview: They Draw & Cook Delivers Delicious Illustrations

Little did Nate and Salli know that the artwork those eight artists had submitted, originally for a book idea, would spark an online sensation that has now morphed into a PR tool for many artists and illustrators to share and demonstrate their work. Their first book, They Draw & Cook,…

Beth WaskoJuly 2, 2015

Nonfiction

Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson Shows You How to “Make it Messy”

Marcus Samuelsson, whose heady stew of an Ethiopian-Swedish upbringing cooked up a world-famous career as a chef, actually wanted to be a professional soccer player. When it became clear he was too small to go pro, he traded in his cleats for the Rolls-Royce of kitchen knives, the Sabatier, and…

Amanda HarknessJuly 1, 2015

Nonfiction

Everyday People, Meet Robert Irvine: The man who will change your life

Oh, Food Network, how you slay me. If you’re anything like me, Food Network has been your go-to resource for anytime-of-the-day television for years now. And a massive, British component of that success has been the muscular man-machine that is Chef Robert Irvine. Irvine began his cooking career in the…

Joel HigginsJune 29, 2015

Nonfiction

Jon Stewart does his in ink: 5 Tips for crossword puzzle success

Some people casually pick up the crossword puzzle, fill in a few answers and then call it a day. (Jon Stewart does his in ink!) Those people are not my mom. She’s a crossword fanatic, complete with an endless supply of sharpened pencils, a sturdy clipboard, last week’s puzzles cut…

Rachel CarterJune 28, 2015

Nonfiction

Summer solstice is the longest day for those with Alzheimer’s

As a child, I started counting daylight minutes beginning with the winter solstice. Today, at age 64, I stand still in the sun on the longest day, but for a different reason. The longest day has new meaning for me as I battle Alzheimer’s disease. For those afflicted, and for…

BookTrib Guest AuthorJune 18, 2015

Nonfiction

Avital Zeisler on turning women into Weapons of Fitness

In the wake of her darkest moment, Avital Zeisler became a living weapon. Through the study of self-defense, she transformed her body and herself, while at the same time conquering fear and reclaiming her life. Now, Zeisler is sharing her methods in her book, Weapons of Fitness: The Woman’s Ultimate…

Michael RuscoeJune 15, 2015

Nonfiction

Video: Missed It? Interview with Lisa Garr, Author of Becoming Aware: How to Repattern Your Brain and Revitalize Your Life

Lisa Garr wants you to stop going through the motions in life. She wants you to become aware. Her mission on her internationally syndicated radio program, The Aware Show—and now in her first book—is to inspire positive growth in all areas of life and bring conscious conversations into everyone’s living room.…

BookTribJune 7, 2015

Business Nonfiction

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Fran Tarkenton, veteran entrepreneur and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback

We're thrilled to welcome Fran Tarkenton for a #BTLiveChat this month! Tarkenton is a veteran entrepreneur and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. He is the founder of Tarkenton Companies and the Tarkenton Institute, which is focused on entrepreneurial education and development. As…

BookTribJune 4, 2015

Nonfiction

Cruising with Kate: A success story almost too good to be true

It’s a life worthy of showcasing in a movie, although it’s a movie we might not believe as we watched it: a middle-class boy, one so nervous that his 8th-grade classmates nickname him “Worry Wart,” grows up to become an FBI agent working under J. Edgar Hoover. Not enough for…

Michael RuscoeJune 3, 2015

Nonfiction

Live Interview with Micheline Nader, Author of The Dolphin’s Dance

Do you ever feel as if you're searching for yourself? Do you sense that there are parts of you that have been lost-fears, longings, and potential that are beyond your reach? In The Dolphin's Dance, Micheline Nader shares a carefully constructed process for shedding light on, and reclaiming, those lost…

BookTribJune 3, 2015

Marie White Small, Winner of When Words Count, Shares Her Journey

Getting a Taste of Summer From Audrey Hepburn’s Kitchen

Philpott’s Campfire Cookbook is Your Trailside Friend

The Black Writer’s Burden: Sins of Transracial Fiction

Allie Brosh Making Solutions Problematic Once Again

Independence Day Shelfies from Written Words Bookstore: Honoring our roots

Interview: They Draw & Cook Delivers Delicious Illustrations

Celebrity Chef Marcus Samuelsson Shows You How to “Make it Messy”

Everyday People, Meet Robert Irvine: The man who will change your life

Jon Stewart does his in ink: 5 Tips for crossword puzzle success

Summer solstice is the longest day for those with Alzheimer’s

Avital Zeisler on turning women into Weapons of Fitness

Video: Missed It? Interview with Lisa Garr, Author of Becoming Aware: How to Repattern Your Brain and Revitalize Your Life

Video: Missed It? Live Interview with Fran Tarkenton, veteran entrepreneur and legendary Hall of Fame quarterback

Cruising with Kate: A success story almost too good to be true

Live Interview with Micheline Nader, Author of The Dolphin’s Dance

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