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How to survive anything — even your in-laws

Ever get locked out of your hotel room—naked? Needed to make dinner for your soon-to-be in-laws? Had a wardrobe malfunction in public? Been trapped in a place where you MUST make small talk? Never fear! How to Survive Anything: A Visual Guide to Laughing in the Face of Adversity (May…
JeriAnn Geller
May 14, 2015
Nonfiction

Wagner’s Backbone: Step up and be a man

That’s what David H. Wagner attempts to answer in his latest book, Backbone: The Modern Man’s Ultimate Guide to Purpose, Passion and Power (Watkins Publishing, May 5, 2015). Wagner seeks to separate the stereotypical “guy” – which he dubs a “half-baked, two-dimensional version of a man – from the exceedingly happy…
Ben S. Dutka
May 6, 2015
Better SelfBusinessNonfiction

Live interview with Alka Dhillon, who presents today’s women with The OM Factor, a unique program to fulfillment

How can successful women flourish when they’re caught in a never-ending battle of seemingly conflicting interests: ambitions to pursue demanding careers, dedication to home and family, desire for intellectual self-improvement, and yearning for fulfillment of emotional and spiritual needs? Alka Dhillon presents today’s women with a unique program to integrate the disparate aspects…
BookTrib
May 2, 2015
Nonfiction

Edible spring flowers spruce up your punch bowl

Some of Ma Nature’s earliest blooms are also edible, including violets, Johnny jump-ups, pansies and dandelions. You will find a treasure trove of libation inspiration in Punch Bowl & Pitcher Drinks by Jeanne Kelley and Sarah Tenaglia (Clarkson Potter, 2015). Gardens, fields and meadows provide a surprising source of flavors…
Mea Stewart
April 24, 2015
Nonfiction

7 common traps that blow your diet

Dieting can be difficult—if it were easy, two-thirds of Americans wouldn’t be overweight. To successfully lose weight (and not gain it back!), dieters need to learn two sets of skills: how to identify the traps that get them off track and what strategies they can use to overcome them. The…
BookTrib Guest Author
April 21, 2015
Nonfiction

Healer and Star Child Ariyana Shares Her Spiritual Gifts

Ariyana, a beautiful Japanese-born California businesswoman turned channeler and healer, speaks with a comforting and confident voice. A multi-millionaire entrepreneur who discovered her inner Star Child, Ariyana is an old soul from the Seventh Dimension, here on this planet to lead it away from destruction. As she reveals in her…
Joanna Poncavage
April 17, 2015
Nonfiction

A primer on gender identity and transgender children

Aidan Key is the founder and director of Gender Diversity Education and Support Services at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Joe Wenke is the author of THE HUMAN AGENDA: Conversations about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. Aidan, Joe and transgender fashion model and activist Gisele Alicea will be at Seattle Town Hall on…
Joe Wenke
April 8, 2015
Nonfiction

This spring break, Party Like a President

If nothing else, we here at BookTrib feel bound by the sense of decorum that our devotion to books and literature commands. Therefore, I humbly beg your indulgence while I express the following sentiment: Its SPRING BREAK, baby! Woooo-hooooo!!! PARTY!! PARTY HEARTY, PEOPLE!!! Thanks. I feel better now. Actually, I…
Michael Ruscoe
March 15, 2015
Nonfiction

Ellen Oh discusses why we need diverse books

If you’re a frequent Twitter user, then you’ve probably already heard of We Need Diverse Books. The phenomenon hit social media last year, shortly after BookCon announced a panel, “Blockbuster Reads: Meet the Kids’ Authors That Dazzle,” which only featured white men. A few YA authors, including popular fantasy author…
Rachel Carter
February 25, 2015
Nonfiction

A Taste of The Whisky Cabinet

My relationship with whiskey started out hot and heavy—more a whiskey shooter than a whiskey sipper. Over time, my tastes matured, and I began to savor the slow and smoky sip of my favorite peaty winter-time whiskey, Laphroaig. Mark Bylok understands the complexity that comes with sipping whiskey and recognizes…
Amanda Harkness
February 1, 2015