Cassandra Clare Signs Seven-Figure Book Deal for New Series

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Cassandra Clare Signs Seven-Figure Book Deal for New Series

Cassandra Clare, New York Times best-selling author of the wildly popular Young Adult urban fantasy series The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, and The Dark Artifices, has just signed a seven-figure book deal with Del Rey Books to launch a new series in the same genre, but with an adult audience as the focus. Sword…

BookTribNovember 29, 2017

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Yale’s Secret Societies Are Revealed in ‘Skulls and Keys’

Secret societies have always held a certain fascination for America, the mystery around their operations and initiations inspiring hundreds of rumors of just how much influence they have, and how far that influence can reach. In an era of sororities and fraternities becoming more open and public with their workings,…

BookTribSeptember 18, 2017

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YouTube Star Hannah Hart’s ‘Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded’

With a Youtube show titled My Drunk Kitchen, where social media star Hannah Hart gets drunk and dubiously tries to cook (or bake) things, you would expect her memoir to be lighthearted, comedic, even self-deprecating view of her life - on the contrary, however; Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded is…

BookTribSeptember 19, 2017

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Let’s Dish with Food Network’s Biggest Stars: New Books, New Recipes, Classic Favorites!

The holidays are upon us and it is time, once again, to begin planning that perfect meal for family and friends! This week at Booktrib, we're dusting off our oven mits and getting down and dirty with food. One of the best resources for cook of all levels is Food…

BookTribOctober 11, 2017

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New Coffee Table Book Goes Behind the Scenes of Woody Allen’s Films

Known for his films that, while considered romantic, have a tendency to be psychoanalyses of the modern world, his films are instantly recognizable for their motifs and style, often full of self-deprecation. In leading film critic Jason Solomon's coffee table book Woody Allen Film by Film, the themes, styles, and cultural…

BookTribOctober 11, 2017

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‘The State of Affairs’: Sex, Betrayal and Why We Need to Understand Infidelity

Betrayal, power and affairs are at the scandalous center of our lives and entertainment these days (we're looking at you Scandal!). The big question is WHY. For those of us lost in the dark, Esther Perel just may have the answer. Esther Perel, a Belgian psychotherapist now based in New York…

BookTribOctober 12, 2017

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“Letters of Sylvia Plath”: The Woman Behind the Writing

During Sylvia Plath's first semester at Smith College, she wrote to her mother, saying "I'm so happy here I could cry!" At the same time, she was writing in her journal about the depression and anxiety she has fallen into. She was a very private person, who didn't share much…

BookTribOctober 20, 2017

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‘You Must Change Your Life’: Award-winning Author Rachel Corbett on Rodin and Rilke

The author, art journalist and editor won the 2016 Marfield Prize for her book You Must Change Your Life: The Story of Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin. The book documents the relationship between Rilke and Rodin, the former a famous poet and novelist, the latter a French sculptor known for…

BookTribOctober 31, 2017

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Colin Kaepernick Signs $1 Million Deal with Random House Imprint

Football players have been making headlines about their behaviors off the field for years, but last year, ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick made headlines for very different reasons. In order to bring attention to the oppression of people of color, Kaepernick decided he would kneel and continue to kneel…

BookTribNovember 3, 2017

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‘Ex Libris’: Award-Winning Film Takes a Fresh Look at the New York Public Library

As the world is swept into the digital age, the library, too, is swept along with it. From award-winning filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, his new documentary Ex Libris: The New York Public Library examines how the famous library, and its ninety-two branches, are facing the era of all-things technological. Gone are the days…

BookTribNovember 8, 2017

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Chef Nobu Matsuhisa’s New Memoir is Comfort Food for the Literary Soul

Not many people have lead a life like that of Nobu Matsuhisa. Born in Saitama, Japan, he and his brother were raised solely by their mother, their father dying in a traffic accident when Matsuhisa was just seven years old. After graduating high school, he worked at a restaurant for seven…

BookTribNovember 9, 2017

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ICYMI: ‘A Place of Hope’: Eric L. Motley on His Life in the Historic Madison Park Community

The Madison Park community in Montgomery, Alabama, has one of the most interesting and important histories in the country. Founded in 1880 by fourteen former slaves, they established a school, a church, and ultimately, a philosophy of community that has lasted for generations. One such person to be raised there…

BookTribNovember 13, 2017

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Rose McGowan to Release ‘Brave’ New Book on Harvey Weinstein and Sexual Harassment in Hollywood

Rose McGowan has been very vocal in addressing sexual harassment in Hollywood, and specifically, against Harvey Weinstein, whom she says assaulted her in a hotel room in 1997. The two reached a settlement of $100,000, but that hasn't stopped McGowan for speaking out in support of Weinstein's other accusers. Since the…

BookTribNovember 13, 2017

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Wonderland: Steven Johnson on How Play Shaped the Modern World

What you are reading now is made possible by either a computer or mobile device that connects to WiFi or a hotspot. With little thought, you may check your text messages, email and social media for updates. None of this was possible 25 years ago as these things did not…

BookTribNovember 14, 2017

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‘Growing Up Fisher:’ Joely Fisher Reflects on Family, Fame and Life in New Memoir

Joely Fisher has had a long career in Hollywood as an actress and singer. The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Connie Stevens, she grew up in the spotlight as part of a Hollywood dynasty, alongside her half-sister Carrie Fisher. With her mother and younger sister Tricia Leigh Fisher, Joely toured the world,…

BookTribNovember 15, 2017

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Memoirs Take Center Stage in This Week’s List of New Releases

Memoirs take center stage in this weeks list of new releases. Garth Brooks documents the first five years of his career in the; Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman shares her journey from the gym to Olympic gold; and Rachel Jeffs' riveting escape from her abusive father and the fundamentalist Mormon church…

BookTribNovember 14, 2017