Terror Comes From Within in Kailee Pedersen’s The Minimalist

Terror Comes From Within in Kailee Pedersen’s The Minimalist

Terror comes in many different forms. There is physical terror, emotional and mental terror, and group terror. The worst form of terror, many will argue, is the terror that lives in our own brain. This terror is explored in Kailee Pedersen’s new novel The Minimalist. The Minimalist describes a harrowing…

Matthew McCartyAugust 19, 2026

Fiction Romance

Kill Them With a Kiss in Viral Standalone Romantasy “The Poison Daughter”

Deadly. Delicious. Downright to die for. Sheila Masterson’s viral standalone romantasy The Poison Daughter receives an all-new, exclusive edition this summer, and it’s a title you won’t want to miss. Every person Harlow Carrenwell kisses receives a dose of poison — lethal, painful or paralyzing — fresh from her lips.…

Kiersten BjorkAugust 18, 2026

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Finding Purpose on the Other Side of Surrender

In The Crossing Place, Amanda Rechsteiner frames the entire book not as a treatise but as a long conversation between friends, and that choice shapes everything that follows. The tone is warm, unguarded and refreshingly free of the polished distance that can make devotional writing feel abstract. The book's central…

BookTribAugust 19, 2026

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“Sometime This Century” Is an Enchanting Regency Romance Across Time

Sometime This Century is an enchanting fusion between Regency romantic comedy of manners and time-travel adventure vividly executed by author Samantha Silva. Protagonist Annabel Blake, age 22, aspiring novelist and obsessive Jane Austen fanatic, daydreams about living in early 19th-century England. She is introverted and dateless and has a penchant…

Linda HitchcockAugust 17, 2026

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Our Top Reading Recs for Coping With Your Existential Crisis

Sick of the AI slop that’s infiltrated every corner of the internet? Desperate to ditch the corporate rat race? Stressing about the cost of living while billionaires shoot rockets into space? We’ve got book recs for that! If the current state of the world has you spiraling into existentialism, swap…

BookTribAugust 13, 2026

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A Nostalgic Night Out Turns Deadly in Jim Antonini’s “Candyland”

Jim Antonini's Candyland is a novel that captures a very specific time and place with such vivid detail that readers will feel like they've spent a night out with the characters rather than read about them. Antonini trades the seedy backwoods of West Virginia for the smoky pool halls and…

BookTribAugust 17, 2026

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Writers, Ink Podcast: What Does Your Book Smell Like? #1 NYT Bestseller Alexandra Bracken Explains Why Authors Should Incorporate All Senses in Their Writing

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Writers, Ink podcast, a show about the business of writing. J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and…

BookTribAugust 18, 2026

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Bio Hacking Isn’t It. Unlongevity Is. Escape Excessive Wellness Trends for Long-Lasting Change

You’re taking your supplements. You’re making protein a priority. You’re even waking up at 5 AM to work up a sweat before breakfast. Yet somehow, you’re still not feeling great. As crazy as it sounds, the answer is un-optimizing your health — and the guide to doing so came out…

Meryl L. MossAugust 13, 2026

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Karen Odden’s Riveting Tale of Thieves and Treachery in Victorian London

Gifted mystery writer and Victorian English scholar Karen Odden draws attention while garnering accolades with An Artful Dodge, a novel set in late 19th-century London. Well-trained gangs of elegantly clad women shoplifters, pickpockets and clever thieves are pitted against constables and private detectives hired to protect the growing number of…

Linda HitchcockAugust 14, 2026

Thrillers

A Newly Sold Home Hides a Dark Past in Catherine Ryan Howard’s “Buyer Beware”

Would you buy a haunted house? Some people might, while others would get back in their cars and race off at the first spooky sound. Sometimes people will buy a house for its historical significance, like a castle or manor that dates back several centuries. There is also a rule…

José H. BogránAugust 11, 2026

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Why the Late ’90s Are Such a Perfect Fiction Setting

It's true. Millennials and Gen Xers love nostalgia. There's a reason so many of us keep mining that time period of our childhood in the 1980s and ‘90s for fiction. Nostalgia isn't just about reliving our carefree past when our knees were stronger, our skin was firmer, and our hair…

Leslye PenelopeAugust 11, 2026

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Feast Your Eyes on the Book Covers Worthy of an Art Museum

From striking summer book releases to fun fall fiction, 2026 book covers are reminding us that sometimes it is okay to judge a book by its cover. These frame-worthy favorites are going to be face-out on the bookshelf this season: Ready to screenshot? Here's the written list, line by line,…

BookTribAugust 6, 2026

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Bookaholic Podcast — Reboot Your Story

The Bookaholic Podcast is the ultimate audio haven for passionate readers, curious minds, and unapologetic book lovers. Hosted by Deirdre Pippins, each episode dives into the world of storytelling through author interviews, genre spotlights, literary trends, and honest book chats that feed your reading addiction. No matter the genre, there’s…

BookTribAugust 13, 2026

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Why Every Child Deserves to See Neurodivergent Heroes

Stories are often the first place children learn what it means to belong. Long before children know words like neurodivergence or ADHD, they are learning who gets to be the hero and whose differences are celebrated. Every book quietly answers a question: Do people who think differently belong? The answer…

Dr. Amanda MeltzerAugust 12, 2026

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When the Lights Go Out, Can God Still Be Trusted?

In Learning to See When the Lights Go Out: Reconciling God's Love with His Sovereignty, Dr. Chuck F. Betters writes from inside the wreckage of the worst night of his life when he experienced the sudden death of his sixteen-year-old son, Mark, in a car accident. The result is one…

BookTribAugust 12, 2026