Writers, Ink Podcast: The impact of direct sales on your local bookstore with Bob Lingle

Writers, Ink Podcast: The impact of direct sales on your local bookstore with Bob Lingle

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…

BookTribDecember 2, 2025

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BookTribDecember 2, 2025

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Loved “All Her Fault”? These 5 Twisty Thrillers Will Keep You Up All Night

I have a confession to make. I watched All Her Fault before I read it. I was clearly the target demographic for Peacock’s newest thriller starring Sarah Snook and Dakota Fanning, and after watching countless teasers and even seeing a bus in New York City wrapped corner to corner in…

Amy ImpellizeriDecember 1, 2025

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Lives on the Frontline: Stories from Military Families

This month, WFWA showcases the challenges, courage, and tenacity of individuals who serve our country and the people who love and support them.

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationNovember 26, 2025

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Kindness Blooms and Paper Sparks Magic in Evelyn Skye’s Latest

The Incredible Kindness of Paper is a sprightly, optimistically sunny book with a clever combination of light fantasy and romance that although published in mid-summer will instantly banish dreary late fall and winter doldrums. New York Times best-selling author Evelyn Skye has previously written several books for adults, YA and…

Linda HitchcockNovember 26, 2025

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AudioFile’s 2025 Best Biography & Memoir Audiobooks

From biographies of James Baldwin and Mark Twain to personal memoirs of life, love, loss, and family, these listens are our musts for 2025. Some are narrated by the authors, some by skilled narrators, and all offer fascinating glimpses into interesting lives. For the full list of 2025 Best Audiobooks,…

AudioFileDecember 1, 2025

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6 Thrillers That Explore the Battle Between Light and Darkness

Christian thrillers have a unique ability to captivate readers by drawing them into dark worlds where terror and faith coexist, where life is influenced by the invisible and where the distinction between right and wrong is as hazy as a whisper. Both suspense and introspection are encouraged by these tales,…

BookTribNovember 24, 2025

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The Muse, The Myth, The Legend: Aunt Libra Reveals All

Step through the vellum veil, darling … Book World’s most notorious hostess is back! Aunt Libra, patron saint of punctuation disputes and keeper of Romancelandia’s juiciest secrets, is finally ready to talk. From scandalous family lore to dinner parties that nearly summoned the apocalypse, this literary legend is about to…

BookTribNovember 26, 2025

Fiction Miscellany

No Barriers to Love: The Romances of Olivia Dade

Years before U.S. Olympic Rugby star Ilona Maher went viral for her uplifting message of body positivity, there was romance novelist Olivia Dade, whose rich, resonant, sexy, and occasionally hilarious romances championed big, beautiful lovers of every size and shape. “Fat isn’t a pejorative,” she says, “it’s merely a descriptor…

JeriAnn GellerNovember 25, 2025

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“Skewed Muse” Revives the Golden Age of Witty Cartoons and Zany Zingers

Most of us grew up reading comic strips, which were known as the Sunday Funnies, in the newspaper. They were located either on the back page or somewhere in the middle, depending on which publication they were in. Back then, comics such as Marmaduke, Garfield, Family Circus and Peanuts were…

Andrew MasiNovember 7, 2025

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6 Books About the Lives of Psychologists Who Shaped the Way We Understand Ourselves

Some psychologists spend their lives writing polite articles about human behavior. Others walk straight into the storm and pull truths out of the chaos. The books below follow the second group, the thinkers who argued, obsessed, unravelled and rebuilt everything we thought we knew about the mind. Their lives were…

Monique SnymanNovember 18, 2025

Miscellany

What’s in a Pen Name?: How I Went From Gothic Fiction to Bubblegum Pop

James Baldwin famously claimed that “every writer has only one story to tell,” and I’ve found that to be true. In my work I find myself grappling with the same set of ideas in different settings, changing scenery and characters to illuminate the same set of human truths. But if…

Margaux EliotNovember 4, 2025

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Book News, Halloween Edition: The Stories Keeping Us up at Night

Happy Halloween! This week, we’re highlighting our recent coverage of all things creepy and crawly (in a good way). From hyper-specific horror reads for every aesthetic to spellbinding new + upcoming releases, there’s plenty here to help readers keep the Halloween spirit going well into November. The Black Wolf by…

BookTribOctober 31, 2025

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Where Science Meets Spellcraft: Building Worlds on the Edge of Magic and Math

“Magic's just science that we don't understand yet.” — Arthur C. Clarke, paraphrased. Science is a crucial element in science fiction stories, but for me, a creative, geeky, STEM girl, it’s crucial in the telling of great fantasy as well. The concept of “science as magic” was pretty much embedded…

H. Leighton DicksonNovember 3, 2025

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Memoirs That Reveal How Culture Shapes Consciousness

Everything we believe about ourselves is borrowed, whether it’s from society, history or the people we’ve loved. The following memoirs refuse to accept those borrowed truths without question, plunging into the intersection of identity, memory and culture. They trace how consciousness emerges when we confront the stories we inherit, challenge…

BookTribNovember 25, 2025

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From Lyrics to Literature: Books That Hit the Same Notes as These Albums

Some albums don't just play, they tell stories. The heartbreaks, obsessions, awakenings and anthems that shape an artist's sound often mirror the emotional arcs found in literature. So we ask ourselves, what happens when we match your favorite new albums to their literary counterparts? From the lyrical ache of Florence…

Cameron KimballNovember 12, 2025