Advice

BookTrib Q&A: Marc Demetriou Talks About the Amazing Courage and Wisdom He Learned from His Grandfather

Sometimes the best advice is the advice that's been handed down from others. Often coming from decades of trial-and-error, life experience and more, the lessons that carry the best advice are not only worthwhile, but they stand the test of time. Marc Demetriou, a nationally recognized mortgage banker and top-rated speaker,…

BookTribJanuary 24, 2018

Business Nonfiction

‘Getting to the Green’: How Playing Golf Can Help You Plan Your Financial Future

Understanding your finances can be difficult when you have no experience, and financial planning for the future, even more so. Complicated and confusing, it's easy to lose sight of the goal, whether you're a beginner, or have some knowledge of finance and accounting. Altair Gobo, a certified financial planner and…

BookTribOctober 9, 2017

Romance

“Polaris Rising” Author on Writing Sci-Fi Romance

My debut novel, Polaris Rising (Harper Voyager), is a science fiction romance, but I didn’t start out writing in the genre, despite loving both science fiction and romance. No, the first novel I wrote, the one I took years and years to finish, was urban fantasy. In fact, it took…

Jessie MihalikFebruary 5, 2019

Miscellany

Poet, Social Activist and Storyteller Cleo Wade Talks from the Heart

The Cut called her The Millennial Oprah, Fast Company named her one of the country's 100 Most Creative People of 2017, and with featured articles and photoshoots in Elle, Time, and Entertainment Weekly, it is clear: Cleo Wade is not your average "Instagram poet." A self-proclaimed social activist, poet, artist and storyteller,…

BookTribApril 4, 2018

Better Self Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

“Pace’s Post” Brings Life Insights From a Doctor With Directive

Pace’s Post: Ramblings of Wisdom From a Middle-Aged Doc by Victor M. Pace, MD allows the reader to pull up a chair with the author as he offers his insights on life and a life well-lived. Sections cover extremely wide-ranging conversations, and the author explains in the introduction that "I decided to…

BookTribMay 21, 2021

Better Self Nonfiction Save the World

No Plot, Just Lots of Laughs & Tips on Sex and Dating

When I first heard about Lost the Plot, the innovative imprint publisher of Australian firm Pantera Press that is making its foray into the United States, I thought: cute name, cuter logo, and left it at that….until tasked with the assignment of reviewing two of its titles about dating and…

Jim AlkonDecember 5, 2018

Fiction

Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them: Advice for Writers of Fantasy

Where do you get your news? If you’re like me, it’s a combo of Twitter, Colbert, and as little TV as I can get away with. (And then, the shower-crying.) As we continue to build and populate our fantasy world, it’s worth thinking about where your beekeepers, wenches, and princesses get…

Kim AlexanderAugust 8, 2017

Author Spotlight Author Spotlight - Featured

Even More Wisdom From Spiritual Psychologist and Author Donna Bond

It probably isn’t an exaggeration to state that we have all, at some point in our lives, felt lost, inauthentic, and adrift in a sea of uncertainty. Confidence is key, self-esteem is the goal, and “just be yourself!” is all well and good but often seems infinitely out of reach.…

BookTribJune 7, 2021