American literature

Fiction

Food Is the Nourishment of the Soul in Multi-Generational Historical Novel

“Sometimes food is simple nourishment for the body. Sometimes it is nourishment for the soul. Sometimes it is an apology”. A Bakery in Paris (William Morrow) brings a fresh take to a historical fiction novel, and Aimie K. Runyan can bring together mystery, comfort and two strong female characters to…

Lydia LefevreAugust 29, 2023

Miscellany Potpourri - Featured

The Strand Reveals Never-Before-Seen Column Written by John Steinbeck

The Strand Magazine has unearthed another diamond in the rough, this time a rather prescient article by John Steinbeck criticizing McCarthyism, a troubling phenomenon that seems to rear its ugly head time after time, and its constant clash with the political left and American democracy. In a column for the…

Wyatt SemenukOctober 31, 2022

Author Spotlight Book Club Network Fiction Fiction - Featured

Author Q&A: Sara Novic on “True Biz” – Coming of Age Amid Deaf Culture

Recently, Book Nation Book Club had a wonderful conversation with author Sara Nović about her novel, True Biz (Random House) and the Deaf community. The story centers around a high school for the Deaf and dives deep into the lives of three main characters: Charlie, Austin and February. Charlie is a…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 4, 2022

Thrillers

Disaster Looms Closer Than You Think in Chilling National Park Thriller

Cold Burn is the second book in A.J Landau’s National Parks Thriller series and — after finishing it — I’m rushing to read the first one. Wow! This is one action-packed, page-turning and yet sophisticated thriller where the stakes couldn’t be higher — no less than the future of the…

R.G. BelskyMay 2, 2025

Fiction

Here’s Why Edgar Allan Poe Still Matters

Celebrating the death rather than the birthday of the master of the macabre, is only fitting. On this day October 7, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe died at the age of 40 after he was found in a gutter on a side street in Baltimore, Maryland. Some people say he died…

Matt GillickOctober 7, 2016

Fiction Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Mysteries at Sea: Nev March’s Intricate Web of History and Whodunits

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews are either…

Blaine DesantisOctober 11, 2023

Fiction Recommended Romance

Thrilling Love Story Set Against Global, Multicultural Backdrop

Morenike McFaal’s debut novel Salou is a gem of a romantic thriller, global in its reach, fast-paced in its telling and all the while satisfying in its offering of characters who jump off the page with authenticity and purpose. Doctor Salou Kassai is two years out of Paris School of…

Anne Eliot FeldmanApril 13, 2023

Fiction

Deaf Student of Alexander Graham Bell Reclaims Her Voice in Historical Novel by Deaf Author

A Sign of Her Own is an incredible look into what life was like for the deaf population during the late 1800s/early 1900s, written by Sarah Marsh, an author who grew up deaf. Ellen Lark has had a hard life but has fought tooth and nail to get where she…

Lydia LefevreFebruary 20, 2024

Fiction Miscellany

Strand Uncovers Unpublished Story from Truman Capote

From the archives of the Library of Congress, The Strand Magazine has uncovered yet another story from a classic writer. This time, the story comes from Truman Capote, author of the 1958 novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s which quickly became the beloved Audrey Hepburn film. His 1966 true crime masterpiece, In…

BookTribSeptember 22, 2023

Miscellany

Study Reveals Which Female Novelists US College Students Are Reading

Women have contributed countless acclaimed novels to the world of literature. And yet the majority of books that schools teach are from male writers, with just one out of three assigned readings written by women. It’s not much of a shock, considering this is an age in which women are…

BookTribAugust 10, 2023

Fiction Romance

Sexy Firefighters, Steamed Buns and Witty Misadventures in Heartfelt RomCom

Everyone knows someone who always has bad luck following them at every turn. It’s like watching Lindsey Lohan constantly trip and spill and get rained on in the movie Just My Luck. Kimmie Park is that unlucky soul in Crazy Bao You by Lyn Liao. While Kimmie’s happy making tote…

Y. M. NelsonJune 26, 2023

Miscellany

“Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story” Is a Story Worth Telling

This month the momentous novel The Great Gatsby went into public domain, so there is no better time to bring up a film that sheds new light on this classic. Directed by Robert Steven Williams in his first full-length documentary, Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold StoryA TOWN THAT'S FIT FOR…

Judy MorenoJanuary 13, 2021

Nonfiction

The Black Writer’s Burden: Sins of Transracial Fiction

If you pay attention, you’ll notice how often we Americans mimic a version of Black dialect and persona. We shift our speech and demeanor, usually only momentarily and often with the intent to create momentary comic relief. These fleeting moments of burlesque evoke a stylized version of how Black people…

BookTrib Guest AuthorJuly 14, 2015

Fiction Fiction - Featured

A Thoroughbred’s Harrowing Tale Sparks a Mystery at the Smithsonian in “Horse”

Pulitzer prize winner, Geraldine Brooks, dashes out of the gate with a bittersweet antebellum tale of horse racing in her latest thrilling novel Horse (Viking). A mystery unfolds as a Nigerian-American graduate student, Theo Northam, is struggling to find the topic for his PhD dissertation in Art History. Theo, a…

Jodé MillmanJune 14, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

It’s All Up to the Universe in Connie di Marco’s Zodiac Mystery “The Madness of Mercury”

You’ve heard of the Age of Aquarius, right? Well this cozy mystery is about something more sinister: The Madness of Mercury (Midnight Ink). In this first book of the Zodiac Mystery series by Connie di Marco, featuring San Francisco astrologer Julia Bonatti, our protagonist finds herself in danger as her…

Sharon GeltnerAugust 26, 2021

Fiction Romance Romance - Featured

Tif Marcelo Combines Tropes With a Moving Marriage-of-Convenience-in-Trouble Romance

Marriage of convenience is a common trope beloved among romance readers, though perhaps more often found in historicals. However, in Know You by Heart (Montlake), Book 2 in Tif Marcelo’s Heart Resort series, readers are treated to a contemporary version of the trope, with the added twists of the marriage-in-trouble and…

Priscilla OliverasApril 14, 2022

American literature

The Strand Reveals Never-Before-Seen Column Written by John Steinbeck

Author Q&A: Sara Novic on “True Biz” – Coming of Age Amid Deaf Culture

Here’s Why Edgar Allan Poe Still Matters

Books & Looks Podcast: Mysteries at Sea: Nev March’s Intricate Web of History and Whodunits

Thrilling Love Story Set Against Global, Multicultural Backdrop

Strand Uncovers Unpublished Story from Truman Capote

Study Reveals Which Female Novelists US College Students Are Reading

“Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story” Is a Story Worth Telling

The Black Writer’s Burden: Sins of Transracial Fiction

A Thoroughbred’s Harrowing Tale Sparks a Mystery at the Smithsonian in “Horse”

It’s All Up to the Universe in Connie di Marco’s Zodiac Mystery “The Madness of Mercury”

Tif Marcelo Combines Tropes With a Moving Marriage-of-Convenience-in-Trouble Romance

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