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A Candid Conversation with Gretel Timan About Survival and Self-Discovery

In A World Gone Mad, author Gretel Timan turns years of silence into a powerful act of truth-telling, recounting her childhood under dictatorship and the inner world that helped her survive it. In this candid conversation, Gretel Timan reflects on the long road to sharing her story, the healing power…

BookTribDecember 10, 2025

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: The Writers, Ink. Live Episode!

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…

BookTribFebruary 10, 2026

Author Spotlight Better Self Nonfiction

Ed Hajim Discusses His Secrets to Success While “On the Road Less Traveled”

“Anything is possible in America,” says Ed Hajim. “And that road of life is always under construction.” He should know. At a very early age, life took him on a journey from one dire situation to the next, from unfamiliar foster homes to crowded orphanages, from having one semi-present parent…

BookTribMarch 22, 2021

Fiction

George R. R. Martin On His Three Favorite Books

Ever wonder what books your favorite authors are reading? George R. R. Martin shares his three favorites with our partner Penguin Random House in this interview! Buy the books: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny Have Space Suit-Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester…

Signature Views Random HouseNovember 30, 2018

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Julia Quinn Spills the Tea on Bridgerton Season 4 – Plus a Subscription Box

Sex, romance and class conflict spice up the latest season of the Netflix smash. Greetings from the Bridgerverse, where anticipation for Bridgerton Season 4 is reaching a fever pitch as the first four episodes drop today. So far in everyone’s favorite Regency romance series, we have been thrilled by the…

Jodé MillmanJanuary 27, 2026

Miscellany Nonfiction

Ratings, Revenue and Relentless Power: Inside the NFL’s Path to Total Dominance

Sports fans have more choices than ever to watch sports. But no matter how many leagues are created or other sports that take massive leaps forward in popularity, in America, the NFL reigns supreme as the most dominant sports organization. Via the Hollywood Reporter, NFL ratings continue to remain high…

Justin GoodrumJanuary 30, 2026

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: If you’re not using Scrivener, you’re doing it all wrong

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…

BookTribFebruary 3, 2026

Author Spotlight Author Spotlight - Featured Fiction

S. Kirk Walsh on Her Debut Historical Novel of War, Loss and Animal Companionship

After reading S. Kirk Walsh’s piece that ran in the New York Times this past January, “How the Author of ‘Ragtime’ Taught an Aspiring Writer to Hear the Music,” I was eager to read her new novel, The Elephant of Belfast (Counterpoint). Having also studied with E.L. Doctorow at NYU…

Susan Shapiro BarashApril 5, 2021

Book Club Network Fiction Fiction - Featured

From a Barroom in England to the Streets of Italy, Sarah Winman’s “Still Life” Is Life Well-Lived

If you had the opportunity to read Tin Man, a beautiful story of love, loss and art by Sarah Winman and loved it like I did, then you cannot miss Still Life, her latest novel! Still Life is a lovely meandering through lives well-lived where the eclectic characters choose their…

Jennifer BlankfeinJanuary 14, 2022

Author Spotlight Fiction

Bestselling Author Kristin Harmel Shines Anew With “The Forest of Vanishing Stars”

An incredibly engaging and addictive read, I highly recommend The Forest of Vanishing Stars (Gallery Books)! Author of recent bestseller The Book of Lost Names and many others, Kristin Harmel brings us the story of Yona, a girl taken from her home in Germany at two years old and raised…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 22, 2021

Fiction

Little Deaths and Big Deaths: A Gothic Mystery Through a Modern Lens

“The way I see it, in any good life you need to die several times to really lead a life worth living. There are little deaths and there are big deaths. My tale has both – and the real tragedy would be if this story were to die with me.…

Neil NyrenApril 26, 2024

Thrillers

Tananarive Due Tackles History’s Horrors, Heroes and “Haints” in “The Reformatory”

Tananarive Due’s new novel, The Reformatory, had an auspicious publication date: October 31st. It’s long been said that the line between the living and the dead is at its thinnest on Halloween night—a belief fitting of her story, given the ghosts (or “haints”) she resurrects within its pages. A seven-plus…

John B. ValeriNovember 21, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

“The First Ladies” Authors Discuss the Inspiring and Symbiotic Friendship That Made History

Much like the dynamic and accomplished women in The First Ladies, Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt, Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray have forged an incredible friendship and partnership. Following the great success of The Personal Librarian, they have released their second collaboration, The First Ladies. Please find the video recording of the…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 4, 2023

Fiction Miscellany

Susannah Marren Explores What Lurks Beneath Palm Beach’s Glittering Facade

Once again from the excess and folly of Palm Beach society, the novelist Susannah Marren has woven an intricate tapestry of secrets and foreboding. The third volume in her trilogy about the Florida haunt for the wealthy and famous, Maribelle’s Shadow comes to life with biting dialogue and the inner…

Claudia KeenanJune 27, 2023

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: Why every story could use a splash of fantasy with Samantha Sotto Yambao

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…

BookTribJanuary 27, 2026

Author Spotlight

Writing From the Inside: Brandon M. Rogers on Addiction, Identity and “The Safe Place”

Brandon M. Rogers’ The Safe Place is a deeply introspective novel that traces the quiet, often uncomfortable terrain of addiction, identity and the long road toward self-understanding. Born not from an intention to publish but from a private therapeutic exercise, the book carries an unusual emotional honesty — one rooted…

BookTribJanuary 23, 2026

A Candid Conversation with Gretel Timan About Survival and Self-Discovery

Writers, Ink Podcast: The Writers, Ink. Live Episode!

Ed Hajim Discusses His Secrets to Success While “On the Road Less Traveled”

George R. R. Martin On His Three Favorite Books

Julia Quinn Spills the Tea on Bridgerton Season 4 – Plus a Subscription Box

Ratings, Revenue and Relentless Power: Inside the NFL’s Path to Total Dominance

Writers, Ink Podcast: If you’re not using Scrivener, you’re doing it all wrong

S. Kirk Walsh on Her Debut Historical Novel of War, Loss and Animal Companionship

From a Barroom in England to the Streets of Italy, Sarah Winman’s “Still Life” Is Life Well-Lived

Bestselling Author Kristin Harmel Shines Anew With “The Forest of Vanishing Stars”

Tananarive Due Tackles History’s Horrors, Heroes and “Haints” in “The Reformatory”

“The First Ladies” Authors Discuss the Inspiring and Symbiotic Friendship That Made History

Susannah Marren Explores What Lurks Beneath Palm Beach’s Glittering Facade

Writers, Ink Podcast: Why every story could use a splash of fantasy with Samantha Sotto Yambao

Writing From the Inside: Brandon M. Rogers on Addiction, Identity and “The Safe Place”

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