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Writers, Ink Podcast: Christopher Locke explains how IBPA can help authors

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 6, 2026

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: How to Murder Your Darlings with New York Times bestseller, Jenna Blum

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 23, 2025

Author Spotlight

Natalie Bergman on the Cost of Inheritance in “Pearl Bound”

Set against the unforgiving landscape of late–19th-century upstate New York, Pearl Bound is a novel where history presses as heavily as fate and love is inseparable from survival. In this conversation, author Natalie Bergman discusses how the Gilded Age’s stark inequalities shaped her story, why the supernatural functions as a…

BookTribDecember 19, 2025

Author Spotlight Nonfiction

Chris Smith on “My Mountains” and the Journey Behind the Memoir

In My Mountains, Chris Smith invites readers into a landscape shaped as much by grief, resilience and faith as it is by the rugged peaks surrounding his home in Pagosa Springs. The memoir traces the journey of loving a son through addiction, chronic pain and ultimately loss. Smith writes not…

BookTribNovember 25, 2025

Author Spotlight

Where Humanity Meets the Machine: A Conversation with Joseph L. Bensinger

In Cracks in Glass Towers, Joseph L. Bensinger steps far beyond the boundaries of a typical collection about technology, turning his gaze instead to the long sweep of human history, spirituality and self-inquiry. His poems explore AI not as circuitry, but as the newest chapter in our ancient struggle with…

BookTribDecember 3, 2025

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: Mastering social media with Magen Mintchev

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 16, 2025

Author Spotlight

Tracy Cavelli on Faith, Fantasy and “The Dark Birth of the Secret Council”

In The Dark Birth of the Secret Council, author Tracy Cavelli blends suspense, fantasy and faith to create a spiritual thriller that explores the unseen battles shaping our world. In this Q&A, Cavelli shares the inspiration behind her genre-bending trilogy, the spiritual and emotional evolution of her heroine Trisha Maitland…

BookTribDecember 15, 2025

Author Spotlight

Erica Elliott on Healing, Courage and the Mountain Lion That Changed Her Life

In From Doctor to Healer, Erica Elliott recounts a life shaped as much by intuition and spirit as by science and training. Her journey begins in the halls of conventional medicine but soon veers into deeper, uncharted territory after illness, environmental exposure and a startling encounter with a mountain lion…

BookTribDecember 1, 2025

Author Spotlight

Decoding Death: A Conversation with John H. Thomas on “The Terminal Gene”

John H. Thomas’s The Terminal Gene poses a question as chilling as it is irresistible: what happens when science can predict the exact moment of your death? In this gripping techno-thriller, Thomas blends cutting-edge biotechnology with haunting philosophical tension, building a world where data is power, privacy is an illusion…

BookTribDecember 5, 2025

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: Agent Mark Tavani shares publishing and marketing insights

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 9, 2025

Author Spotlight

A Conversation with BK on Love, Loss and Letting Go

In a world where silence often hides pain, BK’s writing speaks with an honesty that echoes after the page is turned. In her book The Gratifying Relief of Being Forgotten, she navigates the fragile crossroads of love and loss as personal truths carved from grief, longing and the search for…

BookTribDecember 8, 2025

Miscellany Podcasts

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

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

Miscellany Podcasts

Writers, Ink Podcast: The importance of character with Richard Kirshenbaum

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…

BookTribNovember 25, 2025

Fiction Podcasts

‘Welcome to Night Vale’: Chatting it Up with Author Jeffrey Cranor

When you listen to the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, it doesn't matter if you were a fan from the beginning, or you became one after listening. Maybe you found it on Tumblr: the thing that becomes immediately apparent from the moment you first hear Cecil's voice is that this is like…

BookTribOctober 23, 2017

Fiction

Debut Author Julia Sonneborn Talks Jane Austen, First Drafts and Adaptations

Over the years, there have been some pretty interesting retellings and adaptions of our favorite books. Sometimes they work and other times they don't, but it's always fun to read another author's take on the original work. Now Julia Sonneborn, English professor and debut author, has written our favorite adaptation…

BookTribFebruary 8, 2018

Writers, Ink Podcast: Christopher Locke explains how IBPA can help authors

Writers, Ink Podcast: How to Murder Your Darlings with New York Times bestseller, Jenna Blum

Natalie Bergman on the Cost of Inheritance in “Pearl Bound”

Chris Smith on “My Mountains” and the Journey Behind the Memoir

Where Humanity Meets the Machine: A Conversation with Joseph L. Bensinger

Tracy Cavelli on Faith, Fantasy and “The Dark Birth of the Secret Council”

Erica Elliott on Healing, Courage and the Mountain Lion That Changed Her Life

Decoding Death: A Conversation with John H. Thomas on “The Terminal Gene”

Writers, Ink Podcast: Agent Mark Tavani shares publishing and marketing insights

A Conversation with BK on Love, Loss and Letting Go

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

No Barriers to Love: The Romances of Olivia Dade

Writers, Ink Podcast: The importance of character with Richard Kirshenbaum

‘Welcome to Night Vale’: Chatting it Up with Author Jeffrey Cranor

Debut Author Julia Sonneborn Talks Jane Austen, First Drafts and Adaptations

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