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Carter Wilson Interviewed Hundreds of Writers — Here’s What He Learned From Them

I launched my podcast Making It Up nearly three years ago with the goal of interviewing writers not for any particular work of theirs, but to talk to them about their lives. I didn't want to ask them what famous author they want to have dinner with or what their…

Carter WilsonApril 1, 2024

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Jayne Ann Krentz’s New Romantic Suspense Installment Brings Amnesia and Psychic Intuition

New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz — who also writes under the pen names of Amanda Quick and Jayne Castle — had always wanted to write an amnesia story. “It’s the ultimate mystery of ‘did I do it?’” she says, in an exclusive interview with BookTrib. “And it…

Dawn IusJanuary 29, 2024

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6 Must-Reads Your Book Club Won’t Want to Miss

There's nothing quite like cozying up with a good book as the seasons change and temperatures drop. Still searching for that next great read? Look no further than these six recommendations, which are sure to spark lively discussions at your next book club meeting. Each month, BookTrib helps book clubs…

BookTribOctober 9, 2023

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Hero’s Journey Into a Family’s Twisted Secrets

In her new novel, Her Father’s Daughter, author Patricia Dunn skillfully weaves together domestic suspense, a desperate police investigation, a love affair and a serial killer on the loose. Dunn’s latest novel makes for a raw, edgy and hard-hitting hero’s journey into a family’s twisted secrets, perfect for fans of…

BookTribJuly 18, 2023

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Bestselling Author Jesse Q. Sutanto Talks Diversity, Genre-Hopping and Her Upcoming Adaptation

If there’s something author Jesse Q. Sutanto does well, it is creating diverse reads with engaging characters and fun-filled stories. Her most notable recent release, Dial A For Aunties (Berkley), a cheeky comedy with edge, and her YA romances including Well That Was Unexpected (Delacorte Press), show that Sutanto can…

Aurora DominguezJune 28, 2023

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John Banas Takes Us Into a Deadly Whirlwind of Danger

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BookTribJuly 6, 2022

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7 Virtual Book Events That Helped Us Get Through 2020

Funny. If you’d have asked me this time last year, I would have told you one of the things I was most looking forward to in 2020 was live book events. We were in the process of planning our first live BLOOM reader event on the East Coast, and I…

Ann GarvinDecember 24, 2020

Miscellany

“Presidents of War” Author Shares His Recent Reads

Author Michael Beschloss shares three books he's enjoyed recently. We partner with Penguin to bring you videos from more great authors. Read more about Beschloss' book Presidents of War: http://bit.ly/2RTKCIm Books Mentioned: Grant by Ron Chernow Roosevelt: The Lion and the Fox by James MacGregor Burns The Death of a…

Penguin Random HouseJanuary 18, 2019

Nonfiction

VMA Week: Photographer Afshin Shahidi Gives BookTrib a ‘Private View’ of Icons Prince, Beyonce in an Exclusive Interview

One of my favorite pictures of Prince is the cover photo of Afshin Shahidi’s forthcoming book, Prince: A Private View. One of the reasons I am so enamored of this picture is due to the striking contrast of black and white in Prince’s clothing against the simplistic set--- what…

Aisha K. StaggersAugust 25, 2017

Nonfiction

MTV Suspect’s iO Tillett Wright Answers One Question about ‘Darling Days’

The crap we go through while establishing our identity (shakes head back and forth). We often face ridicule for being different or criticized for being too much like Joe Shmoe walking down Park Avenue. You can't win. Oftentimes people assimilate to the status quo or to what society labels as “normal.”…

Matt GillickSeptember 21, 2016

Nonfiction

Documentarian Laurie Kahn Explores Romance in Publishing

Laurie Kahn As a long-time romance reader, I’m used to the shame that’s often associated with romance novels. I’ve hidden the covers of my books behind brown paper, snuck romances out of the library with the covers facedown, and been teased by classmates when they found a romance novel in…

Rachel CarterOctober 21, 2015

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Cate Holahan Discusses “Her Three Lives” with the Westport Library

Recently, the Westport Library presented a conversation with USA Today bestselling author Cate Holahan about her new book, Her Three Lives (Grand Central Publishing ). The author discussed her technology-based thriller with local writing teacher Judith Marks-White. If you missed this event, you can watch the recording here. ABOUT THE BOOK…

BookTribApril 27, 2021

Fiction

Poetry That Finds Intimacy With The Reader

The man whose poetry has attracted a celebrity following including Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Tom and Rita Hanks, Harry Styles, Ariana Huffington and Khloe Kardashian is out this month with his new, highly anticipated work. Every Word You Cannot Say (Andrews McMeel Publishing) by Iain Thomas explores loss, growth and…

Jim AlkonFebruary 11, 2019

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Carlo Treviso Transports Us to the World of 13th Century Sicily

Carlo Treviso’s debut novel Siciliana (Trevixo Originale Books) takes the historic event known as the War of the Sicilian Vespers and infuses it with heroic characters of near-mythic proportions. In high, swashbuckling style, he describes how this six-week insurrection against the oppressive rule of French King Charles I lefts thousands dead in…

BookTribSeptember 16, 2022

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Susan Lax and Rabbi Steve Leder on Opening Your Soul to Comfort

"Comfort is dependability, familiarity, faith ... these moments of darkness are more eclipses than extinguishing of the sun." Rabbi Steve Leder offered this insight into the meaning of comfort during his moving conversation with Susan Lax. We tuned in as they discussed grief, humor as a tool for survival, faith…

BookTribAugust 2, 2022

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Watch the Interview: Allison Pataki on the Facinating Life of Marjorie Merriweather Post

"How did I not know about this woman? How did I not study her in History?" That was author Allison Pataki's first response to visiting the Hillwood Estate in Washington, DC, the last home of the cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. Filled with art and treasures from Post's time overseas…

BookTribJune 30, 2022

Carter Wilson Interviewed Hundreds of Writers — Here’s What He Learned From Them

Jayne Ann Krentz’s New Romantic Suspense Installment Brings Amnesia and Psychic Intuition

6 Must-Reads Your Book Club Won’t Want to Miss

Hero’s Journey Into a Family’s Twisted Secrets

Bestselling Author Jesse Q. Sutanto Talks Diversity, Genre-Hopping and Her Upcoming Adaptation

John Banas Takes Us Into a Deadly Whirlwind of Danger

7 Virtual Book Events That Helped Us Get Through 2020

“Presidents of War” Author Shares His Recent Reads

VMA Week: Photographer Afshin Shahidi Gives BookTrib a ‘Private View’ of Icons Prince, Beyonce in an Exclusive Interview

MTV Suspect’s iO Tillett Wright Answers One Question about ‘Darling Days’

Documentarian Laurie Kahn Explores Romance in Publishing

Cate Holahan Discusses “Her Three Lives” with the Westport Library

Poetry That Finds Intimacy With The Reader

Carlo Treviso Transports Us to the World of 13th Century Sicily

Susan Lax and Rabbi Steve Leder on Opening Your Soul to Comfort

Watch the Interview: Allison Pataki on the Facinating Life of Marjorie Merriweather Post

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