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A Shocking Truth Behind the Legacy of a President

History is most clearly observed through the rearview mirror. Leaders can more accurately be judged by the impact of their speeches, actions or inaction, beliefs and accomplishments not by eulogies but after an adequate amount of time has passed for a more objective assessment. Yesterday’s lauded heroes may have legitimately…

Linda HitchcockDecember 10, 2024

Nonfiction

Heartbeat of Rock and Roll Lives on in Rolling Stones Drummer’s Bio

Rolling Stones fans rejoice! The Life, the Times, and the Rolling Stones: The Authorized Biography of Charlie Watts … Charlie’s Good Tonight written by trusted family and band members’ friend Paul Sexton is now available in paperback and translated into several languages. Charlie Watts was the jazz drummer in the…

Linda HitchcockOctober 29, 2024

Nonfiction Recommended

Empowerment Through Education: One Woman’s Path to Purpose and Impact

In the modern day, when misinformation seems to spread across the globe like wildfire, education and literacy have never been so important. This point is proven in Arch/Dr. Winnie Nnakwe’s gripping memoir, Never Alone: Inspiring Through Literacy and Education. Never Alone follows the true story of Glory (the fictitious name…

Katie BloomerSeptember 11, 2024

Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

Learn to Turn Adversity into Opportunity from the Man Who Gave Us Chicken Soup for the Soul

Those are nice words to live by, especially if it works and your destiny turns out to be fulfilling and rewarding. People probably view Mark Victor Hansen’s destiny as a successful one, having sold more than half a billion books as co-author of Chicken Soup for the Soul. It’s unlikely,…

Jim AlkonSeptember 7, 2022

Nonfiction Recommended

Intimate Portrait of a French Musician’s Legacy Told Through Four Decades of Letters

“To measure the potency of Boulanger’s influence is impossible. As a tree is rooted firmly to the earth, she was rooted in the history and grammar of Western music.” — Don Campbell, music critic and former Boulanger student She might not be known in the common household, but Nadia Boulanger…

Katie BloomerOctober 16, 2023

Nonfiction

Lyrics and Life Stories from Musical Great Lucinda Williams

Run, don’t walk, to your nearest bookstore or place an order online for Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You (Crown), a fearlessly frank and fascinating memoir by the mega-talented and tenacious singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams. The title comes from an admonition made to a former boyfriend after an all-night…

Linda HitchcockApril 12, 2023

Groundbreaking Research Reframes Helen Keller’s Journey in New Biography

Born into an affluent Alabama family in 1880, Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing during a childhood illness. Unsurprisingly, in late-nineteenth-century America, few doctors and teachers devoted time to making the world a happy, comprehensible place for disabled children. “My mind was a question mark, my heart a frustration,”…

Claudia KeenanApril 4, 2023

Nonfiction

An Eye-Opening Look at Edith Wilson, America’s First Acting Female President

The White House has been home to many deceitful acts. One of the lesser-known frauds occurred between 1919 and 1920, after President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke during the peace negotiations following World War I. In the course of several months of diplomacy in Europe — largely at Versailles —…

Claudia KeenanMarch 7, 2023

Fiction Listicles

AudioFile’s 2022 Best Biography & History Audiobooks

AudioFile’s 2022 Best Biography & History Audiobooks feature insightful perspectives on major historical events and compelling stories of our present, all with outstanding narrations.

AudioFileDecember 14, 2022

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

In the Face of a Terrifying Diagnosis, This Adventurer Refused to Back Down From the Challenge

Wayne Raffesberger remembered that quote from Mark Twain and uses it as a rallying cry for the way he would live his life, as told vividly in his memoir, Thank God I Got Polio: A Life of Adventure and the Adventure of Life. A DRIVE TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY While Raffesberger…

Jim AlkonSeptember 1, 2022

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

One Woman’s Native Heritage Told Through Her 13 Foremothers

“This is the story of me,” writes Brett Garrett, author of the ebook Mesquites and Quelites Revamped. But this is no ordinary memoir. In fact, it’s not a memoir at all. In this fascinating work, Garrett has traced 13 generations of mother-daughter relationships in her ancestry dating back to 1598.…

Jim AlkonJuly 16, 2022

Author Spotlight Author Spotlight - Featured Fiction

Mitzi Perdue Talks Values, Fortune 500s and Politics in Multi-Genre Interview

In a simple Q&A with Mitzi Perdue, it’s so easy to feel her energy and her passion for life and her work. And, by the way, she has countless anecdotes that are sure to entertain. Earlier this year, she published what she calls “a highlight of my life” – Relentless,…

Jim AlkonOctober 10, 2022

Miscellany

Best of BookTrib 2017: 2009 VMA Run-in with Kanye West Did Not Damage Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation,’ Says Fan Fav Biography

Today we take a look at previous BookTrib posts that engaged hundreds to thousands of readers this past year. We're taking a look back at some of your favorite posts before we kick off the new year! The most unforgettable and bizarre year in VMA history was 2009. Michael Jackson…

Aisha K. StaggersDecember 31, 2017

Miscellany

2017 Goodreads Choice Award Winners Are Here! How Did Our Picks Match Up?

Yesterday, Goodreads announced their 2017 Choice Award Winners. If you recall, BookTrib's Senior Editor, Aisha K. Staggers, and Contributor, Rachel Carter, shared their picks from their list of nominees. Here are the winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards for 2017, see how our picks match up! 2017 Winner in Fantasy…

BookTribDecember 6, 2017

Miscellany

Gentleman Prefer Books: Flirty Marilyn Monroe Reads

BookTrib is partnering with Early Bird Books to bring you more great content, including this article on the 55th anniversary of Marilyn's death. We're turning to the books that reveal the woman behind the glamour who led a troubled, but extraordinary life. In June of 1926, a girl named Norma Jeane was born to an unknown…

Early Bird BooksAugust 11, 2017

Nonfiction Young Adult Young Adult - Featured

Illustrated Biography on Literary Icon Louisa May Alcott Shares a Fresh and Lively Perspective

Little Women, a Civil War-based novel about the four March sisters and derived from the life of its author, Louisa May Alcott, has been a classic for well over 100 years. As a result, much has been written about Alcott, both for adults and younger readers. Biographer and young adult…

Susan BaileyOctober 6, 2021

Empowerment Through Education: One Woman’s Path to Purpose and Impact

Learn to Turn Adversity into Opportunity from the Man Who Gave Us Chicken Soup for the Soul

Intimate Portrait of a French Musician’s Legacy Told Through Four Decades of Letters

AudioFile’s 2022 Best Biography & History Audiobooks

In the Face of a Terrifying Diagnosis, This Adventurer Refused to Back Down From the Challenge

One Woman’s Native Heritage Told Through Her 13 Foremothers

Mitzi Perdue Talks Values, Fortune 500s and Politics in Multi-Genre Interview

Best of BookTrib 2017: 2009 VMA Run-in with Kanye West Did Not Damage Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation,’ Says Fan Fav Biography

2017 Goodreads Choice Award Winners Are Here! How Did Our Picks Match Up?

Gentleman Prefer Books: Flirty Marilyn Monroe Reads

Illustrated Biography on Literary Icon Louisa May Alcott Shares a Fresh and Lively Perspective

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