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In “Switch and Bait,” Ricki Schultz Spoofs Modern Online Dating

If sarcastic wit and sharp insight into modern dating culture are your cup of exotic tea, then meet author Ricki Schultz. Last year’s debut novel, Mr. Right-Swipe, threw readers into the world of online dating and was relatable to anyone who has ever been on a bad date, which excludes…

BookTribJune 11, 2018

Miscellany Nonfiction Pop Culture

Strange Stars: A Must-Read For Sci-Fi and Pop Music Fans

At the time, Bowie was just a skinny singer with a dream, and a penchant for science fiction. After identifying with Robert Heinlein’s novel Starman Jones, about an Ozark farm boy who wants to go to space, Bowie devoured Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon, Isaac Asimov and all that the Golden…

Joanna PoncavageJune 21, 2018

Nonfiction

Marcia Gay Harden’s Powerful Memoir Honors Her Mother

A well-known actress from both stage and screen, Marcia Gay Harden tells the story of her life in the context of memories she has with her mother in her memoir, The Seasons of My Mother (Atria). Their close relationship is so beautiful and all the more painful as her mother’s memory…

Jennifer BlankfeinMay 21, 2018

Nonfiction

“My Family Was Crazy, So Now I’m a Psychiatrist”

One day at the age of 10, as a student at a New England boarding school, young Ned Hallowell was told to report to the school psychologist at the request of his mother. Getting right to the point, Dr. Merritt asked, “Well, how about if you tell me about your…

Jim AlkonJuly 3, 2018

Nonfiction

The Man Who Brought Cherry Blossoms to D.C., and Other Fun Facts

Each spring, thousands of tourists travel to our nation’s capital to see the Tidal Basin swathed in clouds of cherry blossom pink. Peak bloom this year is predicted to be March 17-20 but festivities will continue for the following four weeks. The first flowering cherry trees were planted more than…

BookTribMarch 29, 2018

Nonfiction

Morgan Jerkins’ ‘This Will Be My Undoing’ is Timely Portrait of Womanhood in America

One of the most prolific of these to be released this year is Morgan Jerkins' debut, This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America. Jerkins' collection of essays is a timely discourse on the treatment and experiences of Black women in…

Monet TimmonsFebruary 7, 2018

Book Club Network Thrillers

BookTrib Review: The Last Mrs. Parrish is Addictive, Thrilling and Impossible to Put Down

In The Last Mrs. Parrish, Amber Patterson has had a disappointing life. So, when she sets her eyes on a handsome, rich married man, Jackson Parrish, she makes it her goal to make him hers. She befriends his lovely wife, Daphne, and weasels her way into the family, developing relationships with his inner…

BookTribApril 3, 2018

Book Club Network Fiction

‘Anatomy of a Miracle:’ Too Good to Be True?

After returning to Biloxi, Mississippi a veteran paraplegic from a horrific event in Afghanistan, Cameron Harris lives with his sister Tanya and spends a lot of time drinking, while managing to get around in a wheelchair. From the death of his mother, to the damaging hurricane and the war, Cameron…

BookTribApril 11, 2018

Book Club Network Fiction

10 Reasons Why “The Wife Between Us” Will Hook You by Chapter Two

If you pick up The Wife Between Us, know you are in for many sleepless nights. This piece of literary perfection will have you hooked from the very beginning. Even the title is fat with unanswered questions. Whose wife? Which wife? Is it Nellie, the wife-to-be? Or Vanessa, the ex-wife who…

BookTribOctober 26, 2018

Fiction

Women’s History Month: Where Women Are Kings

It’s Women’s History Month and we are looking forward to all the events and books that celebrate the impact that women have on the world. In addition to bringing you the latest pop culture news and reviews where women are the focus, this month, we are also going to share…

BookTribMarch 22, 2018

Fiction

“That Kind of Mother” Takes on the Challenges of Race and Motherhood

Rebecca Stone desperately needs help with her newborn and Priscilla, a La Leche nurse from the hospital comes to her rescue. Having experience being a mother herself when she was a single, teen mother many years ago, Priscilla leaves her job at the hospital to become the nanny for Rebecca's…

Jennifer BlankfeinMay 29, 2018

Fiction

Sarah Winman’s “Tin Man” is Heartbreaking and Tender

A tender and beautiful story, Sarah Winman's novel Tin Man is heartbreaking and wonderfully moving, focusing on the relationship between two people, first as young boys and then as adults, with an exquisitely written and introspective look into the experiences and intimacies that are shared in a relationship so close. At twelve…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 11, 2018

Fiction

Review: ‘The Family Next Door’ Exposes The Complexities of Life Through Family Drama

Pleasant Court is a family neighborhood where everyone is cordial and happy... but are they really? Author Sally Hepworth takes us behind closed doors and skillfully reveals secrets, lies, hidden agendas and family drama in The Family Next Door. Some of the salacious secrets involve a baby left in a…

BookTribMarch 15, 2018

Fiction

New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Genova Returns with Heartbreaking Novel ‘Every Note Played’

In her latest novel, Every Note Played (Scout Press/Gallery), concert pianist Richard has experienced life's joys through playing the piano, his expert fingers on the keys his livelihood and his passion. But, when he is given the diagnosis of ALS, Richard starts losing the use of his hands, then arms. His…

BookTribApril 9, 2018

Fiction

Layered with Sex, Lies and Glamour, ‘She Regrets Nothing’ is Utterly Captivating

Rarely do we find a book that boasts of intrigue and mystery that's as sly as it is sexy and just plain fun; but author Andrea Dunlop is a rare talent. Dunlop's latest novel, She Regrets Nothing: A Novel is a multi-layered story where the themes of power, sex and glamour…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaFebruary 7, 2018

Fiction

Family Bonds are Tested by Mental Illness in Mira T. Lee’s Debut, ‘Everything Here Is Beautiful’

In her new book Everything Here Is Beautiful (Pamela Dorman Books), author Mira T. Lee eloquently shows us when someone has a mental illness, it affects each person in the family and impacts all relationships. Miranda and Lucia grew up very close, as loving sisters, Chinese-American girls from New York. When…

BookTribMarch 12, 2018

In “Switch and Bait,” Ricki Schultz Spoofs Modern Online Dating

Strange Stars: A Must-Read For Sci-Fi and Pop Music Fans

Marcia Gay Harden’s Powerful Memoir Honors Her Mother

“My Family Was Crazy, So Now I’m a Psychiatrist”

The Man Who Brought Cherry Blossoms to D.C., and Other Fun Facts

Morgan Jerkins’ ‘This Will Be My Undoing’ is Timely Portrait of Womanhood in America

BookTrib Review: The Last Mrs. Parrish is Addictive, Thrilling and Impossible to Put Down

‘Anatomy of a Miracle:’ Too Good to Be True?

10 Reasons Why “The Wife Between Us” Will Hook You by Chapter Two

Women’s History Month: Where Women Are Kings

“That Kind of Mother” Takes on the Challenges of Race and Motherhood

Sarah Winman’s “Tin Man” is Heartbreaking and Tender

Review: ‘The Family Next Door’ Exposes The Complexities of Life Through Family Drama

New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Genova Returns with Heartbreaking Novel ‘Every Note Played’

Layered with Sex, Lies and Glamour, ‘She Regrets Nothing’ is Utterly Captivating

Family Bonds are Tested by Mental Illness in Mira T. Lee’s Debut, ‘Everything Here Is Beautiful’

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