Contemporary Literature & Fiction

Fiction

Secrets, Chocolate and a Touch of Magic in Decadent “Chocolat” Prequel

Vianne is rightfully one of the most highly anticipated books of late summer. Anglo-French award-winning author Joanne Harris has presented her legions of fans with the gift of a prequel to her million-copy best-selling novel Chocolat that debuted in 1999. While not entirely faithful to the book, the 2000 film…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 17, 2025

Miscellany

Predicting the Future, from Ancient Greece to Modern Sci-Fi

The concept of predicting the future has changed over time. If we were to go back to Ancient Greece, say, and ask the Oracle at Delphi about the future, the answer, wreathed in riddles, would be about a specific event. Croesus (the “rich as” guy) famously asked if he should…

Adam OyebanjiMay 22, 2025

Fiction Recommended

Death Is Full of Surprises in Touching Literary Fantasy

Here’s how death works: Up there, you’re not allowed to leave your residence or contact other dead people — although you’ll be afforded any leisure pastimes or hobbies that may interest you. No one said death wasn’t boring. The only exception is if your phone rings and you are contacted…

Jim AlkonApril 3, 2025

Fiction Romance

Body Positivity Meets Restaurant Culture in Second-Chance Romance

When I first heard about Paulette Stout’s latest release, What We Give Away, I had only heard that it was a book about weight issues. So, of course, my mind went immediately to myself and my own beliefs about the subject. Most of the characters I write are curvy or…

Y. M. NelsonFebruary 10, 2025

Listicles

Celebrating Black Voices: 12 Essential Reads for Black History Month

Black History Month is a time to honor the rich and complex history, achievements, and contributions of Black individuals throughout the world. One of the most powerful ways to educate yourself and engage with this history is through literature. Stories that educate, inspire, and amplify Black voices. From historical accounts…

Kelsey HallFebruary 25, 2025

Fiction Recommended

Lives and Truths Laid Bare in Short Story Collection

“People are people. They love, they hate, they soar, they pine, they elate, they grieve — and on occasion, they kill.” Award-winning author Bill VanPatten tends to capture all those acts and emotions in his characters, drawing heavily on gay themes and Latino heritage in and around the small, fictitious…

Jim AlkonDecember 3, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Environmental Thriller Asks Tough Questions About Morality

“Coal itself was at the heart of the next calamitous turn of events, as it was for the whole planet. Fighting coal had its own set of consequences. The powers that be wouldn't give it up easily.” In Lake Superior City, Wisconsin, coal is destroying the environment around Blue Lake.…

Megan BeauregardJanuary 17, 2025

Fiction Miscellany

Bruce Lee, Defying Stereotypes, and the Catharsis of Writing

Most writers embark on projects with a clear sense of what they want to say, often revisiting familiar characters, themes and settings. When my publisher agreed to launch Johnny Delivers, a standalone sequel to the award-winning Letters From Johnny, they likely had no idea of the deeper struggles I had…

Wayne NgOctober 28, 2024

Author Spotlight

Author’s Love of History Brings Two Heroic Tales to Life, Set Centuries Apart

“Every day there are people, places and things that inspire me, and this is where I get the foundation for my next creative endeavor. I always find opportunities or they find me.” Those are the words of Deborah Curtin, a storyteller at heart who communicates her messages and narratives as…

BookTribSeptember 9, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Moving and Lyrical Love Story Follows a Song That Transcends Grief

One fateful night turns Santiago DeAngelo’s world upside down. A tragic accident takes his mother’s life and sends his own world spiraling. The Music We Make (Paradise Publishing) is a tale of love, music and finding peace after loss. It is inspired by the story of author Michelle Rene DeBellis’…

Megan BeauregardJanuary 5, 2023

Fiction Recommended

“The Devil Wears Prada” Meets “Sex and the City” in Story of Manhattan’s Corporate World

There’s a scene in author Kem Richards’ The End of May (Grandeur Publishing) when Marcy, an up-and-comer from Ohio looking to make a new life in the lavish and lecherous world of New York City, is snubbed from a great entry-level job at Vogue magazine that she thought was hers.…

BookTribNovember 29, 2023

Fiction Recommended

Man’s Mystical Journey to Amend the Past in Bohemian Ibiza

There’s a passage in author Justin Kurian’s ambitious novel The Canticle of Ibiza where John, who has abandoned his life in New York as a high-flying financial whiz to seek answers on the mystical island of Ibiza, Spain, explains to a budding love interest, Diana, how he ditched his previous…

Jim AlkonMay 7, 2024

Fiction Recommended

In Atmospheric New Thriller, Family Learns Their Past Is Not So Easily Put to Rest

“I almost forgot. There’s a caretaker who lives on the property. It’s part of the deal, he comes with the house.” The realtor, talking to the Keane family of Boston who had just acquired the strange old house on the hill in Littleton, NH, built by the legendary Mr. Goodpasture,…

Jim AlkonMay 7, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Heartbreaking Journey of Broken Promises, Infidelity and Desperation

“Claire looked at her husband, seated at the head of the table. She was thankful for Aaron. Everything about their marriage was perfect.” Except one thing. Matters of the heart often wreak havoc with matters of the mind, and that is no exception in Rowena Tisdale’s thoughtful and passionate Between…

BookTribFebruary 14, 2024

Fiction Miscellany

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Propulsive Coming-of-Age Tale of Jewish Boy in 1970s NY

Sorry, this promotion has ended. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! Adam Unrehearsed by Don Futterman (Wicked Son) Dear Reader, Long before I was a novelist, columnist, podcaster or education reformer, I was a public school kid in Flushing Queens. It was the 1970s. Unlike my parents, the…

AuthorBuzzNovember 13, 2023

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In Glittering Berlin, Thrilling Obsessions Make Fiction and Reality Collide

The young woman speaking in Calla Henkel’s Other People’s Clothes (Doubleday) is Zoe Beech, an American art student who has fled to Berlin in 2008 for any number of reasons. She doesn’t know who she is and she hates the school she’s in now, which revolves around toxic masculinity: “In…

Neil NyrenJanuary 28, 2022

Contemporary Literature & Fiction

Predicting the Future, from Ancient Greece to Modern Sci-Fi

Death Is Full of Surprises in Touching Literary Fantasy

Celebrating Black Voices: 12 Essential Reads for Black History Month

Lives and Truths Laid Bare in Short Story Collection

Environmental Thriller Asks Tough Questions About Morality

Bruce Lee, Defying Stereotypes, and the Catharsis of Writing

Author’s Love of History Brings Two Heroic Tales to Life, Set Centuries Apart

Moving and Lyrical Love Story Follows a Song That Transcends Grief

“The Devil Wears Prada” Meets “Sex and the City” in Story of Manhattan’s Corporate World

Man’s Mystical Journey to Amend the Past in Bohemian Ibiza

In Atmospheric New Thriller, Family Learns Their Past Is Not So Easily Put to Rest

Heartbreaking Journey of Broken Promises, Infidelity and Desperation

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Propulsive Coming-of-Age Tale of Jewish Boy in 1970s NY

In Glittering Berlin, Thrilling Obsessions Make Fiction and Reality Collide

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