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BookBites: 4 Books With Stories and Lessons to Guide Us Into the New Year

The Black Swan of Paris by Karen Robards In 1944 Paris, celebrated singer Genevieve Dumont is both a star and a smokescreen. An unwilling darling of the Nazis, the chanteuse’s position of privilege allows her to go undetected as an ally to the resistance. When her estranged mother, Lillian de…

BookTribJanuary 7, 2021

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles

Out-of-this-world Sci-Fi and Fantasy Gems from the Experts at AudioFile

AudioFileAugust 1, 2019

Audiobooks Fiction Listicles Romance

3 Edgy New Romances that Are Even Better on Audio

A paranormal story, a romantic suspense, and a space opera (you’re welcome!). In the three new edgy romances below, our featured heroines are on top of their games, and our heroes are smoking hot. And how do we know this? Because our narrators are equally on top of their games…

AudioFileApril 11, 2019

Fiction Listicles

6 Works of Speculative Fiction With a Heart for Social Justice

Our world changes when we dare to ask what if … What if our carriages could harness the strength of 100 horses? What if we could transport our voices across oceans? What if we could hold all the information we desired in the palm of our hands? Science Fiction and…

Chelsea CicconeSeptember 21, 2020

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Can’t Put This Clock in a Box: 5 Time-Manipulating and Genre-Shattering Reads

One of the decidedly fraught areas of fiction is genre. Very rarely is a book so limited in its story or its characters that it can neatly fit into the confines of any one category, and yet, that’s one of the first things prospective readers want to identify. So, we…

Chelsea CicconeApril 18, 2022

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All the Best Things Have Wings: 7 High-Flying Fantasy Adventures

Ask any group of people what superpower they’d like to possess, and I’d wager that the most common response will be flight. I myself would choose telekinesis most days — or mind control, if I’m feeling particularly annoyed with others — but you’d hear no complaints from me if I…

Chelsea CicconeNovember 2, 2021

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Of Magic and Melodies: Lose Yourself in the Mystifying Music of These 7 Tales

The great Athenian philosopher Plato once said, “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” Wow. Pour me a glass of that, will you? It’s powerful stuff, music. That a few simple notes can so precisely convey emotions many…

Chelsea CicconeOctober 19, 2021

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Sorcery Skirmishes and High-Tech Tussles: 6 Stories Featuring Epic SF/F Battles

The arms of fantasy and science fiction can squash reality’s best weapons any day of the week … and they’re a hell of a lot cooler, too. Up against Doctor Who’s sonic screwdriver, that power drill in your garage might as well be made by Fisher-Price. Mjolnir in Thor’s hands…

Chelsea CicconeSeptember 21, 2021

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What Happens When Humanity Destroys Its Own World?

The Apocalypse is on everyone’s minds these days. I may sound a little dramatic, but the events of the past year have justified speaking of catastrophic and cataclysmic occurrences with courage and a previous-unused bluntness. Suddenly, the unknown seems to be the expectation. One place where drama is usually very…

Judy MorenoMarch 26, 2021

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Enhanced, Evolved, Engineered: 7 Novels About Transhumanism

Transhumanism — ever heard of it? Honestly, I myself hadn't for quite a long time. The Cambridge Dictionary defines the term as "the theory that science and technology can help human beings develop beyond what is physically and mentally possible at the present time. Transhumanism asserts that with all the…

Judy MorenoFebruary 23, 2021

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‘Tis the Season For Esoterics, Conjured in These 6 Magically Mysterious Books

When seasons change, there is a sense of magic in the air. November is the start of the traditional season of gratitude, fellowship, spirituality and hope. This month's women’s fiction storylines involve magic shops, fortune-telling, astrology, psychics, magical foods and mystical intrigue. With literary spells as enchanting as this, well,…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationNovember 10, 2021

Listicles Young Adult

7 Surprising YA SF/F Books to Watch for This Spring

When it comes to reading, there is nothing better than a great plot twist. It’s always a thrill to be glued to the page, unable to look away in case you miss the next surprise. An unexpected turn of events can be what takes a book from good to great,…

Cameron KimballFebruary 26, 2021

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Here There Be Witches: 7 Tales of Magic in Modern YA Fantasy

We’re more than familiar with stories of witches and wizards. They’re a staple of the young adult fantasy genre, as ubiquitous as the use of magic itself. And as much as they’re utilized in the chronicles of high fantasy, magic wielders often find themselves in the contemporary fantasy genre as…

Cameron KimballJune 24, 2022

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Riff on a Myth: 7 Novels Drawing Inspiration From Multicultural Ancient Sources

There’s something completely timeless and utterly attractive about mythology, folklore and the stories passed down through generations. Maybe a particular story originated in religion, or maybe through honoring heroic courage or, who can say, maybe the teller was an exasperated mom who needed to keep her kids from getting into…

Judy MorenoAugust 20, 2021

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BookTrib Editors Predict 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards Winners

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Goodreads Choice Awards season! It’s far better, in our book, than Oscar season and maybe even on par with the holiday season … maybe. Luckily, the two coincide, so no need to choose. But we do, in the tradition carried over from…

BookTribDecember 2, 2021

Audiobooks Fiction

“Witchmark” Blends Magic, Romance and History

C.L. Polk's WITCHMARK (Recorded Books) is a fantasy debut that combines intrigue, magic, betrayal, and romance in an original world with a historical setting. Cabals of noble families use their unique magical gifts to control the fates of nations, while one young man seeks only to live a life of his…

AudioFileDecember 6, 2018

BookBites: 4 Books With Stories and Lessons to Guide Us Into the New Year

Out-of-this-world Sci-Fi and Fantasy Gems from the Experts at AudioFile

3 Edgy New Romances that Are Even Better on Audio

6 Works of Speculative Fiction With a Heart for Social Justice

Can’t Put This Clock in a Box: 5 Time-Manipulating and Genre-Shattering Reads

All the Best Things Have Wings: 7 High-Flying Fantasy Adventures

Of Magic and Melodies: Lose Yourself in the Mystifying Music of These 7 Tales

Sorcery Skirmishes and High-Tech Tussles: 6 Stories Featuring Epic SF/F Battles

What Happens When Humanity Destroys Its Own World?

Enhanced, Evolved, Engineered: 7 Novels About Transhumanism

‘Tis the Season For Esoterics, Conjured in These 6 Magically Mysterious Books

7 Surprising YA SF/F Books to Watch for This Spring

Here There Be Witches: 7 Tales of Magic in Modern YA Fantasy

Riff on a Myth: 7 Novels Drawing Inspiration From Multicultural Ancient Sources

BookTrib Editors Predict 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards Winners

“Witchmark” Blends Magic, Romance and History

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