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Valerie Kristin Has Some Advice “For Those Led by the Heart”

“Take away the discomfort, the loss, the hurt, and take away the love and wonder and inspiration.” That’s the message author Valerie Kristin hopes to convey in her novelette For Those Led by the Heart (Barnes & Noble Press). In the story, Taylor’s family is reeling from the recent loss of…

Judy MorenoFebruary 15, 2021

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Author Profile: Lindsay Schuster

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lindsay-schuster-300x300.jpg Lindsay Schuster Young Adult Fiction A high school English teacher who's written the Young Adult Fiction trilogy Prosper

Judy MorenoFebruary 17, 2021

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7 YA Novels With Teens Facing Trauma Too Close to Home

“I’m just going through a phase right now. Everybody goes through phases and all, don’t they?” So says Holden Caulfield in the classic Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Holden may have just been going through a phase, but he became a cultural and literary icon when he paved…

Judy MorenoJanuary 26, 2021

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Fact Into Fiction: Sounding the Climate Change Alarm

Upset about the United States's recent approach to environmental policy and climate deniers, Arthur Jeon picked up his pen and began to write. Although he had published nonfiction works previously, Jeon decided to relay facts about climate change through fiction in his thriller Snowflake. He says, "studies have shown that…

BookTribDecember 8, 2020

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ITW Spotlight: Lee Child Is Ready for Retirement! Fret Not, His Younger Brother Will Continue Jack Reacher

Before the end of chapter two of The Sentinel (Delacorte Press) — the latest Jack Reacher novel — our hero has been outnumbered in two fights, and the body count is rising. You know it’s coming. It always does. But Lee Child is so good at satisfying that visceral urge…

Rick PullenNovember 3, 2020

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Young Girls Are Lured into a Life of Prostitution in “The Third Daughter” by Talia Carner

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Third-Daughter-2.jpg The Third Daughter by Talia Carner explores a dark time in history at the turn of the 20th century when Jews from Russia emigrated to the Americas to flee persecution, sometimes to suffer worse fates at the hands of those who would help them. I was fortunate enough to attend…

Jennifer BlankfeinNovember 6, 2020

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Brooklyn Criminals Find a New Definition of Family

“You never know someone till you get your nose up their money.” — Shecky Keenan “Here’s rule one about carrying the bag. Never forget it’s something you could get killed for.” — Henry Vek —∞— Shecky Keenan has a family. They’re all criminals. In Brian Selfon’s The Nightworkers, Shecky runs…

Neil NyrenSeptember 25, 2020

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Charlotte McConaghy on Love, Adventure and Survival in “Migrations”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Migrations.jpg "Written in prose as gorgeous as the crystalline beauty of the Arctic ... deeply moving, haunting and, yes, important." — Caroline Leavitt, author of Pictures of You "An astounding meditation on love, trauma and the cost of survival." — Julia Fine, author of What Should Be Wild I loved the adventure…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 5, 2020

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Mary Simses: Stories of Love, Humor and Drama for Any Generation

It was a delight to have Mary Simses and Susan Shapiro Barash join our Facebook Live Author Interview Series with a discussion of Simses's novel The Wedding Thief. Click here for previous interviews and a list of upcoming author events. Who doesn't love a good wedding sabotage story? Between Simses's thoughtful imagery…

BookTribJuly 14, 2020

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Sameer Pandya Explores Race and the Politics of Belonging in “Members Only”

Brown, black and white America converge in Members Only (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) by Sameer Pandya, a thought-provoking novel told by a Bombay native who made his life and career on the west coast. The book covers a one-week time span in the life of Raj Bhatt, an Indian American man…

Jennifer BlankfeinJuly 20, 2020

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J. Courtney Sullivan: This Summer’s Hottest Book, Friendship, Motherhood and Privilege

We were delighted to have the opportunity to interview J. Courtney Sullivan about her New York Times-bestselling novel Friends and Strangers. Courtney began writing the book just before having her first child, placing her in the unique position to be able to relate to each of her protagonists — one…

BookTribJuly 10, 2020

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Ryan Wick on His Action-Packed Debut and Its Anti-Hero

“Some people in my trade act like animals, tearing through houses like a tornado, giving us all a bad name. Snapping shelves, breaking vases, smashing picture frames and tossing stuff around for no rhyme or reason. It’s incredibly rude. Taking property that doesn’t belong to you is one thing, but…

Neil NyrenJuly 10, 2020

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Holly Miller on Her Psychic Bittersweet Romance “The Sight of You”

The perfect book to kick off your summer reading, The Sight of You (Putnam) by Holly Miller, is full of love and heartbreak, and will have you thinking about your relationships and what you would do if you were to know how they would end. Seeing visions of the future can…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 22, 2020

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Mark Greaney: Extensive Research Makes for Thrilling Fiction

Thanks to BookTrib’s partnership with Penguin Publishing Group, we had the privilege of speaking with author Mark Greaney about his newest edition to the highly popular Gray Man Series, One Minute Out. Click here for previous interviews and a list of upcoming author events. Mark's degree in political science and international relations…

BookTribJune 19, 2020

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Politics, Family and Priorities Collide in “Her Sister’s Tattoo”

This is a powerful story of political activism, family betrayal, allegiance and love. When two sisters get arrested during a Vietnam War protest in 1968, they must decide where their loyalties lie. In Her Sister’s Tattoo (Red Hen Press) by Ellen Meeropol, politics and family are important for both Rosa…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 15, 2020

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“A Tender Thing” Explores Progressive Storytelling in the Golden Age of Broadway

An exhilarating debut novel set under the dazzling lights of late 1950s Broadway, where a controversial new musical pushes the boundaries of love, legacy and art. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, Eleanor O’Hanlon always felt different. In love with musical theater from a young age, she memorized every show album…

BookTribJune 1, 2020

Valerie Kristin Has Some Advice “For Those Led by the Heart”

Author Profile: Lindsay Schuster

Fact Into Fiction: Sounding the Climate Change Alarm

ITW Spotlight: Lee Child Is Ready for Retirement! Fret Not, His Younger Brother Will Continue Jack Reacher

Young Girls Are Lured into a Life of Prostitution in “The Third Daughter” by Talia Carner

Brooklyn Criminals Find a New Definition of Family

Charlotte McConaghy on Love, Adventure and Survival in “Migrations”

Mary Simses: Stories of Love, Humor and Drama for Any Generation

Sameer Pandya Explores Race and the Politics of Belonging in “Members Only”

J. Courtney Sullivan: This Summer’s Hottest Book, Friendship, Motherhood and Privilege

Ryan Wick on His Action-Packed Debut and Its Anti-Hero

Holly Miller on Her Psychic Bittersweet Romance “The Sight of You”

Mark Greaney: Extensive Research Makes for Thrilling Fiction

Politics, Family and Priorities Collide in “Her Sister’s Tattoo”

“A Tender Thing” Explores Progressive Storytelling in the Golden Age of Broadway

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