Friendship

In “Blind Expectations,” Romance Meets Family Drama

Coming from a low-class neighborhood meant Pete had to work three jobs to afford a spot at Stepney Green, his prestigious New Jersey college. Most of all, he thought that college would be the perfect opportunity for finding true love. Instead, he graduates with a hard-earned degree, a promise to…

Megan BeauregardAugust 23, 2022

Miscellany

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Friendship and Marriage

This week's AuthorBuzz giveaway dives deep into the complexities of friendship and marriage. Katharine Weber and Amy Blumenfeld are giving away titles that will make you both feel and think a great deal. Don't miss out! Want more BookTrib? Sign up NOW for news and giveaways!

AuthorBuzzSeptember 3, 2018

Miscellany

10 Life Lessons From the Peanuts Gang

On October 2, 1950, the first Peanuts comic strip was published in nine newspapers across the country. And in the more than 65 years since then, Charlie Brown, Lucy, Woodstock, and the rest of the Peanuts gang have been providing us with heartwarming lessons as told by their legendary creator,…

Early Bird BooksOctober 3, 2017

Nonfiction

On Writing, Friendship and Healing: One Writer’s Journey to the Center of Self

I met my friend and co-writer 10 years ago. With every year that went by, our friendship quickly escalated from a simple friendship to a soulmate friendship. We talked about everything and anything and it was easy. We both felt no judgment from the other and it made us feel…

Ariana MansourNovember 3, 2017

Nonfiction

Author Paul Lisicky Answers One Question About “The Narrow Door”

You are your own worst critic, but friends can be a close second. They know you better than most, aside from parents but even that can be up for debate. Going through a particularly rough time as a post-grad living in a new city where I know practically no one,…

Matt GillickAugust 12, 2016

Fiction Fiction - Featured

“My Name Is Edward”: A Novel of Homelessness, Heartbreak and Hope

My Name Is Edward by Annmarie Topel is a carefully crafted debut novel based on personal experience. “This is a story of fiction inspired, in part, by true events,” she writes. She dedicates her book to the homeless man, who in her book she names Edward: “You will always be in…

Joanna PoncavageJune 15, 2022

Fiction Romance

Tall Poppy Review: “Under the Southern Sky” Shines With Effortless Storytelling

In Under the Southern Sky, Kristy Woodson Harvey masterfully weaves four points of view together with a friends-to-lovers story of grief, second chances and deep generational friendship. Amelia Buxton thought her life was on the right track. A successful journalist and reporter just published in The New York Times, and…

Tif MarceloApril 29, 2021

Children's Books Children's Books - Featured

With Inner Courage, This Spunky Heroine Conquers Fear and Celebrates Authenticity

Baby Aviva Orangutan Diva (Viva Arriba Aviva Books) by Hans Kullberg is a lighthearted story about a baby orangutan getting into all sorts of adventures with her jungle friends. It’s a fun read, but also one with a deeper message and a poignant origin. We meet Baby Aviva, our Orangutan…

Kelsey HallMarch 10, 2022

Children's Books Children's Books - Featured

Even Conflict Won’t Lessen the Love Between These Two Sisters

From classics like Little Women to Ramona and Beezus, the relationship between sisters has always been explored and celebrated in children’s literature. Maddie and Mabel (Kind World Publishing) is no exception. Kari Allen weaves together scenes of sisterly love, conversations, arguments and playtime to portray a pair of siblings that…

Julianna GoldflussMarch 22, 2022

Children's Books Children's Books - Featured

Furry Neighbors Bicker and Bully … Until They Meet “A Dog Named Chilli”

But have we ever stopped and thought about how things look from our dogs' perspective? How do they view their relationships with humans, or with each other? That’s exactly what Mark Chartrand discusses in his story A Dog Named Chilli: My New Home (Dorrance Publishing). This charming children’s book shows…

BookTribOctober 26, 2021

Children's Books Children's Books - Featured

An Open Mind Leads to Twice the Fun in “Please Don’t Tell Cooper That Jack is a Rabbit”

This isn’t Michelle Lander Feinberg’s first time telling Cooper’s story. In the previous book of this duology, Please Don’t Tell Cooper He’s a Dog, the reader was first introduced to Cooper’s antics. It seems that the loveable, oversized rescue dog doesn’t know how to … well, be a dog. Rather…

Cameron KimballSeptember 27, 2021

Children's Books

“Bobby Bear and the Missing Dinner” Tells a Compelling Story of Friendship and Forgiveness

Something’s fishy in Ryan O’Connor’s cute children’s book for ages 3 to 10 called Bobby the Bear and His Missing Dinner (Xlibris). No sooner has Bobby set out to catch a fish for his meal and put it on the fire than it suddenly disappears in the split second he…

BookTribApril 27, 2021

Fiction

New Novel From National Book Award Winner Sigrid Nunez

What Are You Going Through (Riverhead Books) by National Book Award winner Sigrid Nunez is a perfect follow-up to her previous novel, The Friend, where a woman’s friend passes away and she takes on the responsibility of her dog. In Nunez’s latest novel, empathy is the focus when this narrator’s…

Jennifer BlankfeinDecember 10, 2020

Fiction

Tall Poppy Review: Fragile Friendships in “The Glass Wives”

In Amy Nathan’s The Glass Wives (Saint Martin's Press), a devastating end becomes a beginning of sorts for Evie and Nicole Glass. When Richard Glass is killed in a tragic accident, Nicole is a sudden widow. But what does that make Evie, his ex-wife? Financial instability and an unknown future…

Nicole BaartAugust 2, 2018

Fiction

Talking Georgia Clark’s ‘The Regulars’: What’s So Bad about Being…Regular?

Let's face it, being a girl is hard. Deciding what to wear and then if that clothing fits your apple or pear body shape is not always enjoyable. Answering the question: do I have too much makeup on or not enough, is typically a rhetorical question, because is there ever really an answer? The…

Mercedes ReinerAugust 11, 2016

Fiction

Tall Poppies Review: Laura Drake Takes Sibling Devotion to a New Level in “Days Made of Glass”

Buckle up readers, because your emotions are in for a roller coaster ride in Laura Drake’s Days Made of Glass - A gripping story of sibling devotion, mental illness and having to face hard truths about oneself. The symbolism in this story hits from every angle. Shattered glass is the…

Marin ThomasOctober 26, 2017

In “Blind Expectations,” Romance Meets Family Drama

AuthorBuzz Giveaway: Friendship and Marriage

10 Life Lessons From the Peanuts Gang

On Writing, Friendship and Healing: One Writer’s Journey to the Center of Self

Author Paul Lisicky Answers One Question About “The Narrow Door”

“My Name Is Edward”: A Novel of Homelessness, Heartbreak and Hope

Tall Poppy Review: “Under the Southern Sky” Shines With Effortless Storytelling

With Inner Courage, This Spunky Heroine Conquers Fear and Celebrates Authenticity

Even Conflict Won’t Lessen the Love Between These Two Sisters

An Open Mind Leads to Twice the Fun in “Please Don’t Tell Cooper That Jack is a Rabbit”

“Bobby Bear and the Missing Dinner” Tells a Compelling Story of Friendship and Forgiveness

New Novel From National Book Award Winner Sigrid Nunez

Tall Poppy Review: Fragile Friendships in “The Glass Wives”

Talking Georgia Clark’s ‘The Regulars’: What’s So Bad about Being…Regular?

Tall Poppies Review: Laura Drake Takes Sibling Devotion to a New Level in “Days Made of Glass”

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