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Switching Genres: From History to Mystery

Summer reading is always great, whether it takes place in the sunroom, the backyard or at the beach. I recently had a very mild bout with COVID and took advantage of some rest and relaxation with my nose in a book. If you are interested in reading about old New…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 12, 2022

Miscellany

“On Color” Prompts Us To Think About What We See

David Scott Kastan, a George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University and Stephen Farthing, an artist and elected member of the Royal Academy of Arts in London and Emeritus Fellow of St. Edmund Hall, the University of Oxford, have collaborated on this beautiful, and educational book about the…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 24, 2018

Miscellany

2017 Goodreads Choice Award Winners Are Here! How Did Our Picks Match Up?

Yesterday, Goodreads announced their 2017 Choice Award Winners. If you recall, BookTrib's Senior Editor, Aisha K. Staggers, and Contributor, Rachel Carter, shared their picks from their list of nominees. Here are the winners of the Goodreads Choice Awards for 2017, see how our picks match up! 2017 Winner in Fantasy…

BookTribDecember 6, 2017

Nonfiction

‘First, Be a Lady:’ The Impact of FLOTUS on American Politics

Political scientists have failed to recognize the political importance of the president’s spouse. While the evolving role of the first lady over time from White House hostess to presidential advisor has been documented in historical narratives and news articles, the tremendous responsibility placed on her office to communicate the president’s…

Lauren WrightNovember 13, 2017

Nonfiction

Yale’s Secret Societies Are Revealed in ‘Skulls and Keys’

Secret societies have always held a certain fascination for America, the mystery around their operations and initiations inspiring hundreds of rumors of just how much influence they have, and how far that influence can reach. In an era of sororities and fraternities becoming more open and public with their workings,…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaSeptember 18, 2017

Nonfiction

10 Must-Read Political Biographies for History Buffs

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. One of the most fascinating parts of studying history is diving deep into the life of a man or woman who helped to shape the world we live in today. Readers who share that sentiment are in luck. We’ve rounded up ten biographies that…

BookishAugust 23, 2017

Nonfiction

13 Books You Absolutely Must Read Before Seeing Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Detroit’

The Summer of '67 was a unique time in America’s history that some fondly remember as a season full of love, music and flower power. Still, for others in major American cities, that summer was awash in civil unrest, where waves of injustice led to rebellion and social change. A…

Aisha K. StaggersAugust 4, 2017

Nonfiction

Prohibition: Lost Drink Recipes from a 1920s Bootlegger

Matthew Rowley Equal parts history, chemistry and alcohol make a delicious formula for an entertaining read. You don’t need to love drinking to enjoy Lost Recipes of Prohibition: Notes from a Bootlegger’s Manual (Countryman Press, October 28 2015). The new book from noted whiskey enthusiast and author Matthew Rowley was…

Katie HiresOctober 30, 2015

Nonfiction

When Books Went to War to fight facism with freedom of expression

When Nazi Germany began invading neighboring countries in the 1930s it not only declared war on freedom, liberty, and tolerance—it declared war on the printed page as well. By 1941, the Nazis had banned and burned more than 100 million books and had driven terrified citizens to hide or destroy…

Michael RuscoeJanuary 11, 2015

Nonfiction

Kunstler’s The New Nation recreates Washington’s most famous Christmas

What was your most memorable Christmas night? If you’re George Washington, it was probably the evening of December 25, 1776, when you made a nighttime crossing of the Delaware River in order to launch a surprise attack against Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey the next morning. The operation helped…

Michael RuscoeDecember 15, 2014

Nonfiction

How fish sauce traveled the world and became ketchup in The Language of Food

It took a while for academia to acknowledge the role food of in history. In his 2003 memoir, The Apprentice, Jacques Pépin tells of the long-ago Columbia University professor who forbade him to focus on the history of French food when the then-young chef was studying for his Ph.D. (Yes,…

Karen BermanOctober 17, 2014

Nonfiction

The forgotten hero who helped save England in World War II

Harry Hopkins entered my life in my final year at St. Andrews University in Scotland when my tutor, who was from Texas, wanted me to assess the reputation of a man who had fallen “through a trapdoor in history.” I had never heard of Harry Hopkins before and nor, as…

BookTrib Guest AuthorOctober 1, 2014

Nonfiction

50 years after the Warren Commission Report, a graphic novel sheds fresh light

Fifty years ago this week, the President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy—better known as the Warren Commission—released its official finding: an 889-page report asserting that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy, and that Jack Ruby similarly acted alone in killing Oswald, who was…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 27, 2014

Nonfiction

Reading up on the Roosevelts: Great books about the historic trio

The lives of three of the most towering figures of the 20th century—and of American history—are on full display in Ken Burns’ latest documentary, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History. “No other family has ever touched so many lives,” the documentary tells us, and their stories have become the stuff of…

Michael RuscoeSeptember 18, 2014

Nonfiction

Hail to the Chiefs! A patriotic parade of presidents for the Fourth of July

No one is a bigger fan of fireworks than I am. I’ve seen more than my share of Independence Day fireworks over the decades, and this year will be no exception. What really unfurls my bunting, though, is spending the days around the Fourth of July immersing myself in the…

Michael RuscoeJune 30, 2014

Nonfiction

#FridayFlashback : The JFK Files, What’s Left to Know?

As we await the release of the remaining documents on the JFK assassination investigation and peruse the few pages that have been released, we have gone back through the BookTrib archives and found an interesting piece that asks the one question everyone is hoping the files will reveal: "What is…

Jordan FosterOctober 27, 2017

Switching Genres: From History to Mystery

“On Color” Prompts Us To Think About What We See

2017 Goodreads Choice Award Winners Are Here! How Did Our Picks Match Up?

‘First, Be a Lady:’ The Impact of FLOTUS on American Politics

Yale’s Secret Societies Are Revealed in ‘Skulls and Keys’

10 Must-Read Political Biographies for History Buffs

13 Books You Absolutely Must Read Before Seeing Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Detroit’

Prohibition: Lost Drink Recipes from a 1920s Bootlegger

When Books Went to War to fight facism with freedom of expression

Kunstler’s The New Nation recreates Washington’s most famous Christmas

How fish sauce traveled the world and became ketchup in The Language of Food

The forgotten hero who helped save England in World War II

50 years after the Warren Commission Report, a graphic novel sheds fresh light

Reading up on the Roosevelts: Great books about the historic trio

Hail to the Chiefs! A patriotic parade of presidents for the Fourth of July

#FridayFlashback : The JFK Files, What’s Left to Know?

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