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Sybil’s List: Publishers Weekly Book Reviewer Sybil Steinberg’s List of Reads

We love a good booklist to peek our interest and inspire us to read more. Westport Connecticut resident Sybil Steinberg, contributing editor and former book review section editor for Publishers Weekly puts together a list of her favorites several times a year and recently she presented her July 2017 picks…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 9, 2017

Miscellany

Top 5 Jon Stewart Author Interviews on The Daily Show

Jon Stewart’s exit from The Daily Show this week isn’t just a loss for television viewers, but for book lovers as well. We challenge all talk show hosts left in his wake to do what he has done for books: not just to promote them, but to celebrate them and…

Michael RuscoeAugust 4, 2015

Miscellany Pop Culture

“Joni on Joni:” Portrait Of An Artist Through Interviews

She’s been called bragging and scornful, philosophical and deep, and also a beguiling flirt. All those sides show up in a fascinating anthology of Joni Mitchell’s most illuminating interviews titled Joni on Joni: Interviews and Encounters with Joni Mitchell (Chicago Review Press), edited by Susan Whitall, writer and editor of…

BookTribAugust 27, 2018

Nonfiction

Jenifer Lewis: The ‘Mother of Black Hollywood’ Gets Down and Dirty in New Memoir

If Jenifer Lewis can't make you laugh, then you just don't have a sense of humor. Lewis' career spans nearly four decades and she has played mother to almost every major African-American character in television and film, earning her the moniker, "The Mother of Black Hollywood." In an NPR interview,…

Aisha K. StaggersNovember 13, 2017

Nonfiction

VMA Week: Photographer Afshin Shahidi Gives BookTrib a ‘Private View’ of Icons Prince, Beyonce in an Exclusive Interview

One of my favorite pictures of Prince is the cover photo of Afshin Shahidi’s forthcoming book, Prince: A Private View. One of the reasons I am so enamored of this picture is due to the striking contrast of black and white in Prince’s clothing against the simplistic set--- what…

Aisha K. StaggersAugust 25, 2017

Nonfiction

Rion Amilcar Scott ‘Unapologetically’ Broaches Racism and Oppression in ‘Insurrections’

Last night I was walking down Prospect St. in Stamford, Connecticut and I found myself trailing behind a black man wearing a black hoodie. My pace was significantly quicker than his. As I was about to turn to the front door of my apartment building, I was almost on the…

Matt GillickSeptember 6, 2017

Business Business - Featured Nonfiction

Video: Missed It? Watch Interview with Carolyn Carpeneti and Taking Flight: Mastering Executive Function

What should we do when our children struggle academically? Should we let them fail so they’ll learn from their mistakes and do better next time? Perhaps. But what if they lack the organizational tools to succeed? Carolyn Carpeneti’s son had effectively coped with learning differences through high school and was…

BookTribJune 16, 2016

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Today on FB Live: Dr. Nieca Talks to NYT “Well” Editor Tara Parker-Pope

Tune in today at 1:00 p.m. EST on BookTrib's Facebook page for the second episode of our new series, Heart to Heart with Dr. Nieca, featuring renowned women's heart health pioneer Dr. Nieca Goldberg. Today Nieca talks with New York Times columnist Tara Parker-Pope about good habits for 2021, COVID-19…

BookTribJanuary 14, 2021

Nonfiction Podcasts

True Crime: A Podcast That Goes Inside the FBI Through Literature

FBI investigations and FBI agents are often used as inspiration by writers as they pen climactic crime stories and heart-thumping thrillers. However, most people, including writers, have never met a real FBI agent. The only connections they have with the FBI are the ones they make through books, TV, and…

Jerri WilliamsFebruary 12, 2018

Fiction Miscellany Podcasts

DIY MFA: Character Relationships that Resonate with Jane Green

This week, Gabriela Pereira interviews New York Times bestselling author Jane Green about her latest novel The Sunshine Sisters, a story with such intricate character relationships that it’s far more than a beach read. Jane Green is the author of eighteen novels, seventeen of which are New York Times bestsellers. Her…

Gabriela PereiraAugust 14, 2017

Sybil’s List: Publishers Weekly Book Reviewer Sybil Steinberg’s List of Reads

Top 5 Jon Stewart Author Interviews on The Daily Show

“Joni on Joni:” Portrait Of An Artist Through Interviews

Jenifer Lewis: The ‘Mother of Black Hollywood’ Gets Down and Dirty in New Memoir

VMA Week: Photographer Afshin Shahidi Gives BookTrib a ‘Private View’ of Icons Prince, Beyonce in an Exclusive Interview

Rion Amilcar Scott ‘Unapologetically’ Broaches Racism and Oppression in ‘Insurrections’

Video: Missed It? Watch Interview with Carolyn Carpeneti and Taking Flight: Mastering Executive Function

Today on FB Live: Dr. Nieca Talks to NYT “Well” Editor Tara Parker-Pope

True Crime: A Podcast That Goes Inside the FBI Through Literature

DIY MFA: Character Relationships that Resonate with Jane Green

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