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How Far Would You Go to Save Your Child?

A few weeks ago, I met Adrian McKinty in the back room of a slick Manhattan bar. It was a tri-author book event hosted by Little, Brown, but really it was McKinty I was there to see. I was a fan, and I also felt a personal ‘thank you’ was…
Casey Barrett
July 9, 2019
Nonfiction

Colm Tóibín Examines the Fathers of Wilde, Yeats and Joyce

"A father...is a necessary evil," according to Stephen Dedalus in Ulysses. But Colm Tóibín would hazard a guess that James Joyce genuinely felt this way about his father. This is just one nugget of truth from Tóibín's latest non-fiction Mad, Bad, Dangerous To Know: The Fathers of Wilde, Yeats, and Joyce (Scribner).…
Meagan Foy
October 26, 2018
FictionThrillers

A Wintry Murder Mystery That Will Give You the Shivers: “The Well of Ice”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/The-Well-of-Ice-1.jpg “Never open a book with weather,” the late bestselling crime novelist Elmore Leonard sternly advised. But Leonard was wrong. Here’s how Andrea Carter begins her Irish mystery novel, The Well of Ice (Oceanview): “…the fire crackles gently in the grate… “‘It’s snowing,’ he says…” Carter’s richly detailed descriptions of…
Sharon Geltner
November 10, 2020
FictionThrillers

Tana French’s Standalone Stunner Follows Chicago Cop’s Search for Missing Irish Teen

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/TheSearcher.jpg "Taught, chiseled and propulsive." — Vogue "Crime fiction fans won't want to miss this one." — Publishers Weekly "A slow-burn stunner that will keep readers turning the pages late into the night." — Library Journal —∞— Old habits die hard. Especially if you’re a middle-aged ex-cop from Chicago who’s specialized…
Jodé Millman
October 6, 2020
Fiction

The Struggles and Joys of an Irishman’s Life Unfold in Epic Tale

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/booktrib_the-hearts-invisible-furies-john-boyne.jpg There some epic novels that are ideal to tackle when you can devote a big chunk of time, and this winter could be just the time to make the commitment. Sinking your teeth into a long, well-written novel and feeling all the feels is a perfect way to spend…
Jennifer Blankfein
November 4, 2020
Children's Books

Artemis Fowl is Back and Ready for Trouble!

Attention kids and parents: the 12-year-old ludicrously rich and absolutely brilliant Artemis is back again! Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel (Disney/Hyperion) properly brings the internationally-captivating series into a new age 18 years after the series’ inception. Artistically revolutionized since the 2007 graphic novel, this printing is expertly adapted by Michael…
Lee Pelletier
July 12, 2019
Fiction

Sally Rooney Depicts the Highs and Pitfalls of Two Teens in Love

sSally Rooney’newest novel, Normal People (Hogarth) is an engaging page-turner focusing on the shifting relationship between two teenagers from Ireland. This propulsive novel from the author of Conversations with Friends was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, with little wonder. Connell is a smart, popular athlete with a working class single mother,…
Jennifer Blankfein
May 22, 2019
Fiction

Life, Love & Loss at the Dead Letter Depot

Lost letters have been around since the very beginning of correspondence. Illegible writing, no forwarding address: what happens to such missives? Historically, post offices have hired smart, trustworthy, kindly people who spend their days trying to track down senders and recipients. They function as detectives, really. Often their work involves…
Claudia Keenan
June 4, 2019

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