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Celebrate Bridgerton Release Day with Jane Austen

BookTrib is proud to introduce the latest Shop Bookish partner, The Unemployed Philosophers Guild. We love their quirky literary-themed items, so in their honor, we've asked the fractious younger sister of Bridgerton's Lady Whistledown, the ever-entertaining Lady Hollaback, to recommend some of her personal favorites. Not surprisingly, it's all Jane Austen-related. Enjoy!…
BookTrib
June 13, 2024
Miscellany

The 115 Best Books of All Time According to Reedsy

The folks over at Reedsy Discovery have compiled this incredible list and given us permission to share it with our readers. Check out their website to discover yet more books for your TBR list! —∞— The written word is a pillar of human civilization — it signals complex thinking, it’s…
Reedsy Discovery
June 12, 2020
Miscellany

Why Contemporary Novels Can’t Resonate with All

Is it possible to write about a book you’ve read and didn’t viscerally respond to without discouraging that book’s other potential readers? Is it possible to recognize a book’s many qualities and still say that your experience reading it wasn’t exactly satisfying? I am going to try and do this…
Joseph Olshan
October 1, 2018
Miscellany

Ten awesome literary-themed wedding cakes

Now that summer is in full swing, so is wedding season. You can’t even open up Facebook these days without getting bombarded by pictures of white dresses and perfectly tiered cakes. Well—maybe not totally perfect. Because why would you pick a traditional wedding cake when you can have one with…
BookTrib
August 1, 2014
Nonfiction

Remembering Alan Rickman in His Best Literary Film Roles

It’s been a rough week for art and culture. Alan Rickman, beloved veteran of the stage and screen, passed away early January 14, 2016, just days after the similarly shocking passing of rock god David Bowie. Rickman, whose trademark sonorous voice was scientifically proven to be one of the most…
Katie Hires
January 14, 2016
Book Club Network

Book Club Guest Blog: “The Witch of Willow Hall”

It’s a daunting task writing about witches and ghosts and keeping an adult audience captivated with realism and empathy. So I had low expectations for Hester Fox's The Witch of Willow Hall (Graydon House) but found myself pleasantly surprised. The plot line was so enthralling, I couldn’t put the book down. It read…
Karina Kaushal
October 2, 2018