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Returning Hate Mail to Sender

“You hunted me down,” begins Vivek Shraya on the first page of her graphic novel Death Threat (Arsenal Pulp Press). A hate email explodes into her inbox one morning and Vivek’s initial reaction is “Haha wow.” It’s not the reaction that the email’s author expected, or hoped for. He is…
Jeff Daugherty
May 7, 2019
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

Celebrate Pride Month with an Inclusive Children’s Book

Author and clinical psychologist, Michael Genhart, Ph.D., is back with illustrator, Anne Passchier in Rainbow: A First Book of Pride (Magination Press). Genhart is known for tackling tough or more mature topics in relatable ways through his children’s books. In the past, he has covered topics including the bullying, friendship and…
Rachael Suhie
June 7, 2019
Children's Books

Beloved Writers Wolitzer and Sloan Pair Unlikely Friends

So begins one of the zaniest, touching and innovative novels about friendship and family that you’ll come across. In To Night Owl From Dogfish (Dial and Dutton Books for Young Readers), bestselling authors and friends Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer tell the story of two girls who start out as strangers and end up as…
Jim Alkon
February 8, 2019
Better SelfNonfiction

Primer for Personal Safety and Healthy Relationships

Whether telling a street harasser to back off, explaining to a date you’re not interested in physical contact, or telling a boss you can’t work late, boundary setting in today’s world is crucial to healthy relationships and personal safety. So says Cristien Storm, longtime mental health therapist and author of…
BookTrib
September 19, 2018
Fiction

Jean P. Moore’s Three Women And One Healing Journey

There’s something strangely dramatic – certainly beautiful and authentic – in the way author Jean P. Moore captures the mundane repetitions of a woman adjusting to a new phase of life after her husband’s death: “Your membership will expire soon. This was the opening sentence of Tilda’s first email of…
Brielle Heinl
April 15, 2019
Fiction

Sarah Winman’s “Tin Man” is Heartbreaking and Tender

A tender and beautiful story, Sarah Winman's novel Tin Man is heartbreaking and wonderfully moving, focusing on the relationship between two people, first as young boys and then as adults, with an exquisitely written and introspective look into the experiences and intimacies that are shared in a relationship so close. At twelve…
Jennifer Blankfein
June 11, 2018

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