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Spencer K. Prescott On the Beginning of a Love of Books and Her Present Writing Process

Hummingbird: Broken Wings isn’t your typical young adult fiction novel. Here, the supernatural takes hold of a young woman who already felt like her world was falling apart and her mind failing her. What do you do when you find your life suddenly spilling over with angels, demons and witchcraft?…

BookTribJune 28, 2021

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Ed Fuller and Gary Grossman Talk About the Inception of “Red Deception”

This team is coming in clutch again with the next book of their winning thriller series. Game one was Red Hotel, which you can read our review of to either refresh your memory or get the necessary information to jump right into the second book, Red Deception. Read our review…

BookTribJune 28, 2021

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Renaii West

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/BookTrib-Renaii-West-300x300.jpg Renaii West Cozy Mystery/Chick Lit A multitalented writer and performer who recently authored the cozy mystery Death by Chaos Renaii West has been writing and performing from an early age. After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, she became the dramatic arts instructor in a performing arts program,…

BookTribJune 25, 2021

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C. Roloson Reese on Envisioning His “Lake Roland”

Lake Roland, by debut author C. Roloson Reese, is an enigmatic book. It’s a coming-of-age tale that spans decades. It is a mystery about a missing person but its catalyst is a beautiful and placid lake. It’s about a family man with a white-collar career as a banker, but this…

BookTribJuly 5, 2021

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Ivy Keating Delves Into Her Moody, Magical and Medieval Fantasy

Ivy Keating’s intense, provocative fantasy novel Sarana and the Dark King (Champagne Book Group) centers on a white-haired baby girl who is proclaimed cursed due to both her unusual appearance and the prejudices of her father, the king. Innocent baby Sarana, destined for royalty, instead undergoes a series of trials…

BookTribJune 21, 2021

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Liz Alterman Unveils a Mysterious and Riveting YA Novel

Picking someone up from the airport is always a drag, but sometimes it’s downright dangerous. He’ll Be Waiting (Willow River Press) by Liz Alterman tells of a spunky teenager who does a favor for her significant other by retrieving his traveling friend. Next thing she knows, she knows nothing; she’s…

BookTribJuly 6, 2021

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ITW Spotlight: J.D. Barker’s Fascinating Road to Success

In talking about his new novel, A Caller’s Game, (Hampton Creek Press) author J.D. Barker spent some time reflecting on his long and varied career. Some highlights include breaking in as a writer while working as a high-priced babysitter for rock stars, heading out unannounced to Stephen King’s house to…

Adam MeyerApril 29, 2021

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R.J. King Author Profile

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DSC00068-300x300.jpg R.J. King General Fiction Author of a debut thriller about a detective and a prolific serial killer, going back into the past of both men and showing the journey they took to eventually end up on an inevitable collision course.

Judy MorenoFebruary 22, 2021

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Sarah Penner on “The Lost Apothecary”: Secrets, Poison and Revenge

“She would come at daybreak – the woman whose letter I held in my hands, the woman whose name I did not yet know. “I knew neither her age nor where she lived. I did not know her rank in society nor the dark things of which she dreamed when…

Neil NyrenFebruary 26, 2021

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7 YA Novels With Teens Facing Trauma Too Close to Home

“I’m just going through a phase right now. Everybody goes through phases and all, don’t they?” So says Holden Caulfield in the classic Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. Holden may have just been going through a phase, but he became a cultural and literary icon when he paved…

Judy MorenoJanuary 26, 2021

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Tara Lush Talks About the Creativity Behind Her New Murder Mystery Series

Coffee and crime? Count us in! Grounds for Murder’s tongue-in-cheek title alone gives us a glimpse of the fun to come when reading the novel. Somehow, author Tara Lush manages to do it all in her playful first book in her Coffee Lovers Mystery Series starring a formidable (yet relatable!)…

Judy MorenoJanuary 25, 2021

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Elle Cosimano Creates a Frazzled Mom Caught in a Web of Danger

Finlay Donovan is Killing It. Literally. “It’s a widely known fact that most moms are ready to kill someone by eight-thirty A.M. on any given morning. On the particular morning of Tuesday, October eighth, I was ready by seven forty-five.” The narrator in Elle Cosimano’s Finlay Donovan Is Killing It…

Neil NyrenJanuary 29, 2021

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ITW Spotlight: Tom Ryan Talks True Crime and the Power of Empathy

After publishing a string of well-received young adult and middle-grade contemporaries, Canadian author Tom Ryan made a splash last year with his debut thriller, Keep This to Yourself. Ryan’s novel about a gay teen who sets out to uncover the identity of a serial killer who terrorized his hometown and then…

April SnellingsOctober 14, 2020

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Vigilante Seeks Justice in Native Author’s Crime Novel, “Winter Counts”

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Winter-Counts.jpg "A propulsive crime novel and a wonderfully informative book." — Louise Erdrich, author of The Night Watchman “A marvel. A thriller with a beating heart and jagged teeth ... I couldn’t put it down.” — Tommy Orange, author of There There —∞— On South Dakota’s Rosebud Reservation, Virgil Wounded Horse waits…

Neil NyrenAugust 28, 2020

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Abduction and Betrayal in Lisa Regan’s Spine-Chilling Thriller “Vanishing Girls”

The formula for most abduction stories goes like this: victim is abducted, victim is rescued, end of story. Lisa Regan set out to break that mold in Vanishing Girls. Regan recalls, "What if the missing person was found, but that was the beginning of the story and not the end?…

BookTribAugust 31, 2020

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Hank Phillippi Ryan: Let’s Go Undercover and Ponder Identity

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/HPR-Recap-1.jpg A devastating childhood betrayal, an undercover reporter who is in too deep, a beautiful sailboat on the Chesapeake Bay, a rich and powerful family, and an ice pick that is not used for ice — these five elements come together in Hank Phillippi Ryan's explosive new release, The First to…

BookTribAugust 4, 2020

Spencer K. Prescott On the Beginning of a Love of Books and Her Present Writing Process

Ed Fuller and Gary Grossman Talk About the Inception of “Red Deception”

Renaii West

C. Roloson Reese on Envisioning His “Lake Roland”

Ivy Keating Delves Into Her Moody, Magical and Medieval Fantasy

Liz Alterman Unveils a Mysterious and Riveting YA Novel

ITW Spotlight: J.D. Barker’s Fascinating Road to Success

Sarah Penner on “The Lost Apothecary”: Secrets, Poison and Revenge

Tara Lush Talks About the Creativity Behind Her New Murder Mystery Series

Elle Cosimano Creates a Frazzled Mom Caught in a Web of Danger

ITW Spotlight: Tom Ryan Talks True Crime and the Power of Empathy

Vigilante Seeks Justice in Native Author’s Crime Novel, “Winter Counts”

Abduction and Betrayal in Lisa Regan’s Spine-Chilling Thriller “Vanishing Girls”

Hank Phillippi Ryan: Let’s Go Undercover and Ponder Identity

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