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Fiction

The Making of a Visionary in “The Architect of New York”

The Architect of New York is a historical biography of a Spanish immigrant, Rafael Guastavino Moreno Sr., a historical figure who introduced the Catalan tile vault system to the USA in the 1880s. The book is crafted by prize-winning author Javier Moro, who recounts the story from the perspective of…

Natalia KavaleJanuary 6, 2026

Thrillers

Tara Isabella Burton’s Debut and Deadly Relationships

This year, we've seen a lot of books that seem to just raise the bar on what we can expect from literature in terms of mesmerizing plots, spellbinding characters and twists no one ever saw coming. But debut novel Social Creature, with its eye-catching cover that stops you in your tracks may…

BookTribJune 21, 2018

Miscellany

Literary Luminaries and Celebrities Light Up the Hamptons for Authors Night 2017

Literary luminaries lit up the warm and misty evening at the 13th annual Authors Night to benefit the 120-year-old East Hampton Library. In case you didn’t know, this is event is said to be the premier literary event of the Hamptons and one of the nation’s leading annual literary celebrations.…

Meryl L. MossAugust 15, 2017

Miscellany

Cook Your Way Around the World

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content, including this article on the best cookbooks featuring foods from around the world. The best part of traveling is getting to explore a new place and embrace the food, people, and culture. The worst part? It can be expensive. So this season we’re…

BookishJuly 26, 2017

Miscellany Pop Culture

Women Star Wars Writers at the New York Comic-Con

This year at the New York Comic-Con, Mur Lafferty ("Solo: A Star Wars Story"), Katie Cook ("Star Wars: Search Your Feelings"), Justina Ireland ("Star Wars: Lando's Luck") and Delilah Dawson ("Star Wars: Phasma") discuss new adventures for the classic characters we all know and love. Want more BookTrib? Sign up NOW for…

Signature Views Random HouseOctober 12, 2018

Nonfiction

‘Never Out of Season’ Touches on a Science We Never Knew Existed, That of the Banana

The opening chapter of “Never Out of Season,” exposes the book premise flat out. It deals with the short history of the banana. This rather prosaic fruit, available in abundance, at least in New York, from every street vendors on most street corners, is not the result of simple happenstance…

Frederic ColierDecember 21, 2017

Nonfiction

Best of BookTrib 2017: VMA Week: Photographer Afshin Shahidi Gives BookTrib a ‘Private View’ of Icons Prince, Beyonce in an Exclusive Interview

Today we take a look at previous BookTrib posts that engaged hundreds to thousands of readers this past year. We're taking a look back at some of your favorite posts before we kick off the new year! One of my favorite pictures of Prince is the cover photo of Afshin…

Aisha K. StaggersDecember 31, 2017

Nonfiction

Hollywood Hypocrites: Industry Vet Herb Freed on Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood’s Casting Couch Era

I came to Los Angeles from New York to direct movies in 1972. I had entered the film business seven years earlier, after resigning my post as rabbi of Temple Beth Shalom in Lake Mahopac, N.Y. I began to study film at New York University privately and my first assignments were…

Herb FreedOctober 16, 2017

Nonfiction

A Bunny’s Tale: Gloria Steinem’s Shocking Exposé That Challenged Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Empire

After responding to an ad offering “attractive young girls” $200 a week to work at Hugh Hefner’s infamous New York Playboy Club, now-famous feminist, author, and activist, Gloria Steinem, donned the classic Bunny outfit and spent nearly a month working undercover as part of a searing Show Magazine exposé. In…

Early Bird BooksOctober 10, 2017

Nonfiction

Pauline Lévêque and Florence Mars: The Culture of Raising Children

If you lived abroad for an extended period, even simply during a semester off while in college, you know that cultures are nothing alike. There is as much in common between Russian and Portuguese bread than between a whale and a tiger. That is what gives the world its colors…

Frederic ColierJuly 20, 2017

Nonfiction

A Tour Through the Smorgasburg of Food in Brooklyn — Plus a GIVEAWAY!

Feast your eyes on Made in Brooklyn: An Essential Guide to the Borough’s Artisanal Food & Drink Makers (Powerhouse Books, October 20, 2015) by Melissa Schreiber Vaughan, Susanne König and Heather Weston. Part source book, part travel guide—and gorgeous on your coffee table—Made in Brooklyn takes you on a culinary…

Amanda HarknessOctober 21, 2015

Fiction Romance Romance - Featured

Romance Fanatic or Not, Emily Henry’s Latest Is a Beacon of Joy for All “Book Lovers”

Emily Henry has written the perfect antidote for the blahs with her newest upbeat novel, Book Lovers (Berkley), set in New York City and a tiny fictional town named Sunshine Falls, NC. It is a sparkling romantic comedy for people who already love the genre. Her writing is skillful and…

Linda HitchcockMay 3, 2022

Fiction Romance

Chaos Hits Home for the Holidays in ‘The Boyfriend Swap’

If you are looking for an escape this holiday season, The Boyfriend Swap by Meredith Schorr is just what you need! We step in on an unforgettable character, Robyn, who is a teacher dating an actor. Her family would like for her to meet a guy with ambition and some success but…

Jennifer BlankfeinNovember 17, 2017

Book Club Network Fiction

“The Masterpiece:” NYC’s Grand Central as One of the Stars

Today Fiona Davis' own narrative work of art, The Masterpiece (Dutton) comes out in paperback. To celebrate, we revisit the intricate story and informative interview with the author. Today’s radiant Grand Central Terminal belies the nadir of its seventh decade when decay, crime, and overreaching developers threatened its existence. Thanks…

Claudia KeenanJuly 8, 2019

Book Club Network

Chapter Closeup: Living a New York State of Mind

When Sam Flores volunteered to host the New York Chapter of the Girly Book Club (G.B.C.), she had no idea what she was signing up for. But she’s never looked back. As one would expect, the New York chapter is one of the network’s largest, with 3,500 members. Naturally, they…

BookTribSeptember 11, 2018

Fiction

‘The Immortalists’ Review: If You Knew You Were Going To Die Tomorrow, How Would You Live Today?

In the summer of 1969, four children from a Jewish family on the Lower East Side of Manhattan visit a psychic and are told the date they will die. Does this information, this prediction, change the way they choose to live? That question is wrapped in mystery in The Immortalists, a…

Jennifer BlankfeinFebruary 26, 2018

Literary Luminaries and Celebrities Light Up the Hamptons for Authors Night 2017

Cook Your Way Around the World

Women Star Wars Writers at the New York Comic-Con

‘Never Out of Season’ Touches on a Science We Never Knew Existed, That of the Banana

Best of BookTrib 2017: VMA Week: Photographer Afshin Shahidi Gives BookTrib a ‘Private View’ of Icons Prince, Beyonce in an Exclusive Interview

Hollywood Hypocrites: Industry Vet Herb Freed on Harvey Weinstein and Hollywood’s Casting Couch Era

A Bunny’s Tale: Gloria Steinem’s Shocking Exposé That Challenged Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Empire

Pauline Lévêque and Florence Mars: The Culture of Raising Children

A Tour Through the Smorgasburg of Food in Brooklyn — Plus a GIVEAWAY!

Romance Fanatic or Not, Emily Henry’s Latest Is a Beacon of Joy for All “Book Lovers”

Chaos Hits Home for the Holidays in ‘The Boyfriend Swap’

“The Masterpiece:” NYC’s Grand Central as One of the Stars

Chapter Closeup: Living a New York State of Mind

‘The Immortalists’ Review: If You Knew You Were Going To Die Tomorrow, How Would You Live Today?

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