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Lake Cottage Life: One Family’s Tranquil Journey

People seek different means to “rescue” themselves from the hustle and bustle of everyday lives, escape from the hundreds of daily peeks on their smartphones, and seek a sense of peace, solitude and tranquility. Maybe they pursue self-help mentors, study religion, take up relaxing hobbies, and ok, even bury themselves…

Jim AlkonFebruary 22, 2019

Miscellany

All We Want for Christmas: The BookTrib Wishlist

Like Santa’s elves, the BookTrib team has been spending their days helping book lovers gift loved ones with the book of their dreams. But what secret yearnings hide deep in our hearts for Christmas? Our eclectic choices might inspire your giving—or even your own wishlist. We know you’ve been very, very…

BookTrib Nerd SquadDecember 16, 2015

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

“Surviving Our Parents’ Mistakes” May Be Less Painful With the Support of This Book

“I’m furious with Mother. She stole my childhood … I feel pierced because she played on my fears. I trusted what she did was best for me, but she met her own needs, not mine. She took advantage of a scared, defenseless little boy.” That is one of the hundreds…

Jim AlkonSeptember 14, 2021

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Our World Needs More Than “Thoughts & Prayers,” but This Powerful Book Is a Good Start

Almost four years after the horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida, author Lee Anne Post pays homage to the victims in her novel Thoughts and Prayers (Milford House Press). This riveting and terrifying read takes us into the minds of the perpetrators, the victims and the victims’ families in a…

K.L. RomoNovember 19, 2021

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Get Ready for Strange Happenings in “Kaleidoscopic Shades: Within Black Eternity”

If you enjoy a slow-burn with twists and turns, then search no further, because Kaleidoscopic Shades: Within Black Eternity (Gatekeeper Press) by David A. Neuman is all that and more. The tale is rich with intrigue, and the plot will captivate paranormal readers from beginning to end. Readers are also…

Monique SnymanApril 20, 2022

Fiction

Mike Bond Launches Book Two of ’60s Coming of Age Historical Saga

We didn't start the fire No, we didn't light it, but we tried to fight it … —Billy Joel, 1989 Firmly rooted in fact and history, Freedom (Big City Press) is highly readable, bitterly nostalgic, romantic, a little heartbreaking and surprisingly edifying. In this book, the second in a series…

Sherri DaleyNovember 4, 2021

Children's Books Children's Books - Featured

A Tender Story of Grief, Healing and a Loved One’s Enduring Presence in the Wisconsin Wilderness

Young Clare Burch was doing some fishing of her own, in debut author Laura Anne Bird’s delightful and meaning-laden middle-grade novel Crossing the Pressure Line. And while part of her quest was in fact the rare musky fish in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, that quote, from Henry David Thoreau, couldn’t…

Jim AlkonApril 8, 2022

Book Club Network Nonfiction

Freedom Fighter Turned Diplomat in Search of Peace

A Dream for Peace (Dr. Ghoulem Berrah Foundation) is the personal memoir of Dr. Ghoulem Berrah, tracking his incredible journey as a freedom fighter for the independence of his homeland Algeria, a man of science, and international diplomat who dedicated his entire life to working for peace. It was a…

Jim AlkonApril 17, 2019

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

Susan Lax’s Poetry Invites Peace, Poignance and Presence in All Life’s Moments

A Heart’s Landscape: An Invitation to the Garden of Moments is a meditative, healing debut by the lyrical Susan Lax. The author pens contemplative poems that aim to uncover some of life’s most important yet least gaudy occasions; tranquil pictures reinforce the themes. This one’s just waiting to live on…

Judy MorenoJanuary 12, 2022

Better Self Better Self - Featured Nonfiction

“You Are Designed to Be Successful” Advocates for a Spiritual Journey of Self Discovery

“We have turned our back on God and we are trying to travel this journey alone.” Freddie Floyd Jr. makes that observation and hopes to turn that thinking around. In his debut book, You Are Designed to Be Successful (Covenant Books), he says, “It is never too late to make…

Jim AlkonSeptember 13, 2021

Better Self Nonfiction Save the World

Buddhist Monk Cuong Lu on Finding Zen in Prison

“Meditation can help us know deeper forms of happiness,” posits Cuong Lu. “It can help us connect with our feelings and thus our stability.” The Buddhist (or “Buddha,” as he came to be known in his time as a prison chaplain) is a master of the art of meditation. However,…

Jeff DaughertyMarch 5, 2019

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Laura Anne Bird Teaches Children That it’s Okay to Feel in “Crossing the Pressure Line”

“I wanted to show kids that it’s OK to feel like a wad of playdough, being smooshed in one direction and then the other. It’s a huge part of the human experience — and it’s ultimately how we become resilient.” That’s Laura Anne Bird, talking about the protagonist Clare in…

BookTribMay 9, 2022

Author Spotlight Author Spotlight - Featured Better Self Nonfiction

Freddie Floyd Jr. On Getting Out of Your Own Way by Handing it Over to God

“We have turned our back on God and we are trying to travel this journey alone.” Freddie Floyd Jr., the writer of this quote and author of the book You Are Designed to Be Successful (Covenant Books) wants you to feel the welcome relief of knowing that, despite what you…

BookTribSeptember 29, 2021

Better Self Listicles

Women Share How to Approach Complicated Relationships in These 9 Nonfiction Reads

If you are a woman — and if you’re not, you’re more than welcome here, too — you have relationships of all shapes and sizes, closeness and casualness, complexity and simplicity. Whether you secretly feel lonely, consider yourself rotten at relationships, or feel like you have too many to ever…

Judy MorenoJune 29, 2021

Better Self Listicles Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

Embark on a Unique Spiritual Journey With These 7 Books

From scripture to meditative practices and philosophical questions, the word spirituality has taken on many meanings over the years. Regardless, whether we are looking for guidance in a god-figure or asking questions introspectively, many turn to spirituality for a chance to find purpose and a sense of fulfilment within their…

Nicole MaherOctober 1, 2021