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The Top 10 April Books for Those Rainy Spring Days

Now that it’s April, we’re finally starting to see signs of spring – the crocuses fighting their way through the frozen ground, the rain showers that promise to bring May flowers. It’s a great time of year to hunker down with a good pile of new April books and watch…

Rachel CarterApril 7, 2017

Miscellany Potpourri - Featured

Tap Into That Imagination and Tell a Fairy Tale Today

I have a very important, highly serious announcement to make: this is an unofficial national holiday. This is Tell A Fairy Tale Day! Most of us grew up hearing stories before we were old enough to read actual books. Maybe our parents read aloud from colorfully-illustrated children’s books; classic compendiums…

Judy MorenoFebruary 26, 2022

Miscellany

A ‘Gift’ for Everyone Who Loves Records and Will Enter Our Writing Contest (or Just Thinking About It)

BookTrib's first writing contest is drawing to a close. There are only five more days to send in your entries. We've gotten a lot of great responses and I am looking forward to reading many more. When I was a professor, I always told my students that I would never…

Aisha K. StaggersJanuary 26, 2018

Miscellany

Sherman Alexie’s “Hymn” Touches on Politics, Popular Culture and Pain

BookTrib is partnering with Early Bird Books to bring you more great content, including this poem by Sherman Alexie, which addresses the current climate of injustice plaguing the United States. "Hymn" Why do we measure people's capacity To love by how well they love their progeny? That kind of love is easy. Encoded. Any…

Early Bird BooksAugust 22, 2017

Miscellany

15 Books Fit for a Prince: Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Prince’s Iconic First VMA Performance

'Earlier, I had been talking stuff in a violent room'---- okay, it wasn't a 'violent room,' more like a violet one. Purple. THE color that belongs to only one artist and no one will own it the way he has for more than 35 years. In this purple space, I…

Aisha K. StaggersAugust 25, 2017

Nonfiction

BookTrib Best of 2017: 15 Books Fit for a Prince: Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Prince’s Iconic First VMA Performance

With the 34th annual VMAs airing this Sunday, August 27, I thought it would be a good idea to finally give Prince that VMA tribute, but to do so in a way that is uniquely me and expands upon our love of books here at BookTrib. We have reviewed a…

Aisha K. StaggersDecember 31, 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

12 Reasons Why 2017 Was The Best Year Ever for Photo Books

This had to be the best year for photo books. From Rolling Stone's 50th Anniversary book to President Obama photographers have captured the essence of human life and crafted them into beautiful collections. Here are 12 photo books that made and impression on us this year: Obama: An Intimate Portrait,…

Maggie MeyersDecember 8, 2017

Nonfiction

‘A Private View’: Afshin Shahidi’s New Book Gives a Rare Glimpse into Prince’s Private Life

One of my favorite pictures of Prince is the cover photo of Afshin Shahidi’s book, Prince: A Private View, which was released today. One of the reasons I am so enamored of this picture is due to the striking contrast of black and white in Prince’s clothing against the simplistic…

Aisha K. StaggersOctober 24, 2017

Nonfiction

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

One of my favorite pictures of Prince is the cover photo of Afshin Shahidi’s forthcoming book, Prince: A Private View. One of the reasons I am so enamored of this picture is due to the striking contrast of black and white in Prince’s clothing against the simplistic set--- what…

Aisha K. StaggersAugust 25, 2017

Fiction

‘Like Slouch Socks and Fluorescent Reeboks’: Sipping Truth Tea with Bestselling Author Josh Sabarra

“We go back like slouch socks and fluorescent Reeboks” is how I preface anything that I know will make my best friend facepalm. It is my way of reminding her that we have been friends for too long for her to be surprised by anything that comes out of my…

Aisha K. StaggersSeptember 29, 2017

Fiction

‘Empire’ is Back: Books to Celebrate the Return (and Reign) of Cookie Lyon

Taraji P. Henson is one of my favorite actresses. I have been a huge fan since the 90s. She, for the most part, has been a film actress, spreading her magic in films like Baby Boy, Tyler Perry's A Family That Preys, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and the…

Aisha K. StaggersSeptember 27, 2017

Fiction

It’s VMA Week at BookTrib with Awesome Reads, Articles and Giveaways!

On August 27, 2017, MTV will air its 34th Annual Video Music Awards or what we of the MTV generation affectionately refer to as the “VMAs.” This year’s show will be hosted by Katy Perry and will feature performances by Miley Cyrus, Fifth Harmony and Kendrick Lamar, who is this year’s…

Aisha K. StaggersAugust 21, 2017

Listicles Miscellany

Prince, John Grisham, Anna Faris, Oliver Sacks and Nikki Giovanni Reign!: New Books, Old Favs

If there was ever a list of new releases that displayed the kind of diversity and breadth that we love about books, it would be this list. We have one of the most intimate books of the personal life of Prince (you never forget your first time hearing a Prince…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaOctober 24, 2017

The Top 10 April Books for Those Rainy Spring Days

Tap Into That Imagination and Tell a Fairy Tale Today

A ‘Gift’ for Everyone Who Loves Records and Will Enter Our Writing Contest (or Just Thinking About It)

Sherman Alexie’s “Hymn” Touches on Politics, Popular Culture and Pain

15 Books Fit for a Prince: Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Prince’s Iconic First VMA Performance

BookTrib Best of 2017: 15 Books Fit for a Prince: Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Prince’s Iconic First VMA Performance

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

12 Reasons Why 2017 Was The Best Year Ever for Photo Books

‘A Private View’: Afshin Shahidi’s New Book Gives a Rare Glimpse into Prince’s Private Life

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

‘Like Slouch Socks and Fluorescent Reeboks’: Sipping Truth Tea with Bestselling Author Josh Sabarra

It’s VMA Week at BookTrib with Awesome Reads, Articles and Giveaways!

Prince, John Grisham, Anna Faris, Oliver Sacks and Nikki Giovanni Reign!: New Books, Old Favs

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