q&a

Bestselling Author Kristin Harmel Shines Anew With “The Forest of Vanishing Stars”

An incredibly engaging and addictive read, I highly recommend The Forest of Vanishing Stars (Gallery Books)! Author of recent bestseller The Book of Lost Names and many others, Kristin Harmel brings us the story of Yona, a girl taken from her home in Germany at two years old and raised…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 22, 2021

Better Self Business Nonfiction

BookTrib Q&A: Marc Demetriou Talks About the Amazing Courage and Wisdom He Learned from His Grandfather

Sometimes the best advice is the advice that's been handed down from others. Often coming from decades of trial-and-error, life experience and more, the lessons that carry the best advice are not only worthwhile, but they stand the test of time. Marc Demetriou, a nationally recognized mortgage banker and top-rated speaker,…

BookTribJanuary 24, 2018

Fiction

BookTrib Q&A: A Futuristic Chat with Jordan Philips, Author of ‘Futura: A Novella’

Dystopian fiction that gives us a bleak view of humanity like The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner series, and The Handmaid's Tale are at peak popularity. Perhaps this is why Jordan Phillips' new work, Futura: A Novella seems like it's coming out of left field. Rather than harsh climates, or totalitarian government regimes where…

BookTribJanuary 12, 2018

Thrillers

Allan Topol Takes on China in 13th Novel, ‘Washington Power Play’

Author Allan Topol is at it again, this time with his latest release and 13th novel, Washington Power Play (SelectBooks, May 16, 2017). Below, Topol discusses how he chose between writing about China or Russia and what his writing has done for him personally. You don't want to miss this…

BookTribMay 30, 2017

Romance

Conjuring the Power of Mythic Adventure

Adventure, romance and rich Celtic culture combine to great effect in Princess of Wind & Sea, the second book in Cassandra Finnerty’s The Princess of Nature series. At first, Aisling and Prince Drayaen are separated at sea. Aisling is in command of one of the ships in her fleet while Prince Drayaen leads security on another. The pair is dramatically reunited when…

BookTribMay 3, 2019

Miscellany

Trident Literary Agent Gives Advice on Getting Signed

Finding a literary agent is one of the biggest challenges for debut and emerging authors. Mark Gottlieb is a literary agent at Trident Media Group, which has ranked first for overall volume of deals and amount of money for deals since 2004. He recently shared some thoughts on how writers…

BookTribJune 10, 2019

Better Self Business Nonfiction

Exclusive! Miya Tokumitsu on Why “Do What You Love” is Misleading

Miya Tokumitsu never imagined when she wrote the article, “In the Name of Love” for JacobinMag.com that it would be picked up by Slate and quickly become an internet sensation. Since then, Tokumitsu has written DO WHAT YOU LOVE and Other Lies About Success and Happiness (Regan Arts, August 2015) in…

Beth WaskoOctober 5, 2015

Fiction

Event Review: Award-Winning Novelist Yaa Gyasi Talks About Finding Home with Students at University of Michigan

On Tuesday, February 6, Yaa Gyasi, author of the award-winning novel, Homegoing was part of a panel at the 2018 Jill S. Harris Memorial Lecture at the University of Michigan. The event, Homegoing: A Conversation with Yaa Gyasi was structured as a conversational, Q&A format between University of Michigan professors Gaurav…

Jessica (Jo) ChangFebruary 7, 2018

Fiction

A Domestic Drama That Peeks Into a Privileged Society

Palm Beach, FL, is that tiny town nestled by the ocean north of Miami, seasonal home to the rich and richer. In A Palm Beach Wife (St. Martin's Griffin), Susan Shapiro Barash, writing under the pen name Susannah Marren, delves into the status and tentative nature of the idealized lifestyle…

Sally KoslowApril 8, 2019

Fiction

Jamie Brenner’s “Blush” Gives Three Women Bonded by Family the Chance for Beautiful Boldness

Review and Q&A with Susan Shapiro Barash aka Susannah Marren, author of A Palm Beach Scandal (St. Martin's Griffin) Three generations of women at a family vineyard on the North Fork of Long Island find their strength and determination put to the test in Jamie Brenner’s new novel, Blush (G.P.…

Susan Shapiro BarashJune 22, 2021

Fiction

Interview with Adele Paula Royce and The Little Black Book of Suicide Notes (Video)

Watch our author video interview, “15 minutes with… Adele Paula Royce,” now! Here, we discuss her debut novel, The Little Black Book of Suicide Notes, what inspired her to write this thought-provoking novel and what other releases she has in store for 2017! You don’t want to miss this interview brought to you by…

BookTribMarch 15, 2017

Fiction

Feel Like an Outsider? You’re Not Alone

I haven’t read a lot of short stories and when the publisher asked me to take a look at We Love Anderson Cooper (Celadon Books) I was happy to do so…the title made me smile and when the book arrived I was increasingly motivated by the great looking cover! A teenage…

Jennifer BlankfeinJune 12, 2019

Fiction

EXCLUSIVE! Jules Moulin on Her New Book and Leaving Hollywood

Jules Moulin was living the dream in California, writing scripts for Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning television series, when she realized that just wasn’t her dream anymore. After deciding to dedicate herself full-time to her family, Moulin set out on her next career adventure—author. Now with the release of her…

Beth WaskoOctober 15, 2015

Fiction

Dale Wiley Answers Our Burning Questions about ‘Southern Gothic’ and Anderson Cooper!

Southern Gothic by Dale Wiley (Vesuvian Media) is on sale now and if we're being honest, it's a pretty interesting read with an intriguing plot and an ending that will knock your socks off! Want to know more about how Wiley came up with the idea for the novel and what…

Beth WaskoFebruary 15, 2017

Fiction

Q&A with Jennifer Donnelly Discussing ‘Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book’ (A No. 1 Amazon Bestseller!)

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content, including this Q&A with Jennifer Donnelly about Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book! New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Donnelly sat down with Bookish to discuss her latest release, the No. 1 teen and YA Amazon bestseller, Beauty and…

BookishMarch 22, 2017

Author Spotlight

Hope and Survival During the Vietnam War: “A Bend in the River”

For Libby Fischer Hellmann, A Bend in the River (our review here) represents a polished segue into historical fiction after her previous work as an accomplished writer of mystery and suspense. Her well-honed sense of pace shines through every chapter, whether we are with Tâm in a Vietnamese jungle planting…

BookTribOctober 19, 2020

Bestselling Author Kristin Harmel Shines Anew With “The Forest of Vanishing Stars”

BookTrib Q&A: Marc Demetriou Talks About the Amazing Courage and Wisdom He Learned from His Grandfather

BookTrib Q&A: A Futuristic Chat with Jordan Philips, Author of ‘Futura: A Novella’

Allan Topol Takes on China in 13th Novel, ‘Washington Power Play’

Conjuring the Power of Mythic Adventure

Trident Literary Agent Gives Advice on Getting Signed

Exclusive! Miya Tokumitsu on Why “Do What You Love” is Misleading

Event Review: Award-Winning Novelist Yaa Gyasi Talks About Finding Home with Students at University of Michigan

A Domestic Drama That Peeks Into a Privileged Society

Jamie Brenner’s “Blush” Gives Three Women Bonded by Family the Chance for Beautiful Boldness

Interview with Adele Paula Royce and The Little Black Book of Suicide Notes (Video)

Feel Like an Outsider? You’re Not Alone

EXCLUSIVE! Jules Moulin on Her New Book and Leaving Hollywood

Dale Wiley Answers Our Burning Questions about ‘Southern Gothic’ and Anderson Cooper!

Q&A with Jennifer Donnelly Discussing ‘Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book’ (A No. 1 Amazon Bestseller!)

Hope and Survival During the Vietnam War: “A Bend in the River”

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