Self-Help

Priyanka Mattoo’s “How to Be Less Useful” Celebrates the Art of Doing Less

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by life’s expectations and wish to find more joy in life, How to Be Less Useful should be on your bookshelf. Author of Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones, Priyanka Mattoo, delivers a humorous, nonfiction self-help/memoir about reducing the need to be more efficient and useful all…

Natalia KavaleNovember 5, 2026

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Outsmart Your Brain: 6 Books That Help You Beat Self-Sabotage

Self-sabotage — we all do it. Whether it manifests as procrastination or negative self-talk, oftentimes it’s common enemy number one in both our personal and professional lives. After all, it’s stopping us from reaching our full potential and accomplishing our goals. So it’s understandable that so many people want to…

BookTribNovember 4, 2022

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Shifting Out of Autopilot: Wayne Williams’ Call to Live With Intention

Wayne Williams' Grab Another Gear is a motivating guide to living with intention rather than drifting through life on autopilot.

BookTribMay 28, 2026

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What Resilience Really Looks Like After Adversity

I used to think resilience was the moment you finally reach the mountaintop, arms open wide, looking back at all it took to get there, yelling, “I did it!” Or standing on a podium with medals around your neck, celebrating what it looks like to not give up even when…

Amy PurdyJune 12, 2026

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Start Your 2026 Spring Reset (Or Don’t) With These Fresh Book Recs

It’s spring: a season of hope, renewal, and… avoidance. Whether you’re confidently embracing your goals or strategically avoiding anything resembling personal growth, you deserve a reward for getting through those seasonal sniffles + surviving another new cycle. Follow these flow charts for book recs that will help you achieve your…

BookTribApril 15, 2026

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A Proactive Path Through the Teen Mental Health Crisis

In recent years, rates of anxiety, depression and other forms of emotional distress among teens have risen significantly, while access to qualified mental health professionals remains uneven at best. For many families, the question is no longer whether support is needed, but where to find it. Into this gap steps…

BookTribMarch 19, 2026

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Connect With Sara Wiseman’s “Messages from the Divine”

Sara Wiseman is not only an award-winning author, but she's been a spiritual teacher for years. Her latest book, Messages from the Divine, acts as a guide, showing us how to open up, and connect with others and the universe around us. The lessons themselves are timeless, and provide solutions for some…

BendwebsMay 21, 2018

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10 Must-Read Self-Help Books for 2026

If 2025 left you thinking, “I need a reset,” 2026 is your chance to stop wishing and start shaping your life the way you actually want it. I’ve always been a fan of The Art of War, and to be honest, Sun Tzu’s strategies have saved me more than once…

Monique SnymanJanuary 7, 2026

Nonfiction

‘The State of Affairs’: Sex, Betrayal and Why We Need to Understand Infidelity

Betrayal, power and affairs are at the scandalous center of our lives and entertainment these days (we're looking at you Scandal!). The big question is WHY. For those of us lost in the dark, Esther Perel just may have the answer. Esther Perel, a Belgian psychotherapist now based in New York…

BookTribOctober 12, 2017

Nonfiction

BookTrib Q&A with Rachel Hollis, Best Selling Author, Founder and CEO of Chic Media

There are books meant to guide us, and books to make us laugh, and rarely do they go hand-in-hand. At least, not until founder and CEO of Chic Media Rachel Hollis came along. Her latest book, Girl, Wash Your Face (by the way, this is excellent advice) is a best seller, stories…

BookTribFebruary 16, 2018

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When Life Knocks You Down, Read These 6 Powerful Books for Healing, Hope & Renewal

Life doesn’t hand out roadmaps for the hard stuff — illness, grief, loss or the quiet, sometimes overwhelming uncertainty that comes after survival. There’s no checklist, no perfect sequence of steps, no easy answers. But books? Books can meet us exactly where we are. They can hold us, challenge us…

Monique SnymanOctober 29, 2025

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How Three Little Letters Changed Shonda Rhimes’s Life Forever

In 2015, American Television producer, screenwriter and founder of “Shondaland Productions” Shonda Rhimes penned Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun, and Be Your Own Person. It was the bestselling memoir of the woman who created the strong, independent and unapologetic female leads of Grey’s…

Jodé MillmanOctober 22, 2025

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7 Books That Change How We View the World

Some books amuse us while others teach us something new, but few change our perception. There are many perspectives we have on life (and the world in general) that are damaging to us, or others around us. These books address changing some of those perspectives.

BookTribSeptember 3, 2025

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A Heart-Wrenching Novel That Captures the Reality of Early-Onset Dementia

Occasionally, one has the privilege of reading a book that is so fine and perfectly expressed that you want to open it to the first page and start over. Counting Backwards by novelist Binnie Kirschenbaum is a rare work of fiction that enraptures the reader with an unlikely topic: the…

Linda HitchcockApril 30, 2025

Nonfiction Recommended

An Essential, Compassionate Guide to Navigating Life’s Deepest Losses

Grief and Managing This Inevitable Part of Life by Michael Dow, beautifully presented through the voice of Nurse Dorothea, is a sensitive, heartfelt and empowering book that offers readers both understanding and tools for coping with one of life's most difficult challenges — grief. As the second installment in the Nurse…

Kelsey HallApril 29, 2025

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6 Books that Encourage a Journey of Deep Reflection and Joy

In the rush of our daily lives, it's easy to take the simple blessings for granted — our health, the warmth of family and friends, and the cherished things that bring us comfort. We simply forget to pause and truly appreciate them. Perhaps now is a good time to take…

Monique SnymanFebruary 24, 2025

Outsmart Your Brain: 6 Books That Help You Beat Self-Sabotage

Shifting Out of Autopilot: Wayne Williams’ Call to Live With Intention

What Resilience Really Looks Like After Adversity

A Proactive Path Through the Teen Mental Health Crisis

Connect With Sara Wiseman’s “Messages from the Divine”

10 Must-Read Self-Help Books for 2026

‘The State of Affairs’: Sex, Betrayal and Why We Need to Understand Infidelity

BookTrib Q&A with Rachel Hollis, Best Selling Author, Founder and CEO of Chic Media

When Life Knocks You Down, Read These 6 Powerful Books for Healing, Hope & Renewal

How Three Little Letters Changed Shonda Rhimes’s Life Forever

7 Books That Change How We View the World

An Essential, Compassionate Guide to Navigating Life’s Deepest Losses

6 Books that Encourage a Journey of Deep Reflection and Joy

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