Short Stories

Mixed Heritage and Midlife Transitions Amplify a Woman’s Perseverance in Onuzo’s “Sankofa”

There is a mythical bird called the Sankofa. It flies forward with its head facing back. It’s a poetic image, but it cannot work in real life. Celebrated novelist Chibundu Onuzo takes readers on a journey from London to West Africa in Sankofa (Catapult), the story of a Black woman…

Michael FerryOctober 5, 2021

Fiction

True Blood’s Sookie Stackhouse Returns in Collection of Short Stories

If you thought that the Sookie Stackhouse series was done and over, think again! Charlaine Harris, author of The Southern Vampire Mysteries Series aka The Sookie Stackhouse Series aka The True Blood Novels, has released several short stories that take place in the True Blood universe; now, for the first time,…

BookTribNovember 9, 2017

Miscellany

The Hot List: Jeffrey Eugenides’ Fresh Complaint and The Best New Book Releases for This Week

Every week, Booktrib brings you The Hot List: the list of brand new releases you won't want to miss. With some of the most poignant biographies, fascinating mysteries, funny, touching, and introspective fiction, there's something for everyone to find here. For the first week of October, these are the hottest new…

BookTribOctober 3, 2017

Listicles

Seasonal Affective Disorder, But Make It Literary

Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, marking the beginning of the dreaded dark winter months. Ready to embrace the lack of light with reads that are just as brutal as a 4 PM sunset? If you’re looking to curb seasonal affective disorder as much as one can, consider embracing the…

Cameron KimballOctober 29, 2025

Miscellany

Story Winner Explores Blurred Lines Between Fiction and Reality in Historical Romance

In the spirit of discovering exciting new voices in literature, BookTrib recently partnered with Reedsy.com on a short story writing contest, which received hundreds of entries. The topic of the contest was “indie-credible,” celebrating the indie spirit in publishing, and the winner was Lisa Guth, who gave us “Letters from Lucknow,…

Lisa GuthJuly 25, 2025

Fiction Miscellany

Short Story Explores a Widower’s Grief and an Uncovered Book

It’s the moving tale of a widower’s grief. A protagonist who refuses to leave your soul when the story ends. From its well-crafted prose to its subtle shades of meaning, it’s the kind of writing that we are compelled to celebrate. In the spirit of discovering exciting new voices in…

Adam PerschbacherAugust 19, 2024

Fiction

Get Ready for a Tarot Map of Trauma, Power and Reclaimed Lineage

Every anthology has to choose its organizing principle, but few feel as alive as the one guiding Coven of the East: Reimagining Asian Women’s Magical Histories. Editors Angela Yuriko Smith and Pauline Chow map the 22 entries against the 22 Major Arcana of the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot. It’s a clever structure,…

Monique SnymanSeptember 29, 2025

Fiction Miscellany Potpourri - Featured

“The Strand” Publishes Previously Unreleased Shirley Jackson Short Stories

Andrew Gulli has done it again! Gulli, whose literary detective work over the years has unearthed previously unpublished stories from the likes of John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Chandler, Louisa May Alcott, Agatha Christie and Tennessee Williams, is releasing two newly discovered short stories from Shirley Jackson today in the…

Cynthia ConradJune 10, 2022

Fiction

A Haunting Collection of Stories from Cynthia Pelayo

In Lotería, Cynthia Pelayo has compiled an eclectic collection of stories and vignettes that vary from haunting to unsettling to the macabre. Whether a chapter contains a short narrative, a poem or even a list, every featured entry stands on its own in terms of being thought-provoking or poignant, and…

Philip ZozzaroSeptember 2, 2025

Listicles Pop Culture

Girl Dinner: A Feast of Short Stories & Essays by Women

Women’s voices in literature are as varied and nourishing as a perfectly curated “girl dinner” plate: sometimes indulgent, sometimes sharp, always satisfying. From bite-sized short stories to rich, thought-provoking essays, this collection celebrates women writers who serve up brilliance in every genre. Whether you’re craving stories of resilience, humor, identity…

Kelsey HallMarch 27, 2025

Thrillers

Global Noir Gets Gritty: F.H. Batacan’s Razor-Sharp Stories Redefine Crime Fiction

Soho Crime is a leader in presenting and publishing global mysteries and crime fiction going well beyond the known writers from all parts of Europe and Scandinavia by introducing authors from Central and South America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Africa. There are many exciting authors yet to be discovered. A…

Linda HitchcockApril 18, 2025

Fiction

Here’s Why Edgar Allan Poe Still Matters

Celebrating the death rather than the birthday of the master of the macabre, is only fitting. On this day October 7, 1849 Edgar Allan Poe died at the age of 40 after he was found in a gutter on a side street in Baltimore, Maryland. Some people say he died…

Matt GillickOctober 7, 2016

Fiction Recommended

Fables, Fairy Tales and Allegories Blend in Charming Short Story Collection

Tales From the Wind is a collection of 13 short stories by Emily Irish, that feel like sitting around a campfire, listening to folktales that are as timeless as they are magical. Through this compilation, the author bridges the gap between classic folktales and modern life lessons. Each story is…

Natalia KavaleDecember 13, 2024

Fiction Listicles Pop Culture

Celebrate the “Short n’ Sweet” Album Release With These Quick Reads

At BookTrib, it’s become pretty clear that we are big fans of combining the world of music and literature together. Perhaps you got your latest book recommendation from our Lit Girl Summer list, or maybe you’re still working on finishing reading our recommendations for books that feel like your favorite…

Eileen FlahertyAugust 22, 2024

Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast: Echoes of Life in Literature: Deborah Jenkins on “Winter Lights”

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews are either…

Blaine DesantisNovember 15, 2023

Book Club Network Fiction

“Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants:” Humor and Pathos

Ben Zelig, the protagonist in Herb Freed’s Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants, (Bellrock Entertainment Inc.) has life all figured out: graduate from rabbinical school; get hired by a spiritually enriched community; meet a nice Jewish girl, and start a family. Naturally, nothing goes according to plan, but life…

BookTribOctober 4, 2018

Mixed Heritage and Midlife Transitions Amplify a Woman’s Perseverance in Onuzo’s “Sankofa”

True Blood’s Sookie Stackhouse Returns in Collection of Short Stories

The Hot List: Jeffrey Eugenides’ Fresh Complaint and The Best New Book Releases for This Week

Seasonal Affective Disorder, But Make It Literary

Story Winner Explores Blurred Lines Between Fiction and Reality in Historical Romance

Short Story Explores a Widower’s Grief and an Uncovered Book

“The Strand” Publishes Previously Unreleased Shirley Jackson Short Stories

Girl Dinner: A Feast of Short Stories & Essays by Women

Here’s Why Edgar Allan Poe Still Matters

Fables, Fairy Tales and Allegories Blend in Charming Short Story Collection

Celebrate the “Short n’ Sweet” Album Release With These Quick Reads

Books & Looks Podcast: Echoes of Life in Literature: Deborah Jenkins on “Winter Lights”

“Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants:” Humor and Pathos

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