society

‘He Never Deserved Me’: Marrying for Culture, Not Love is a Recipe for Disaster

Sometimes, things are not exactly what they seem to be. When we were writing He Never Deserved Me, the subject came up of how I ended up marrying my husband. My best friend kept on saying that it was an arranged marriage and I would explain to her that it wasn’t.…

Ariana MansourNovember 22, 2017

Nonfiction

Wonderland: Steven Johnson on How Play Shaped the Modern World

What you are reading now is made possible by either a computer or mobile device that connects to WiFi or a hotspot. With little thought, you may check your text messages, email and social media for updates. None of this was possible 25 years ago as these things did not…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaNovember 14, 2017

Nonfiction

TED Talks: Bryan Stevenson on Identity and Injustice

Black History Month ends in just a few days, so this week’s installment of TED Talks Tuesday is one of the most elegant examinations of race in America ever given on the TED stage. Human Rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s moving talk from TED 2012 paints a hard picture…

Katie HiresFebruary 23, 2016

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

Book Club Network Fiction

“Where the Crawdads Sing” Examines Isolation

Isolation can change a person, as readers can clearly see in Kya, the protagonist in Delia Owens’ first fiction work, Where the Crawdads Sing (G.P Putnam's Sons). The character is based on many women the author knows, and we can see how being alone can have major impact on an individual…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 26, 2018

Fiction

Socialite Wannabe in Amber Brock’s “Lady Be Good”

In 1924, George and Ira Gershwin wrote one of their most famous songs: I am so awf’ly misunderstood So, lady be good to me. . . The heroine of Amber Brock’s Lady Be Good is indeed a misunderstood young woman, tormented by desires both frivolous and serious. Beautiful and wealthy,…

Claudia KeenanJune 19, 2018

Fiction

Julie C. Dao: ‘Women I Write Should Never, Ever Be Underestimated’

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. Bookshelf, bookshelf, on the wall. What is the most anticipated fall release of all? To be fair, there are quite a few. But Julie C. Dao’s Forest of a Thousand Lanterns has been at the top of our list for a while. It’s…

BookishOctober 11, 2017

Fiction

Author Emily Schultz Answers One Question about ‘The Blondes’

It's a beautiful spring day in the city as people stroll through the parks. Families are buying fresh greens from the farmer’s market, workers are hustling up and down Main St. to get to work. All seems well and good, until every blonde woman becomes a homicidal maniac. No, seriously. Emily Schultz uses allegorical…

Matt GillickApril 12, 2016

Miscellany Podcasts

DIY MFA Radio Episode 134: Literature as a Reflection of Society – Interview with Dr. Sally Parry

In this week's timely episode on DIY MFA, Gabriela Pereira interviews Dr. Sally Parry, Executive Director of the Sinclair Lewis society. They discuss Lewis’ novel It Can’t Happen Here and talk about the role of literature in activism and how books can be more than simply a reflection of society.

BookTribFebruary 17, 2017

‘He Never Deserved Me’: Marrying for Culture, Not Love is a Recipe for Disaster

Wonderland: Steven Johnson on How Play Shaped the Modern World

TED Talks: Bryan Stevenson on Identity and Injustice

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

“Where the Crawdads Sing” Examines Isolation

Socialite Wannabe in Amber Brock’s “Lady Be Good”

Julie C. Dao: ‘Women I Write Should Never, Ever Be Underestimated’

Author Emily Schultz Answers One Question about ‘The Blondes’

DIY MFA Radio Episode 134: Literature as a Reflection of Society – Interview with Dr. Sally Parry

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