Southern Fiction

Family Heirloom Connects an Heiress of America’s Past to Quests in a Fictional Present

Say the words “family keepsake,” and anyone in earshot will likely know what you mean. We humans have been passing down heirlooms to our children and our children’s children and their children for centuries. Often, it’s not the keepsake itself that is of value, but rather what it symbolizes to…

Susan MeissnerMarch 31, 2022

Fiction

Mary Adkins’ “Palm Beach” Serves as a Twisted Alternative to Your Average Beach Read

Why is it that any book with “beach” in the title automatically gets slotted in a weird sub-genre called “beach read,” implying a frothy, ephemeral confection and, frequently, a romance novel? Mary Adkins’ Palm Beach (HarperCollins) has been described as such in several publications, but this reviewer feels the designation…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 3, 2021

Fiction

Leesa Cross-Smith Writes a Sensitive and Touching Fiction in “This Close to Okay”

Two strangers meet by chance, put just enough trust in one another to share bits of their past, spend one intense weekend together and end up saving each other … what’s not to love? This Close To Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith kept me engrossed from beginning to end and was…

Jennifer BlankfeinMay 12, 2021

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Silas House on His Influences, Religion and Writing Appalachian Literature

BookTrib is proud to share this previously unpublished conversational interview with Silas House. Silas House is the a bestselling and award-winning author of several novels, a handful of plays and one book of creative nonfiction. The following interview was conducted in November of 2013 by Linda Hitchcock, a frequent BookTrib…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 29, 2022

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Harmless Teenage Prank Prompts National Panic in “Now Is Not the Time to Panic”

Kevin Wilson delivers a witty and charming coming-of-age story in his latest novel, Now is Not the Time to Panic (Ecco). Twenty years ago, famous children’s author Frances Budge was an awkward teenage loner. She had no true friends, felt uncomfortable in her own skin, and believed there was more…

Jodé MillmanNovember 7, 2022

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Aspiring Actress Becomes Murder Suspect in This Dark Comedy

Doreen Diller is a woman with a dream — just not a very unique dream. In fact, she has the exact same goal as seemingly everyone else in Hollywood: to become a movie star. She’s been on the scene for 15 years trying to land her big break and now,…

Paige VigliaroloJune 22, 2022

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BookTrib Giveaway: A Texas Bootlegging Thriller Set in the ’20s

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/booktrib_giveaway_blind-tiger-sandra-brown-feature-scaled.jpg "Romantic tension and page-turning suspense ... this one is a winner.” ―Booklist, Starred Review “Sandra Brown shows why she remains in the top rank of her field.”―Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "A masterful storyteller."―USA Today —∞— The year 1920 comes in with a roar in this rousing and suspenseful novel…

BookTribAugust 12, 2021

Fiction Listicles

Southern State of Mind: 6 Books Set in The Sultry South

The South and stories mingle together like a hive and honeybees. I’ve only lived in the Lover’s state of Virginia for a little bit, but I’ve come to appreciate the conversations with strangers at the grocery store, smiles as sweet as salt water taffy, and the slow dance of lazy…

Sadeqa JohnsonOctober 29, 2020