Susannah Marren

Behind the Perfect Facade: Susannah Marren on the Women of “Palm Beach Confidential”

In Palm Beach Confidential, author Susannah Marren ventures behind the manicured hedges and glittering facade of one of America’s most exclusive enclaves to examine what happens when a carefully constructed life begins to crack. At the center is Lucinda Barrows, a Palm Beach matriarch whose hard-won place in society —…

BookTribAugust 20, 2026

Book Club Network

Two Sisters Face One Life-Changing Secret in “A Palm Beach Scandal”

“For readers who appreciate modern and sensitively written stories about family, especially sisters." –Library Journal “Marren’s follow-up to A Palm Beach Wife is fun and flirty, alluding to all the Palm Beach landmarks we know and love: The Breakers, Worth Avenue and grandiose mansions are the perfect backdrop for the…

Claudia KeenanSeptember 15, 2020

Fiction Miscellany

Susannah Marren Explores What Lurks Beneath Palm Beach’s Glittering Facade

Once again from the excess and folly of Palm Beach society, the novelist Susannah Marren has woven an intricate tapestry of secrets and foreboding. The third volume in her trilogy about the Florida haunt for the wealthy and famous, Maribelle’s Shadow comes to life with biting dialogue and the inner…

Claudia KeenanJune 27, 2023

Author Spotlight Book Club Network BooksToScreen Fiction

A Palm Beach Riches-to-Rags Story

An exploration of high society in South Florida, A Palm Beach Wife delves into the status and tentative nature of the idealized lifestyle while focusing on a heroine who must find the balance between rejecting and embracing it all to succeed. A Palm Beach Wife (St. Martin’s Griffin) is the…

Ann LinebergerMay 12, 2019

Book Club Network Miscellany

5 Great Reads to Discover Before Your Next Book Club Meeting

If you are on this website, then you love books. And you know what’s almost as exhilarating as reading a book? Hunting for the next one — especially if you are in a book club. Whether your club has spirited discussions, takes a vote, or turns selection over to its…

BookTribJune 30, 2023

Listicles Romance

Five of This Summer’s Hottest Beach Reads

Looking for a great book to check out while you relax in the warm summer sun? From romance to suspense, we have five recommendations you're sure to enjoy.

Wyatt SemenukJuly 17, 2023

Book Club Network

6 Books Your Book Club Should Consider Reading in September

This month's book club recommendations span a wide variety of genres and tastes. Whether your group is not quite able to let go of the summer sun and sand, or you're already ready to get your 'ween on; whether you're looking to get schooled on a part of history you…

BookTribAugust 31, 2020

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

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Today on FB Live: Susannah Marren Gives Us the Latest on Her Palm Beach Series

Join us at 12:00 noon EST today on the Booktrib Facebook page for a conversation with Susan Shapiro Barash, also known under her pen name, Susannah Marren. She is the author of the Palm Beach series; the latest installment, A Palm Beach Scandal, was just released yesterday! The series is…

BookTribSeptember 16, 2020

Facebook Live Fiction

Visit the Vivid Pink and Turquoise of Palm Beach Where the Secrets Are as Colorful as the Sunsets

BookTrib's creator, Meryl Moss, sat down with author Susannah Marren (a.k.a. Susan Shapiro Barash) to discuss her engrossing new page-turner A Palm Beach Scandal. Click here for previous interviews and a list of upcoming author events. While discussing the glamorous lifestyle and titillating secrets that make Palm Beach so enticing, Moss and…

BookTribSeptember 16, 2020

Facebook Live

Mary Simses: Stories of Love, Humor and Drama for Any Generation

It was a delight to have Mary Simses and Susan Shapiro Barash join our Facebook Live Author Interview Series with a discussion of Simses's novel The Wedding Thief. Click here for previous interviews and a list of upcoming author events. Who doesn't love a good wedding sabotage story? Between Simses's thoughtful imagery…

BookTribJuly 14, 2020

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Missed It? Facebook Live Interview of Jamie Brenner by Susannah Marren

This week, our Facebook Live author interview series featured Susannah Marren, author of A Palm Beach Wife, interviewing Jamie Brenner, author of the new release, Summer Longing (Little, Brown and Company). Check it out on the BookTrib Facebook page! Summer Longing is Brenner's eagerly anticipated return to the quaint streets…

BookTribJune 12, 2020

Facebook Live

Jamie Brenner with Susannah Marren: Capturing the Unique Spirit of Provincetown

What a great addition to BookTrib's Facebook Live Author Interview Series! Susannah Marren, author of A Palm Beach Wife, interviewed Jamie Brenner about her new release, Summer Longing (Little, Brown and Company). Click here for previous interviews and a list of upcoming author events. The authors discussed Jamie's eagerly anticipated return to the quaint…

BookTribJune 12, 2020

BookBites

Beach Reads: Four Books to Stuff in Your Beach Bag This Summer

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BookBites.FINAL-3-1180x234.jpg In this issue of “BookBites,” BookTrib.com showcases four books worthy of consideration for your summer reading list. Monsterland by Michael Okon With real werewolves, vampires and zombies as the main attractions, what could possibly go wrong at Monsterland, a new groundbreaking theme park? Only everything. It’s being called the…

BookTribMay 22, 2019

Listicles Miscellany Pop Culture

10 Book Suggestions for Your TBR List This Spring

The sun is shining and it's just begging to be soaked up on a warm patch of meadow. But don't go yet! We have ten different spring releases to bring along! Whether it's by poolside, on the lake or in the shade of a cozy café, BookTrib editors Meagan and…

BookTribMarch 22, 2019