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This Hidden Gem Is More Than Just a Stalker Story

Dear Readers, What first caught my attention about the thriller Dawn Before Darkness wasn't the stalking plot. It was the guardianship plot. Let me explain. Psychological thrillers are full of dangerous exes, but far fewer ask a more unsettling question: what happens when someone uses the legal system itself as…
Meryl L. Moss
June 13, 2026
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Sun, Sand and Secrets: The Perfect Beach Read

Dear Readers, I’m heading to the beach this weekend, and I already know what’s going in my beach bag: Palm Beach Confidential, Susannah Marren’s latest Palm Beach novel. At first glance, it has everything I want in a beach read: glamorous settings, characters in conflict, a secret romance and a…
Meryl L. Moss
June 5, 2026
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Our Exclusive Met Gala “Lookbook”

My Art-Loving Beauty-Seeking Readers, It was a big week for fashion as well as publishing: the Met Gala turned the red carpet into a spectacle with its “Fashion Is Art” dress code, and Pulitzer Prize winners were announced along with major new releases, so our team did the only reasonable…
Meryl L. Moss
May 8, 2026
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Book News: Anne Hathaway in Yesteryear, Vertical Storytelling, Books You Can’t Look Away From & More

Dear Readers, The BookTrib Brief is back this week with the latest book news. We’re dishing out buzzy bookishness, including tidbits about the new book on everyone’s lips, Yesteryear, recently scooped up by Anne Hathaway, and plenty of other juicy stories you will love. Happy reading! Meryl Moss, Publisher, BookTrib Win This Juicy, Action-Filled…
Meryl L. Moss
April 18, 2026
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Drop Everything and Read These Books!

Dear Readers, Drop everything and read — it’s Beverly Cleary weekend!  As a kid, I couldn’t get enough of her stories — and honestly, that feeling never left me. Most recently, I dropped everything for the Booker Prize winner Flesh by David Szalay — total immersion, no regrets. In honor of…
Meryl L. Moss
April 10, 2026
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Joan Lunden: A Groundbreaking Life

Dearest Discerning Readers,For more than three decades, I’ve had the extraordinary privilege of representing authors — and I can say without hesitation that it has made my life endlessly fascinating. This career has introduced me to some of the most intelligent, passionate and trailblazing people I could ever hope to…
Meryl L. Moss
March 28, 2026
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Have You Ever Been Dumped by a Friend?

Dear Readers, As women, we grow up believing in the bestie, a forever best friend and confidante who knows our history and holds our secrets. These relationships are supposed to be steady constants in lives that are otherwise filled with change. Careers shift. Partners come and go. Cities, identities, even…
Meryl L. Moss
March 19, 2026
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Putting Feelings into Words Just Got Easier

Not since Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence has a book come along to help us articulate our emotions with such clarity. The third book in our Hidden Gem series is entitled Choosing Emotions: Thinking with Your Head and Acting with Your Heart by D. Earl Johnston. Some people love stories. Some…
Meryl L. Moss
March 13, 2026
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A Political Thriller with Moral Depth

Dear Readers, For our weekly newsletter about Hidden Gems, I look for the book that deserves a brighter spotlight — the one that is not on any lists but absolutely commands your attention once you read the first page. This week’s discovery is Black Sun Rising by Otho Eskin — a former diplomat…
Meryl L. Moss
March 5, 2026