Writing

Where the Writer Ends and the Story Begins

It’s the most paradoxical idea of all. Somehow, it’s both the most tempting and the most potentially disastrous. Because if we’re supposed to “write what you love” and “write what you fear,” all of us have those same passions and apprehensions about the same thing: writing! So what could be…

Hank Phillippi RyanMay 23, 2025

Fiction Miscellany

Secrets, Sibling Bonds, and the Scars of Loss

Author Louise Ells shares the story behind her new novel, Lies I Told My Sister. Taking place over just 17 hours and alternating between past and present, the novel follows the strained relationship of estranged sisters Rose and Lily, as issues of their childhood, the death of their older sister,…

Louise EllsNovember 6, 2024

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An Unconventional Ride: 8 Daring Novels of Train Travel

You love to travel. No, wait, I’m not overgeneralizing! Hear me out, because I have an argument all prepared. You might have instantly thought, “yes, she read my mind!” Maybe you’re a bold backpacker who is willing to risk the discomfort of hostels in order to get that authentic experience.…

Judy MorenoJanuary 31, 2022

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An Invitation You’ll Want to Accept: Find Your “Uncommon Courage”

The first thing I thought when I picked up Uncommon Courage by global award-winning B2B communications professional and certified speaker Andrea T Edwards was, “what a BIG book!” But the subtitle is “An Invitation” so how can you pass that up? And then cracking open the book, it looked so…

Barbara WilkovFebruary 7, 2022

Miscellany Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

Easy Guide to Finding Your Voice as a Writer

How to Write Like a Writer (Harper Perennial) by educator and New York Times best-selling author Thomas C. Foster may soon become an essential addition to home and office library bookshelves. His inspirational magic formula for finding one’s voice and communicating clearly comes from forty years of experience in effectively…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 19, 2022

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The Strand Magazine Announces the 2021 Strand Critics Award Nominations

The Strand Magazine is pleased to announce the nominations for the 2021 Strand Critics Awards! Recognizing excellence in the field of mystery fiction and publishing, the 2021 Strand Critics Awards are judged by a select group of book critics and journalists. This year’s judges include talent from NPR, USA Today, The…

BookTribJune 18, 2021

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The Strand Magazine Announces the 2021 Strand Critics Award Winners!

The Strand Magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Strand Critics Awards! The Strand is a leading source of the latest news on thrillers and mysteries and is a hotspot for all things related to the genre. It has published many exciting works from such giants as…

Judy MorenoOctober 6, 2021

Thrillers

From ‘First Blood’ Until Now, David Morrell Shares His Journey

David Morrell shakes his head when someone tells him he was an overnight success. Yes, he had a book contract signed shortly after submitting his thriller, First Blood, to his agent, Henry Morrison. And within a year his fame was worldwide. Many dream, but few accomplish what he did. But…

Rick PullenNovember 1, 2017

Thrillers

The Return of Bailey Weggins: Author Kate White Talks About Her Latest Book, ‘Even If It Kills Her’

She started out as a writer for a major women's magazine, before becoming an amateur sleuth with a brief moment of work for a celebrity gossip publication, and then turned true crime journalist. But rather than being the tortured lead character who often thinks that the people she loves…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaOctober 25, 2017

Thrillers

Interview with Stacy Green and Killing Jane (Video)

WHAT IF EVERYTHING YOU’VE EVER HEARD ABOUT JACK THE RIPPER IS WRONG … A young woman is brutally murdered in Washington D.C., and the killer leaves behind a calling card connected to some of the most infamous murders in history. JACK THE RIPPER Rookie homicide investigator Erin Prince instinctively knows…

BookTribJanuary 31, 2017

Romance

It’s not what you write, it’s where you write it

By J. Kenner All my books have a place. And I don’t mean the setting. I mean The Place where the book was primarily written (I might switch locations now and then, but each book has a Center of Operations)—and that place is inextricably tied up in my mind with…

BookTrib Guest AuthorApril 1, 2014

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Fail or Fave: Screen Adaptations of Books

Many of us have had this experience: one of our favorite books has been turned into a movie or a TV series and we are so excited to see it come to life on the screen! We might comb entertainment news to find out which actors will play which characters.…

BookTribFebruary 2, 2022

Miscellany

Booker Prize, November Releases and Clash of the Publishing Titans

Hello, book lovers! It’s (un)officially the holiday season, pregamed with a month all about giving thanks. I think I know someone giving a little extra thanks this weekend, and that’s the talented Mr. Damon Galgut, the newest winner of the lauded Booker Prize. But for everyone else, there are some…

BookTribNovember 5, 2021

Miscellany

National Book Award Winners Are …

There’s some big book news today, everyone! Keep reading to find out the winners in five crucial categories! Phoebe Robinson, stand-up comedian, actress, bestselling author, and founder of Tiny Reparations Books, hosted the exclusively online National Book Awards Ceremony on November 17, 2021 at 7:00 EST. Book aficionados across the…

Judy MorenoNovember 17, 2021

Miscellany

The Privileges and Difficulties of Editing Greatness

I’ve had the privilege of editing the work of writers who have published many books and have come to Delphinium later on in their careers. Editing a master is very different than editing a new writer. Established authors have managed to stay in the game for decades and beyond their…

Joseph OlshanJune 5, 2018

Miscellany

Steven Gaines: ‘At What Age Should a Writer Stop Writing?’

Last week, I was in a book store when I overheard three young men in their late-twenties making fun of the photo of Tom Wolfe on the back cover of his book Back to Blood. Sacrilege. Alas, the photo was a little silly. It was typical showman Wolfe, dressed in his…

Steven GainesJanuary 11, 2018

Where the Writer Ends and the Story Begins

An Unconventional Ride: 8 Daring Novels of Train Travel

An Invitation You’ll Want to Accept: Find Your “Uncommon Courage”

Easy Guide to Finding Your Voice as a Writer

The Strand Magazine Announces the 2021 Strand Critics Award Nominations

The Strand Magazine Announces the 2021 Strand Critics Award Winners!

From ‘First Blood’ Until Now, David Morrell Shares His Journey

The Return of Bailey Weggins: Author Kate White Talks About Her Latest Book, ‘Even If It Kills Her’

Interview with Stacy Green and Killing Jane (Video)

It’s not what you write, it’s where you write it

Fail or Fave: Screen Adaptations of Books

Booker Prize, November Releases and Clash of the Publishing Titans

National Book Award Winners Are …

The Privileges and Difficulties of Editing Greatness

Steven Gaines: ‘At What Age Should a Writer Stop Writing?’

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