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2021 Horn Book Awards: Notable Titles in Children’s Literature

Since 1967 when the legacy began, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards have honored the most impressive titles in children’s books, middle grade and young adult novels. Categories include picture books, nonfiction, and fiction and poetry. The options are carefully reviewed by a panel of three judges who this year were…

BookTribJune 23, 2021

Fiction Listicles

7 Novels About Immigration That Tackle the Question: Can We Learn to Belong?

Immigration is always a timely topic in books and film, but never more than today with the world so easily accessible by planes, trains, and automobiles (and ships.) More importantly, as we reexamine our ethnic and cultural identities in the United States and worldwide, we ask ourselves: who are we…

Heather WebbNovember 4, 2021

Fiction Listicles

13 Must-Reads to Keep You Cozy This Fall

It’s that time again. Leaves are changing, temperatures are dropping and daylight is dwindling. There is no better season to curl up with a good book, and this year’s releases offer many fabulous choices. From haunting thrillers to small-town drama to heartwarming romance, I’ve hand-picked something for everyone this fall.…

Julie CantrellSeptember 2, 2021

Fiction Listicles

Whose Story is This? Classic Tales Cleverly Retold

You’ve heard the wry pronouncement, “There are only two plots in the world: someone takes a journey, and a stranger comes to town.” And then someone inevitably replies “That’s the same story. It all depends upon the point of view.” If there are only two stories in the universe, and…

Hank Phillippi RyanJune 17, 2021

Fiction Listicles

8 Fiction Books Revealing the Risk of Fame

After you read a book about a celebrity you might realize you’d never want to be a celebrity. If you read a book about fame you’d never want to be famous. Because, in books, what happens? The center of attention, the rockstar, the movie star, the influential publisher ... they…

Hank Phillippi RyanAugust 26, 2021

Fiction Listicles Miscellany

Happy Father’s Day to All the Dads – the Real Life Ones and Fictional Fathers, Too!

Daddy’s girl. That’s what I always strove to be. I remember my father reading to me. He was a pediatrician and always seemed to be working, whether in the office or doing house calls at night. He tried to spend time with his children, but the moments were few and…

Mary Alice MonroeJune 16, 2021

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Jon Land’s January Thriller Favorites Include Lisa Gardner, T. Jefferson Parker and P.J. Tracy

Jon LandJanuary 20, 2022

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7 Books to Read If You Can’t Wait for the Next Season of “The Crown”

Glamour. Drama. Intrigue. There’s something alluring about the rarified world of the British royals and high society. While writing my latest novel The Last Dance of the Debutante, I found myself swept up in 1958, the last year that debutantes were presented to Queen Elizabeth II. My novel follows Lily,…

Julia KellyFebruary 11, 2022

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Tall Poppy Bloggers Recommend: Heartwarming Holiday Reads

It’s the most wonderful time of the year — and it just might be the most wonderful time for books as well! In addition to sharing a few of my can’t-miss sweet reads for the holiday season, I asked favorite book influencers to share what stories are making them feel…

Kristy HarveyDecember 16, 2021

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7 Books On What Comes After Happily Ever After … Falls Apart

Divorce is almost always messy. In marriage, two become one, but in its ugly stepsister, one becomes two. It’s an emotional chasm, the Mariana’s Trench of relationship deconstruction. Beyond the gut-wrenching, heartrending, cry-while-listening-to-Taylor Swift elements of the whole horrid affair (extra horrid if an affair is what broke up the…

Judy MorenoOctober 5, 2021

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7 Books With Characters Experiencing “Failure to Launch Syndrome”

Have you ever heard of Failure to Launch Syndrome? Or maybe you’ve heard its other name, Peter Pan Syndrome? You haven’t? Well, I think you’ll get the gist of it pretty quickly after a few insights. The name pretty much says it all! First and foremost, this is not a…

Judy MorenoJune 9, 2021

Fiction Listicles Listicles - Featured Miscellany

Celebrating Books That Have Cultivated, Challenged and Revitalized a Love of Reading

Happy National Book Lovers Day to me! And to you, of course. I am a book lover. I think I’d feel like a fake if I worked for a company called BookTrib and wasn’t someone who authentically loves to read. Seriously, would you want to read something about books written…

Judy MorenoAugust 9, 2021

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Of Love and War: 7 Novels Featuring Romance After War-Torn Trauma

“All’s fair in love and war,” says a proverb so well-known that its origin is blurry and has long since passed. When you break it down, however, love isn’t fair at all, and in many circumstances, one does not get what one deserves. As for war? There’s nothing even remotely…

Judy MorenoDecember 28, 2021

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‘Tis the Season For Esoterics, Conjured in These 6 Magically Mysterious Books

When seasons change, there is a sense of magic in the air. November is the start of the traditional season of gratitude, fellowship, spirituality and hope. This month's women’s fiction storylines involve magic shops, fortune-telling, astrology, psychics, magical foods and mystical intrigue. With literary spells as enchanting as this, well,…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationNovember 10, 2021

Listicles Miscellany Podcasts Potpourri - Featured

National Short Story Day: Listen to Your Literature With These Podcast Highlights

As we await the biggest (at least commercial) holiday of the year, take a breather to celebrate another holiday. And this one is timed perfectly, because you really are taking a perfectly-sized brief break to honor it: National Short Story Day! Speaking of timing, this sneaky little devil intentionally falls…

BookTribDecember 21, 2021

Listicles Miscellany

This Veterans Day We’re Showcasing 12 of Our Authors Who Served the Nation

“Now, therefore, I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon all of our citizens to observe Thursday, November 11, 1954, as Veterans Day. On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in…

BookTribNovember 11, 2021

2021 Horn Book Awards: Notable Titles in Children’s Literature

7 Novels About Immigration That Tackle the Question: Can We Learn to Belong?

13 Must-Reads to Keep You Cozy This Fall

Whose Story is This? Classic Tales Cleverly Retold

8 Fiction Books Revealing the Risk of Fame

Happy Father’s Day to All the Dads – the Real Life Ones and Fictional Fathers, Too!

Jon Land’s January Thriller Favorites Include Lisa Gardner, T. Jefferson Parker and P.J. Tracy

7 Books to Read If You Can’t Wait for the Next Season of “The Crown”

Tall Poppy Bloggers Recommend: Heartwarming Holiday Reads

7 Books On What Comes After Happily Ever After … Falls Apart

7 Books With Characters Experiencing “Failure to Launch Syndrome”

Celebrating Books That Have Cultivated, Challenged and Revitalized a Love of Reading

Of Love and War: 7 Novels Featuring Romance After War-Torn Trauma

‘Tis the Season For Esoterics, Conjured in These 6 Magically Mysterious Books

National Short Story Day: Listen to Your Literature With These Podcast Highlights

This Veterans Day We’re Showcasing 12 of Our Authors Who Served the Nation

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