Writing

Ernest Hemingway’s Great Grandson, Robert Hemingway, Discovers Himself Through Writing

A creative mind is more often than not palpable; you can hold it in your hand, hear it through your ears, or read it with your eyes. Where painters or musicians express their creativity through canvas or a music sheet, a writer will pour their creativity onto the page, enchanting…

Robert HemingwayMarch 10, 2017

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A New Perspective and Books to Ponder This Presidents’ Day

Presidents’ Day. As soon as you hear it mentioned, an image of George Washington or Abraham Lincoln flashes before your eyes. This makes perfect sense. We officially celebrated this federal holiday as Washington’s Birthday from 1879 until the early 1970s (we have the Uniform Monday Holiday Act to thank for…

Abby StrehleFebruary 21, 2022

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A Spiritual Invitation to Embrace Common Truths About God Regardless of Religion

“It is high time that in the global order our major religious institutions assert themselves as one solitary unit and, alongside our governments and commercial enterprises, work to eradicate hunger, poverty, injustice, gender and racial inequality, greed, war and other evil.” That, in a nutshell, is the central point of…

BookTribJanuary 26, 2022

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Presidential Funny Business: Old Abe Had Plenty of Both Wisdom and Wit

It was in the heat of one of the famous Lincoln – Douglas debates in 1858 for the Illinois Senate seat that the Democrat incumbent Stephen Douglas accused Abraham Lincoln of waffling on his position on slavery, the most contentious topic of the times. At one point, he called Lincoln…

Jim AlkonFebruary 16, 2022

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Ann Patchett’s Latest and Greatest: Graceful and Forgiving Essays of Brave Self-Awareness

These Precious Days by Ann Patchett is a grace-filled, insightful compilation of narrative essays of her literary life. They are deeply personal, self-revelatory articles tackling themes recognizable and relatable to readers. Most of the essays have been previously published elsewhere, some appearing in the “Notes from Ann” and “Shop Dog…

Linda HitchcockNovember 23, 2021

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“Surviving Our Parents’ Mistakes” May Be Less Painful With the Support of This Book

“I’m furious with Mother. She stole my childhood … I feel pierced because she played on my fears. I trusted what she did was best for me, but she met her own needs, not mine. She took advantage of a scared, defenseless little boy.” That is one of the hundreds…

Jim AlkonSeptember 14, 2021

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Alice McDermott Shares Writerly Wisdom in “What About the Baby?”

For almost four decades, award-winning fiction author, essayist and teacher Alice McDermott has impressed readers with novels about loss, resilience and nostalgia that bind strong-knit communities. What About the Baby? Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) is her newest work, a collection of essays about…

Gisèle LewisAugust 16, 2021

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The Magic of Musical Passion in “This Was Toscanini: The Maestro, My Father, and Me”

Samuel Antek — first violinist with the famed NBC Symphony Orchestra for 17 years — captures what it was like to perform under Maestro Arturo Toscanini, who many consider to be the greatest conductor of the mid-20th century. In This Was Toscanini, his musical memoir published in 1963, Antek shared…

K.L. RomoAugust 17, 2021

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“To Poison a Nation” is an Eye-Opening New Historical Offering

Written history that starts with a seemingly insignificant incident is often more enlightening than a sweeping narrative. Such is the case with To Poison a Nation: The Murder of Robert Charles and the Rise of Jim Crow Policing in America (The New Press), a stunning new book by Andrew Baker,…

Claudia KeenanJune 15, 2021

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“90 Days to Live” is a Compelling True Story of Cancer, Choices and Hope

“He might as well have told her that he was planning to jump off a bridge in the hope of bouncing the cancer out of his body.” About 650,000 cancer patients receive chemotherapy in an outpatient oncology clinic every year in the U.S. Rodney Stamps was not going to be…

Jim AlkonAugust 11, 2021

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The Intriguing Literary Genius Philip Roth Comes to Light in a Brilliant New Biography

“Don’t try to rehabilitate me,” Philip Roth told biographer Blake Bailey. “Just make me interesting.” Based on the early returns, Bailey has done just that in his much-anticipated Philip Roth: The Biography (W.W. Norton & Company). —∞— “A monumental gift in the realm of international letters. I wept and railed,…

BookTribApril 5, 2021

Nonfiction

Master of Subversive Fiction Chuck Palahniuk Asks Readers to “Consider This”

To paraphrase Chuck Palahniuk, “People are always asking, did I know about Chuck Palahniuk.” Everyone does at this stage, at the very least from Fight Club, but for edgy kids who want to write edgy stories and didn’t grow up with Burroughs and Bukowski, this guy has always been the…

Jeff DaughertyJanuary 8, 2020

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Life as a New Author: What to Expect from Your New Publisher

Author and BookTrib contributor, Walt Gragg discusses life as a new author and the publishing process— from writing your manuscript to promotion your book and handling film/TV option requests. In this piece, Gragg discusses what new writers can expect from their publisher after they have signed their first book contract. Your editor…

Walt GraggJanuary 26, 2018

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Dawn Tripp on ‘Georgia,’ Framing Georgia O’Keeffe’s Legacy

BookTrib is partnering with Bookish to bring you more great content. Georgia O’Keeffe is one of the most remarkable artists in American history, but few know the intimate details of the woman behind the abstract masterpieces. In Georgia, author Dawn Tripp brings readers into O’Keeffe’s life and reveals the strength, ferocity, and drive this artist…

BookishNovember 29, 2017

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On Writing, Friendship and Healing: One Writer’s Journey to the Center of Self

I met my friend and co-writer 10 years ago. With every year that went by, our friendship quickly escalated from a simple friendship to a soulmate friendship. We talked about everything and anything and it was easy. We both felt no judgment from the other and it made us feel…

Ariana MansourNovember 3, 2017

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Tips You Need to Know in Time for NaNoWriMo

It’s almost November 1st, and for thousands of writers across the world that only means one thing: it’s time for NaNoWriMo! Short for National Novel Writing Month, NaNoWriMo challenges authors to try and finish an entire novel throughout November. The goal is to produce 50,000 words by the end of…

Rachel CarterOctober 27, 2017

Ernest Hemingway’s Great Grandson, Robert Hemingway, Discovers Himself Through Writing

A New Perspective and Books to Ponder This Presidents’ Day

A Spiritual Invitation to Embrace Common Truths About God Regardless of Religion

Presidential Funny Business: Old Abe Had Plenty of Both Wisdom and Wit

Ann Patchett’s Latest and Greatest: Graceful and Forgiving Essays of Brave Self-Awareness

“Surviving Our Parents’ Mistakes” May Be Less Painful With the Support of This Book

Alice McDermott Shares Writerly Wisdom in “What About the Baby?”

The Magic of Musical Passion in “This Was Toscanini: The Maestro, My Father, and Me”

“To Poison a Nation” is an Eye-Opening New Historical Offering

“90 Days to Live” is a Compelling True Story of Cancer, Choices and Hope

The Intriguing Literary Genius Philip Roth Comes to Light in a Brilliant New Biography

Master of Subversive Fiction Chuck Palahniuk Asks Readers to “Consider This”

Life as a New Author: What to Expect from Your New Publisher

Dawn Tripp on ‘Georgia,’ Framing Georgia O’Keeffe’s Legacy

On Writing, Friendship and Healing: One Writer’s Journey to the Center of Self

Tips You Need to Know in Time for NaNoWriMo

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