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BookTrib’s Bites: Spring Into These Four Spellbinding Reads

When a wedding is tragically averted by the death of the bridesmaid, Theodosia is determined to prove that it was murder in the latest entry to this New York Times bestselling Tea Shop Mystery series.

New Book Helps Kids Find The Sunshine Within Themselves

(NAPSI)—A great way to cheer up a child on a gray or otherwise down day is with a new book by Tabitha Brown, the Emmy Award–winning host of the children’s show “Tab Time” and multiple NAACP …

BookTrib’s Bites: Enjoy a Variety of Fascinating Reads This Spring

(NewsUSA) - "Conviction Overturned" by Willard BakemanA must-read for evangelicals and skeptics alike. “Conviction Overturned” is a forensic review of the Bible’s credibility based on legal …

Furniture in fiction: Iconic pieces that shaped stories

House of Leon explains how signature pieces of fictional furniture have left a lasting impact on literature, film, and television.

BookTrib’s Bites: Curl Up with Four Captivating Reads

(NewsUSA) - Every Fall by Angela DouglasA chilling thriller, perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner, exploring the dark side of police culture and family trauma.Bree knew life married …

A new memoir from acclaimed author and journalist Carolyn Dawn Flynn

Carolyn thought she had the answers. As an author, journalist, and single mother of twins, she was sure of her path. But with her twins moving into adulthood, and the newspaper industry in a death spiral, her life was on a collision course with an uncertain future.

Flynn takes a media job two thousand miles away, dismantles the twins’ childhood home and bids farewell to the mom-van. Within weeks, the dream unravels, leaving Flynn, in her 60s, searching for a new path.

In BOUNDLESS, Flynn reimagines the empty nest, turning her keen insight and signature poetic voice to the deeper questions about the “third stage” of women’s lives.

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Captivating Winter Reads

(NewsUSA) - A Mysterious Night at the Library by Kim ChesneyA delightful tale about the magic of books, the fun of learning, and the joy of new friendships.It's the night before Halloween, and twins …

How the literature of fire can help readers find hope among the ashes

Reading and maintaining a human connection have a vital role to play as extreme events that have long served as the stuff of dystopian fiction simply become a part of everyday life.

The Gilded Age novel that helps explain our fascination with Luigi Mangione

Henry James’ ‘The Princess Casamassima’ tells a story of political radicalism in a time of economic inequality. But even James ran up against the limits of putting himself in the mind of a killer.
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BookTrib’s Bites: Four Fantastic Winter Reads
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New Book, MIND-BODY BIRTH, Provides Guide to Fearless Child Birth
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BookTrib Launches LIT PICKS Holiday 2024: First Chapters from the Hottest Books
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BookTrib’s Bites: Jump-Start Winter with These Four Insightful Reads
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BookTrib’s Bites: Four Irresistible Winter Reads
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BookTrib’s Bites: Four Fantastic Reads to Close Out Fall
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Engaging Two-Book Coming-of-Age Saga Amid Middle East’s Complex History
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BookTrib’s Bites: Kick Off the Holidays with These Four Exciting Reads
(NewsUSA) - July and Everything After by Allie NavaA modern tale of resilience and transformation against extraordinary odds, for fans … Read More
Reading nonfiction prepares kids for success
(BPT) - By Melissa Taylor, M.Ed., former elementary teacher and K-12 literacy trainerNonfiction is essential in a child's reading … Read More
Your next favorite story won’t be written by AI – but it could be someday
Good storytelling relies on sound writing, believability, creativity and lived experience. AI has become skilled at the first two but … Read More
5 books to help you better understand today’s campus protests
Every so often, a cause ignites a sustained fury on college campuses across the nation. In 2020, it was Black Lives Matter. In 2011, … Read More
How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of ecology
“Dune,” widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time, continues to influence how writers, artists and inventors … Read More
W.E.B. Du Bois’ study ‘The Philadelphia Negro’ at 125 still explains roots of the urban Black experience – sociologist Elijah Anderson tells why it should be on more reading lists
W.E.B. Du Bois is widely known for his civil rights activism, but many sociologists argue that he has yet to receive due recognition … Read More
Betty Smith enchanted a generation of readers with ‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn’ − even as she groused that she hoped Williamsburg would be flattened
Eighty years ago, in the winter and spring of 1944, Brooklyn-born author Betty Smith was entering a new chapter of life. A year … Read More
How We Have Fallen Short in Teaching Literacy -- And What To Do About It
(NewsUSA) - This may be difficult to read, but did you know:In the last 15 years, 15 million students graduated from high schools … Read More
Humorous, Poetic & Allegorical Tale Reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno

(NewsUSA) - Theatrical essence, we know, relies upon a shared experience of space and time. How else does one describe the crescendo between the stage and stalls during a curtain call?In Presence, …

Twin Sisters at the Core of Dark Coming-of-Age Psycho Thriller By Debut Author

(NewsUSA) - Most good thriller novels keep readers guessing until the end. Then there are some that cause jaws to drop.TKO Rogue has launched debut author Janet Porter’s intriguing, intricate and …

BookTrib’s Bites: True Crime Inspirations, Dystopian Gem, Making Great Factories

(NewsUSA) -  Reef Road by Deborah Goodrich RoyceWhen a severed hand washes ashore in the wealthy enclave of Palm Beach, FL, the lives of two women—a lonely writer obsessed with the unsolved …

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