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BookTrib’s Bites: Four Captivating Fall Reads

(NewsUSA) - Again and Again Back to You by Andrea EzerinsIf you had the chance to revisit your past to change your present, what moment would you choose? In this enchanting novel, an encounter with …

5 spooky reads perfect for a dark and stormy night

(BPT) - As Halloween approaches, it's the perfect time to curl up in front of a crackling fire on a dark and stormy night with a spooky read. Here are five spine-tingling books from National …

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Captivating Autumn Reads

(NewsUSA) - The 7 Pillars of Successful Caregiving by Dr. Ebony Ivory GreenHere’s an important tool to help navigate the complexities of caregiving with expert insights and compassionate …

BookTrib’s Bites: Fall In Love With These Four Fascinating Reads

(NewsUSA) - You Are More Than: A Primer for Finding the Light in Your Heart by Amy L. Stark, Ph.D.Award-winning and inspirational for the whole family. You are More Than: A Primer for Finding Light …

Four Exciting Reads to Jump-Start Fall

(NewsUSA) - The Poisoned Fruit by Julie ColacchioFor centuries, Mages have been imprisoned by America. Now, America Needs Magic.When Topaz Tenkiller is finally released, the Cold War is escalating, …

SEEING—IN A SMALL-TOWN: A Poetic Journey Through Life’s Daily Routine in Small-Town Bars, Diners, Parks, and Main Streets

SEEING—IN A SMALL-TOWN: A Poetic Journey Through Life’s Daily Routine in Small-Town Bars, Diners, Parks, and Main Streets
(NewsUSA) - Have you ever played a game where you see a person, couple, or group and begin to make a story around them? It’s a great way to meet spies, murderers, vagabonds, lovers, and thieves. …

HARD BARGAIN: What Life-Altering Experiences Taught One Man About Faith, Friendship and Family

HARD BARGAIN: What Life-Altering Experiences Taught One Man About Faith, Friendship and Family
(NewsUSA) - For Donald Denihan, it was supposed to be the fishing trip of a lifetime. Instead, it ended up nearly costing him his life in a hard bargain he made with the sea.Denihan’s story is …

BookTrib’s Bites: Dive Head First Into These Four Summer Reads

(NewsUSA) - When I Stop Fighting by Daryl Dittmer“Just like water seeks its own level, so does everything else, including idiots. I was one of those at that point in my life.”Here’s an …

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Enthralling Summer Reads

(NewsUSA) - Map of My Escape by Cheryl L. ReedThe shooting of a homicide detective is captured on film by a mysterious figure from a second-floor window, implicating Riley Keane, an anti-gun …

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Riveting Summer Reads

(NewsUSA) - May Day by Jess LoureyA waitress turned librarian just wants a new life. What she ends up with is a killer change of pace in a funny, snappy, and suspenseful mystery by Edgar …

Mike Bond’s Latest Thriller, CRUDE: Nuclear War is Coming -- Can We Stop It?

Mike Bond’s Latest Thriller, CRUDE: Nuclear War is Coming -- Can We Stop It?
() - “After many years working on intelligence and war issues, I now believe we’re about to have a worldwide nuclear war. We and nearly all life will probably soon be incinerated in a …

ABANDONED AT BIRTH Paints Vivid Portrait of the Detachment and Longing of an Adopted Child

ABANDONED AT BIRTH Paints Vivid Portrait of the Detachment and Longing of an Adopted Child
(NewsUSA) - It’s stunning to realize that only 10 states make birth records available to American-born adoptees and their biological parents. For adult adoptees born in the 20th century era of …

Debut Author Delivers Terror and Tension in Innovative Medical Thriller

Debut Author Delivers Terror and Tension in Innovative Medical Thriller
(NewsUSA) - “I don’t know which is worse: disease of the human body or disease of humanity.” That’s the provocative question raised by the protagonist, Dr. Mark Lin, in author Anthony …

New eBook From BookTrib Showcases First Chapters from Some of the Hottest Books

New eBook From BookTrib Showcases First Chapters from Some of the Hottest Books
(NewsUSA) - BookTrib.com, a leading source of book news, reviews and information for more than 20 years, is launching the second edition of BOOKTRIB’S LIT PICKS, an ebook showcasing excerpts from …

BookTrib’s Bites: Four Spellbinding Reads

(NewsUSA) - Meet Me at the Starlight by Rachel HauckA heartfelt tale of romance, perseverance, and the enduring power of community by the New York Times bestselling author.Eighties supermodel Harlow …
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BookTrib’s Bites: Four Captivating Summer Reads
(NewsUSA) - Daft Mejora’s Infinite Madness by Karl DehmeltAmerica, 2021: an alien known as the Daft One washes ashore in Florida, arriving on a particular planet undergoing strange times. The only …
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, it was Occupy Wall Street. In the 1980s, it was apartheid in South Africa. Right now, it’s the Israeli military campaign in Gaza. …
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 envision the future. Of course, there are Denis Villeneuve’s visually stunning films, “Dune: Part One” (2021) and “Dune: Part Two” (2024). …
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 as the founding father of American sociology. His groundbreaking study, “The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study,” …
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 earlier, she was an unknown writer, negotiating with her publisher about manuscript edits and the date of publication for her first book, “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” …

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 testing below the basic reading level.One in five college students …

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, …

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