Category: Books
Mewow: Adventures in Catastrophe (The Bowtie) by Chloe the Cat What’s it About? Cuddles works up the courage to go after the girl and ask her to be his Meowentine. The dance is coming up fast and he knows his chance is now or never but he’s scared. Meanwhile, his …
The Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards have celebrated excellence in children’s books, middle grade and young adult novels since 1967. In an age of book bans and increased scrutiny on what children and young adults are reading, it’s imperative that awards like these continue to shine a light on new releases for young …
Gender Identity For Kids by Andy Passchier One of the hallmarks of the past decade has been acceptance. As a result, more and more young people have begun to voice trans and nonbinary gender identities, and naturally they and their parents are looking for accessible, nonjudgmental references to spark discussion …
A Boy, an Orphanage, a Cuban Refugee by Tony Dora “I became a man when I was nine. My other option was death.” Why would parents send their children, alone, to a foreign country with no guarantee they would ever see them again? In the early 1960s, over 14,000 unescorted …
27 Jun 2023 Set off on an adventure to new worlds this week! This selection of new science fiction and fantasy books will surely please! Science Fiction fans should be excited about the latest from bestselling authors Jenny Schwartz, Elvo Bucci, Emma Mieko Candon, and more. If Fantasy is what your library …
Hero of the Day? by Henry D. Trett What’s it About? Would you be willing to watch a stranger’s senseless death, or would you be willing to kill and protect a life? This is the simple choice presented to David; just a normal guy with a day job, social security …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Connie Pan is a writer and editor from Maui, Hawai‘i. She earned an MFA in fiction from West Virginia University and a BA in creative writing from Grand Valley State University. Her writing …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Eileen’s primary literary love is comic books, but she’s always on the lookout for her next belletristic adventure no matter what form it comes in. When she’s not writing, reading, or writing about …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. With censorship and bans ping-ponging across the U.S. at a horrifying rate, queer people can’t just do their jobs and live their lives. There is no sitting on the sidelines for us, instead, …
An Elegant Corpse by Helen A Harrison What’s it About? A finely crafted murder mystery set in the art world. Helen A. Harrison’s latest work is more than a finely crafted murder mystery; it’s also a bizarre lesson in art history, as are her three previous novels. Her characters are …
THAT’S ONE BIG BOOK: The Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas proudly presents the largest published book certified by Guinness World Records. The 400-page I Am Texas stands 7 feet tall, spanning 11 feet when opened, and weighs a staggering 496 pounds. It features the voices of 1,000 Texas …
Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he reviews are either …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Even in 2023, over a decade after it was written, the first thing many people who are unfamiliar with the subject will think of is Fifty Shades of Grey. Or, maybe, Anne Rice’s …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Nora Roberts is a romance novel icon. And, as I found out the more I researched her, she is also an extremely cool person. It’s impossible to overstate her popularity or the impact …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. We know that LGBTQ+ books are under fire across the country and they have been specifically targeted by right-wing conspiracy theorists in a very organized fashion now for several years. In addition, we …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write The Proposals? The Ketubah is a Jewish betrothal ceremony and many compare it to Jesus leaving Earth and returning to receive His ‘bride’, the church. What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre …
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Emerging From the Dark by Terence Ang Many people have no idea about a stroke and its consequences. Terence Ang was one such person – and never bothered to learn about it. “I had the misconception,” he says, “that it only happened to old people. And as long as I …
After Here by Dave Wolffe What’s it About? The journey of Joe Golden after a fatal car accident takes him to heaven. Joe passes through the seasons of the year on his mission to find his beloved wife who had passed away one year prior to his death. Not sure …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The 2023 Lambda Literary Award winners have been announced! This year’s winners were selected by a panel of over 60 judges from the literary world and from more than 1,300 book submissions from over 300 …
Illinois became the first state in the United States to pass legislation to end book bans. Signed by Governor JB Pritzker June 12, House Bill 2789 takes effect January 1, 2024. Introduced by Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who serves at the State Librarian, the bill received significant support …
What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Wicked Addiction? I’ve always wanted to write a mafia romance. I started with my MC romance series, Serpents MC Las Vegas, and the mafia characters in the Club Wicked series were born from the MC series. They were originally …
As Pride Month arrives, I’d like to thank Book Trib for asking me to present a list of my favorite works of historical fiction in which queer men are the central characters. While I’ve been openly gay since publishing my first novel 20 years ago, it wasn’t until recently that …
Monet, Picasso, Rodin. These names have gone down in history as essential and influential visionaries who have shaped our idea of art and culture. But what about those who supported these artists? All these men had women behind the scenes who helped them in their careers and modeled for their …
Why Stand Up? by Gwendolyn G. Smith What’s it About? The life of community leader, pastor and teacher, Frank Smith, who faced many hardships for his activities during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. He looked to his ancestors for inspiration and guidance in deciding whether to stand. The …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Queer bars are the site of some of my most treasured memories. They’re also one of my favorite settings for books. Whether it’s a true story about a real bar or a fictional …
Stars and Smoke by Marie Lu What’s it About? This smoldering enemies-to-lovers novel puts a superstar global phenomenon and a hotshot young spy on a collision course with danger – and Cupid’s arrow – in an electric new series. Fans of Marie Lu will revel in this new, but wholly …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. I have been a fan of The Little Mermaid since my early childhood days of demanding rewatches of our well-loved VHS cassette tape of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. The story has always snagged …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Black-owned Chicago-based alternative comics publisher Iron Circus Comics is having quite the year. In the past 12 months, the publishing house earned two Eisner awards for an anthology, had at least two books …
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. We can’t all be Auguste Dupins or Miss Marples. If we were to appear in our very own mystery novel, some of us would undoubtedly be relegated to the role of the sidekick: …
