

Review of Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch #1) by Lyla Sage
I loved the premise, in which a golden girl and barrel-racer returns home to small-town Wyoming to figure out her future. I was looking...
5 hours ago


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/16/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Molly Jong-Fast's memoir about her tumultuous relationship with her mother and other challenges,...
1 day ago


Six Riveting Backlist Reads
The Summer Favorites These titles aren't classic, light "summer reads," but they were my favorite reads from a summer past, and they all...
4 days ago


Review of The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong
Ocean Vuong's literary fiction offers unexpected bonds between characters coping with desperation, addiction, lies, hunger, and past...
5 days ago


Review of The Love Haters by Katherine Center
Katherine Center's sweet rom-com about a video producer and her reluctant hero of a subject is set against the colorful backdrop of Key...
6 days ago


Review of Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi
I was taken with the premise of conflicts and mystery in a post-colonial West African city, but I didn't feel very connected to or...
7 days ago


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/9/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Tochi Onyebuchi's dark, broody fantasy mystery, Harmattan Season ; I'm listening to Katie...
Jun 9


Six Great Stories about Robots
The Robot Books It's been a long time since I've talked about science fiction and robot stories. I just love a good artificial...
Jun 6


Review of Lucky Loser: Adventures in Comedy and Tennis by Michael Kosta
The Daily Show 's Michael Kosta recounts his youth as a pro tennis player (#864 in the world), an assistant college tennis coach, then a...
Jun 5


Review of Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show by Tommy Tomlinson
Dogland explores what makes a show dog "best" and what happens behind the scenes of dog shows in this intriguing, good-natured, and...
Jun 4


Review of Clear by Carys Davies
Davies's slim, luminous, heartbreaking novel sets a story of isolation and human connection against the brutal removal of impoverished...
Jun 3


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/2/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Tommy Tomlinson's engaging nonfiction about the Westminster Dog Show, Dogland ; I'm listening to...
Jun 2


May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy May reads! It was tough for me to narrow down my very favorite reads this month; I read so many great titles. If...
May 30


Review of Run for the Hills by Kevin Wilson
Run for the Hills is the most recent Kevin Wilson gem; his quirky characters are irresistible, and his heartwarming story is messy,...
May 29


Review of Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey
Eowyn Ivey offers elements familiar from her other two novels--a cold, unforgiving setting; magical realism; attempts to overcome...
May 28


Review of The Strange Case of Jane O. by Karen Thompson Walker
Walker offers an unreliable main protagonist, her dedicated new psychiatrist, increasingly inexplicable and complicated occurrences, and...
May 27


Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/26/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Katherine Center's newest romance, The Love Haters ; I'm reading Ocean Vuong's newest novel, The...
May 26


Ten Bossy Spring Favorites
Spring Bossy Book Favorites On Fridays I love to post Greedy Reading Lists of my favorite books. I recently gave a talk to a wonderful...
May 23


Review of I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Harpman's slim novel poses a mysterious situation without promising concrete explanations. Our main protagonist knows little about her...
May 22


Review of She's a Lamb! by Meredith Hambrock
She's a Lamb! offers a delusional, self-congratulatory, single-minded, relentless would-be performer and builds tension and outrageously...
May 21