October - 2023

Oct 31

Review of Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond by Henry Winkler

Winkler is candid, charming, self-deprecating, and delighted by life and his experiences. I loved listening to him read the audiobook of...

Oct 30

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/30/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Daniel Mason's novel tracking generations of inhabitants in a New England cabin, North Woods; I'm...

Oct 27

October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite Bossy October reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month: two historical fiction stories, gothic...

Oct 26

Review of The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young

June struggles with the complicated implications of her family's curse of hallucinations and mental illness...until she realizes that the...

Oct 25

Review of Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Starling House is another wonderful, dark, twisty story from Alix E. Harrow, with imperfect characters, a noble, messy quest, layers of...

Oct 24

Review of American Girl by Wendy Walker

This is another whodunit winner from Wendy Walker: a character-driven mystery with a neurodivergent main protagonist, small-town...

Oct 23

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/23/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the newest novel by Adrienne Young, time-traveling magical realism based in small-town North...

Oct 20

Six of My Favorite Book Club Books of 2023

More book club love! My book club has been meeting for 17 years; we're all from a moms' group we joined when our kids were tiny and I'm...

Oct 19

Review of Evil Eye by Etaf Rum

In Evil Eye, Etaf Rum (author of A Woman Is No Man) considers a small-town North Carolina artist, mother, and wife struggling with the...

Oct 18

Review of October in the Earth by Olivia Hawker

Hawker's newest historical fiction gives a wonderfully evocative peek into a gritty period, as her main protagonist escapes a bad...

Oct 17

Review of The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

ICYMI: Morton offers a strong historical fiction mystery, with assumed identities, dual timelines, twists and turns, and a richly wrought...

Oct 16

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/16/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the newest suspenseful mystery by Wendy Walker, scheduled for publication tomorrow, American Girl;...

Oct 13

Six Fantastic Novels Set in North Carolina

North Carolina Love! I love reading novels with Southern, Appalachian, and specifically North Carolina settings. Here are six I've loved...

Oct 12

Review of The Great Transition by Nick Fuller Googins

Emi, Kristina, and Larch are a family that survived the immense destruction of the climate crisis, but secrets, danger, and a double life...

Oct 11

Review of The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber

"Success here means knowing how the system works and who pays what and why. It is about figuring out what is worth paying extra for--and...

Oct 10

Review of Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni

"Does a prestigious college make you successful? Or do you do that for yourself?" But for every person whose contentment and fulfillment...

Oct 9

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/9/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading another college admission book, The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber; I'm reading Olivia...

Oct 6

Another Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You

More Witchy Book Love It's the perfect time of year to read a spooky book full of magic and feisty witches galore! If you like witchy...

Oct 5

Review of Homecoming by Kate Morton

Morton's newest historical fiction involves two timelines, a decades-old tragedy, and a modern-day descendant's discovery of her family's...

Oct 4

Review of The Caretaker by Ron Rash

Ron Rash's newest Appalachian-set novel explores a small town shaken by upended expectations, the Korean War, and selfish rigidity that...

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