Death of the Author explores the connection of an author to her work--and how a story can take on a life of its own--in this novel...

I loved the love for books in this novel, but I ultimately couldn't get past my issue with the premise, in which an actress plays the...

I'm a huge Amy Bloom fan, and while I appreciated the strong main female character here and the World War II-era crises, for me, the...

The Books I'm Reading Now I've been reading several books that surprised me, turning societal norms on their head and exploring...

Bossy Favorites of 2025 So Far I love looking back on my reads of the year to date and taking stock of my favorites. These are six of my...

This wonderfully creepy lesbian vampire story is largely about female empowerment, but also about love, discovery, reinvention, and...

I love an astronaut story, and while Reid spent far more page time on relationships than on the astronaut or space aspects, there was...

In the second installment of the series, retired CIA agents build stronger bonds with each other in rural Maine while assisting (and...

The Books I'm Reading Now I've been having a wonderful beachy break, and these are the titles I've been reading: The Summer Guests , Tess...

Bookworms, I hope your summer is full of fun, relaxation, adventure, and some breaks from the day-to-day schedules and pressures of the...

More Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Adorable rom-coms can be perfect summertime reading. These Bossy favorites from a summer past stand...

While Veronica and Stoker stay close to home while entering into danger and solving the mysteries in book six of this series, Raybourn...

The first in the author's young adult steampunk Finishing School series offers wonderful, typically strong Carriger women with unique...

The main male protagonist was off-putting to me in his arrogance at first, but Carley Fortune is the best at developing a lakeside...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the first in Gail Carriger's young adult steampunk mystery Finishing School series, Etiquette...

A Varied List of Maine Books I was recently visiting my old stomping grounds in Maine for a whirlwind trip to see family, and I started...

Galland offers a detailed peek into the London of Shakespeare's company and the life of starring "boy player" Alexander Cooke, his best...

I was intrigued by the novel's premise, in which a father weaves elaborate lies to raise his daughter in a remote wilderness, away from...

Molly Jong-Fast's frank memoir explores her complicated, unsatisfying relationship with her famous mother Erica as she faces...