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Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/23/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a romantic book about aspiring musicians with intertwined pasts; the rich fictional history of an...
- 6 days ago
Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI
The Robot Books I love a good artificial intelligence- or robot-focused story, and these six (plus, in several cases, their sequels)...
- Jun 14
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/14/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a memoir about coping with chronic illness; a twisty mystery in which people aren't always what...
- Jun 11
Six Chilly Books to Read in the Heat of Summer
ICYMI: I first posted this Greedy Reading List as a list of cold-setting books to read by a wintry fire, but the heat of summer has...
- Jun 8
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/8/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading what may be a perfect summer read with plenty of nostalgia; a dark, mythology-filled mystery; and...
- May 31
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/31/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now Two of these books are largely about redemption, two focus on the twisted blessing-and-curse of technology, and...
- May 28
May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from May! In no particular order, here's the gist of each of the books I most loved reading during the past month:...
- May 24
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/24/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a light fiction book about a dedicated single mom who gives love another try, listening to a...
- May 18
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/18/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a brand-new romance-and-music book that's gotten lots of buzz; a beautiful modern classic from a...
- May 14
Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War
The Civil War Books This painful, terrible time in our nation's history makes for some poignant, brutal, often beautiful storytelling....
- May 10
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/10/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Water Dancer, Ta-Nehisi Coates's novel about slavery, with magical realism that offers a...
- May 7
Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite
It's time for the foooood books! The shout-out: this Greedy Reading List theme was suggested by my lovely longtime friend, fellow book...
- May 3
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/3/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Princess Diarist, Carrie Fisher's memoir focused on the early Star Wars years (and,...
- Apr 30
April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite books from April! In no particular order, here's the gist of each of the books I most loved reading during the past...
- Apr 28
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/28/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading an upcoming book from Chris Bohjalian (author of Midwives), a historical fiction story Hour of the...
- Apr 23
Six Rockin' Stories about Bands and Music
Who likes a little rock with their reading? My friend Deyna recently mentioned revisiting Daisy Jones and the Six. I was thinking about...
- Apr 20
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/20/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Sarah J. Maas's popular young adult fantasy about the collision of faeries and humans, the...
- Apr 14
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/14/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading (actually listening to, which I recommend in this case) an offbeat, captivating celebrity memoir by...
- Apr 9
Six Powerful Memoirs About Facing Mortality
Are you intrigued by reflections on life and death? This is a departure from many of my other Greedy Reading Lists: witchy books, young...
- Apr 7
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/7/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a story about brothers sleeping rough and struggling to get by at the turn of the century alongside...
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