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Six Fascinating 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....

Sep 27

September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite Bossy September reads! This month my favorite reads were a retelling of a Mark Twain story; historical fiction set in...

Sep 20

Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences

Powerful Books about the Experiences of Immigrants I could have listed many other powerful books about immigrants. But these four fiction...

Sep 13

Six Powerful Memoirs About Facing Mortality

Are you intrigued by reflections on life and death? This is a departure from many of my more playful Greedy Reading Lists: witchy books,...

Sep 6

Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites

Historical Fiction Story Love If you're into historical fiction, you might also like to take a look at the books I listed on the Greedy...

Aug 30

August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite Bossy August reads! Welcome to the last gasp of summer---and the final Bossy summer book reviews. I hereby present to...

Aug 23

Six Illuminating Memoirs to Check Out

Memoir Love! In case you haven’t noticed yet, I have a major thing for memoirs, and I especially love listening to an author read their...

Aug 16

Six More Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore

You Had Me at "Time Travel" I love a time-travel story in any genre, and this Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light...

Aug 9

Six Romantic Novels Set in the World of TV and Movies

Lighter Fiction Set in Show Biz I love a peek behind the scenes, and each of the novels here provides a fictionalized version of a movie...

Aug 2

July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite Bossy July reads! I did a lot of traveling and some great reading last month, but I didn't do a lot of reviewing. My...

Jul 26

Six Lighter Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading

Some Lighter Fiction Favorites What I love about a romantic, rom-com, lighter fiction read is that real, weighty issues can be raised...

Jun 28

June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite Bossy June reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. If you've read any of these titles, I'd...

Jun 21

Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading

Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Is it really summer without some great rom-com reads teed up and ready to go by the pool, on the porch, at...

Jun 14

Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II

Tales of Brave World War II Women Other titles I considered listing here were the Bossy five-star read All the Light We Cannot See; The...

Jun 7

Six Musicians' Memoirs that Sing

Musicians' Must-Read Memoirs I'm a biiiig memoir fan, and I love behind-the-scenes peeks. These six memoirs from musicians offer stories...

May 31

May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite Bossy May reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. If you've read any of these titles, I'd...

May 24

Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West

Do you enjoy a character-driven Western? I appreciate an unflinching reflection of the atrocities visited upon the indigenous peoples of...

May 17

Six Illuminating Memoirs to Dive Into

Do you love reading memoirs like I do? I love digging into the story of someone's life--notable because of chance, circumstance, or...

May 10

Bossy Favorite Reads of the Year So Far

My very favorite Bossy reads so far this year! My Greedy Reading Lists are usually made up of six books, but I've had a wonderful start...

Apr 12

Six More Four-Star (and Up) Mysteries I Loved in the Past Year

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Mystery Reads If you want more favorite-mystery lists, check out round 1 of last year's Bossy favorites. And...

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