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Nov 10

Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You

Historical Fiction Mysteries I adore historical fiction and mystery books, and I love the intersection of the two genres. Something about...

Nov 9

Review of Secondhand Daylight by Eugen Bacon and Andrew Hook

Although the first section felt manic and uneven as Green hurtled through time, the second point of view offered lovely perspective on...

Nov 8

Review of They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies that Raised Us by Prachi Gupta

In her memoir, Gupta explores the stressful, tragic disconnect between the "perfect minority" image her father demanded of the family and...

Nov 6

Review of Into the Wilderness (Wilderness #1) by Sara Donati

Sara Donati's historical fiction includes nods to Outlander and The Last of the Mohicans, considers the trials and adventures of a...

Nov 6

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/6/23 Edition

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Power author Naomi Alderman's newest novel, The Future, to be published tomorrow; I'm listening...

Nov 3

Six More Powerful Books About Facing Mortality

The Life-and-Death Books I've Loved Who's with me in having an obsession with reading about facing mortality? Does it stem from being in...

Nov 2

Review of Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Emily Tesh's debut novel is a space opera about war, duty, brainwashing, escaping limitations, and reinventing oneself--with fascinating...

Nov 1

Review of Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

ICYMI: Morton masterfully weaves together timelines, threads of family history, and long-held secrets now revealed, while her main...

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;...

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