The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Kirsten Miller's entertaining novel about a lending library and banned books in a small...

My Favorite Sci-Fi Reads I love how science fiction stretches the way I think about what's possible, or explores issues like mortality,...

Much of The Safekeep feels claustrophobic, quiet, and hopeless, but unexpected shifts late in the story turn accepted histories on their...

I loved the premise of Creation Lake , and I was captivated by the mocking, ruthless, fickle freelance spy "Sadie." But the story and...

The dystopian future of Hum is haunting in its familiar elements, its plausible, terrible climate-change effects, the extreme reliance on...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading two climate-change dystopian novels, All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall, set in a flooded...

Frances White's debut is a locked-room mystery on a magical ship full of uncertain alliances, deadly vendettas, and a sassy and...

I may not have followed all of the echoes in time, creatures convincingly impersonating other creatures, or protagonists' complex,...

My very favorite reads of 2024! I love looking back over my year to highlight my very favorite reads. Out of the 127 titles I read in...

My very favorite Bossy December reads! This month my favorite reads were a historical-fiction fantasy set during the Spanish Inquisition;...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading evangelical preacher Beth Moore's memoir, All My Knotted-Up Life ; I'm listening to Melissa...

Bookworms! I hope you're settling in for a wonderful holiday, whether you're home or traveling and whether you're with a crowd or a small...

Science and Nature Bossy Book Gift Ideas I love giving nonfiction book gifts about interesting elements of science and nature to many of...

Bardugo's rich world-building sets the scene in Spain during the Inquisition, as a scullery maid with magical abilities is thrust into...

Croucher's young adult queer medieval adventure romance is sweet, spunky, and full of great banter, with characters finding their way...

Gwynne's epic, Norse-inspired saga tracks three fascinating main protagonists through battles, shifting alliances, strengthened resolve,...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A. Rae Dunlap's debut novel The Resurrectionist , focused on early medicine, serial killers, and a...

Bossy Gift Ideas: The Novels Here are six great novels that I'm excited to give as gifts this holiday season--I hope one of them is also...

Robinson's gentle novel Gilead spans generations of fathers and sons and explores a reverend's complicated relationship with his troubled...

This young-adult rom-com picks up with the protagonists of Better Than the Movies , now in a difficult college reunion for two. I loved...