Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/9/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading another college admission book, The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber; I'm reading Olivia...
Oct 9, 2023
Another Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You
More Witchy Book Love It's the perfect time of year to read a spooky book full of magic and feisty witches galore! If you like witchy...
Oct 6, 2023
Review of Homecoming by Kate Morton
Morton's newest historical fiction involves two timelines, a decades-old tragedy, and a modern-day descendant's discovery of her family's...
Oct 5, 2023
Review of The Caretaker by Ron Rash
Ron Rash's newest Appalachian-set novel explores a small town shaken by upended expectations, the Korean War, and selfish rigidity that...
Oct 4, 2023
Review of A Winter in New York by Josie Silver
Despite the many outlandish details of Iris's situation and ongoing secrets, I was taken with the sweet family relationships and the...
Oct 3, 2023
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/2/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading another college admission book, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni; I'm reading Josie...
Oct 2, 2023
September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy September reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month: time travel, historical fiction, a...
Sep 29, 2023
Review of A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell #5) by Deanna Raybourn
The fifth book in the Veronica Speedwell series offers more of Raybourn's magic: witty dialogue, an unorthodox partnership,...
Sep 28, 2023
Review of Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Patchett's Tom Lake is a heartwarming, poignant Covid-era bonding session between a mother and her three grown daughters as Lara recounts...
Sep 27, 2023
Review of Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison
The slim novel Blue Hour explores ambivalence about motherhood, unflinching details of the experience of miscarriage, relationship...
Sep 26, 2023
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/25/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Ron Rash's newest novel, to be published tomorrow, The Caretaker; I'm listening to Tiffany Clarke...
Sep 25, 2023
Six More Time-Travel Stories to Dive Into
More Time-Travel Adventures I love a book that plays with time--the possibilities of trying things a different way, the second chances,...
Sep 22, 2023
Review of Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance by Paulette Jiles
Jiles's newest stark, beautiful, heartbreaking historical fiction tracks former Union soldier John Chenneville as he travels the country...
Sep 21, 2023
Review of The Traitor (Alias Emma #2) by Ava Glass
Emma Makepeace returns with new enemies in her sights--but this time she must work undercover on a Russian oligarch's yacht without MI6...
Sep 20, 2023
Review of A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell #4) by Deanna Raybourn
In this installment of Veronica and Stoker's Victorian England mystery-solving, they enter a sinister, gothic scene--and despite spending...
Sep 19, 2023
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/18/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading to Ann Patchett's newest novel, Tom Lake; I'm reading Ava Glass's newest spy thriller, to be...
Sep 18, 2023
Six More Satisfying Novels about Revenge
More Revenge Fantasies...and Revenge Enacted Mwaa haa ha! Whether it's about righting wrongs, saving face, renegade justice, or playing...
Sep 15, 2023
Review of Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue
Donoghue's captivating historical fiction centers around two real-life young women in an early 1800s British boarding school who fall...
Sep 14, 2023
Review of World Running Down by Al Hess
Hess's dystopian Utah relies on AI, robots, and the growing, stark split between the haves and have-nots. Trans salvager Val is just...
Sep 13, 2023
Review of Time's Mouth by Edan Lepucki
Lepucki's strange, interesting time-travel novel centers around betrayal, broken hearts, second chances, and the power of hate--and of...
Sep 12, 2023