The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Edan Lepucki's science-fiction time-travel novel, Time's Mouth; I'm reading Paulette Jiles's...

My Very Favorite Bossy Summer Reads! I had a great reading summer, so I had a tough time deciding on the six books I most loved reading...

This third book in McManus's young-adult mystery series keeps the surprises coming, ties new twists into early events from the series,...

Niall Howard's debut is a noir story about the underbelly of life in a post-World-War-II circus, with a disgruntled clown, formerly a...

I loved the aunt-niece bond, the peeks into the NYC worlds of publishing and restaurants, and the playing with time. I was irritated by...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Emma Donoghue's newest historical fiction, Learned by Heart, set at an 1800s women's boarding...

My very favorite Bossy August reads! I had a great reading month! Here are the six books I most loved reading in the heat of August....

Isabella Bird's nonfiction account of her 1873 travels through the rugged, wondrous American West is full of her irresistible...

I was taken with the first half of this book--a rural cult, a teen mother, a strong female protagonist in an impossible situation,...

Fascinating, sometimes infuriating firsthand peeks at admissions procedures and priorities; ways to evaluate buyer schools and seller...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains, Isabelle L. Bird's narrative nonfiction set in the late...

The Revenge Fantasies...and Revenge Enacted Whether it's about righting wrongs, saving face, renegade justice, or playing the long game,...

Katlia's story is based on actual events, detailing the displacement of Indigenous people and the devastating consequences of greed, the...

I loved the futuristic space-mission capabilities, smart and strong all-woman crew, the mystery and suspicion, and most of all the...

Heller's newest suspenseful wilderness story is full of danger, wonder, and emotional ties; the unforgiving nature and beauty of the...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Congratulations, The Best Is Over, essays by R. Eric Thomas; I'm listening to Katlia's story based...

Space Stories I've Loved I'm captivated by stories about space--the unknown, the possibilities, the unimaginable challenges, the...

Book two of Thomas's Lady Sherlock series offers a robust dual mystery, clever female characters, priceless gems of insight from...

The first in this dragon rider series by Yarros is full of dramaaaaatic teen angst, a cutthroat path to becoming a warrior, bucking...

Joella's lovely exploration of three characters' loss and grief allows for deep human connection, the forging of messy paths forward, and...