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Oct 4

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 3

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 2

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...

Sep 29

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 28

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 27

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 26

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 25

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 22

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 21

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 20

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 19

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 18

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 15

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 14

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 13

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 12

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 11

Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/11/23 Edition

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...

Sep 8

My Bossy Favorite Reads of the Summer

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...

Sep 7

Review of One of Us Is Back (One of Us Is Lying #3) by Karen M. McManus

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

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