Finding Your Next Great Read Although my to-read list is interminably long, having an endless TBR list brings me cozy, safe feelings, so...

In Jo Ann Beard's lovely essays and short stories, she writes honestly and beautifully about moments large and small, from the...

Betty is based on the author's family stories of difficulties, abuse, tragedies, and a hardscrabble life in the Appalachian foothills of...

Chambers's science fiction is full of heart, heartbreak, and hope--with a fascinating backdrop of space travel and interspecies...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading two more brand-new (to be published tomorrow!) books, Out Front the Following Sea (a title that I...

Book club love! My book club has been together in some form for thirteen years, and for a good while I've been (surprise!) the Bossy...

I was captivated by Lim's fairy tale of a fantasy novel, particularly the vivid magical realism, Shiori's strength and abilities, and...

This fast-paced suspense read is the ultimate "trouble in paradise" story, with twist and turns that kept me hooked throughout the...

Nita Prose offers a surprising amount of heart and a unique main protagonist in this lighthearted murder mystery, her debut novel. In...

The Books I'm Reading Now It's the first Bossy list of 2022! I'm starting the year off reading two brand-new (published tomorrow!) books,...

My very favorite reads this year! I post a monthly wrap-up of my favorite reads, and now that 2021 is almost over, it's time to share the...

My very favorite books from December! It's that time of year: it seems everyone has an opinion about the year's best books and their...

Conley's book explores a mother's emotional struggle to care for her wild teenage sons and to cope in the wake of her husband's serious...

I was intrigued by the Chinese folklore influences and the story's feminist leanings, although I felt bogged down at times by...

ICYMI: Bossy Bookworm's Very Favorite Books of 2020! I love an end-of-year, best-of, favorite books list, and I loved putting together my...

Robinson's 1971 classic for young readers is a wonderful read-aloud during the Christmas season. "Hey! Unto you a child is born!" We read...

As the young men in The Lincoln Highway face challenge after challenge, they grow, learn, and fight for resolutions to difficult...

I'm all in for the Cormoran Strike series. The slow build and complex details build to satisfying resolutions and keep me hooked despite...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Tiffany McDaniel's Appalachian-set novel Betty with my book club, Xiran Jay Zhao's young adult...

Elliott's book for young readers offers a boy-crazy, truly funny main protagonist in Haylah Swinton. I delighted in watching her come...