Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/26/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Katherine Center's newest romance, The Love Haters ; I'm reading Ocean Vuong's newest novel, The...
May 26
Ten Bossy Spring Favorites
Spring Bossy Book Favorites On Fridays I love to post Greedy Reading Lists of my favorite books. I recently gave a talk to a wonderful...
May 23
Review of I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman
Harpman's slim novel poses a mysterious situation without promising concrete explanations. Our main protagonist knows little about her...
May 22
Review of She's a Lamb! by Meredith Hambrock
She's a Lamb! offers a delusional, self-congratulatory, single-minded, relentless would-be performer and builds tension and outrageously...
May 21
Review of Memorial Days: A Memoir by Geraldine Brooks
Memorial Days is Geraldine Brooks's memoir of sudden loss, delayed grief, and a delving into sorrow so she can move forward with her life....
May 20
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/19/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Kevin Wilson's newest novel, about a surprise extended family and a road trip to confront their...
May 19
One More List of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Year
Favorite Bossy Historical Fiction Reads of the Year I loved reading so many historical fiction books last year, this is my fourth list of...
May 16
Review of All the Broken Places by John Boyne
All the Broken Places is a novel that is linked to Boyne's novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas . The exploration of gray areas between...
May 15
Review of Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson
In Ava Robinson's debut novel, she offers an appealingly imperfect main character making missteps and forging a path forward while...
May 14
Review of Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman #1) by Olivia Waite
The playful tone and clever main protagonist in Olivia Waite's science-fiction novella make for an appealing mystery and lay the...
May 13
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/12/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading John Boyne's novel told in two timelines, World War II and present-day London, All the Broken...
May 12
Six Favorite Nonfiction and Memoir Reads of the Year
Six Nonfiction Reads I love mixing nonfiction into my reading lists--and oh, the memoirs! I think I'll read anyone's story, as long as...
May 9
Review of Say You'll Remember Me (Say You'll Remember Me #1) by Abby Jimenez
Abby Jimenez layers tough situations and messy complications into her rom-coms, and here, her main protagonists must face and overcome...
May 8
Review of The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner's newest novel offers a behind-the-scenes peek at the music business, songwriting, and the pressures of fame, layered...
May 7
Review of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones offers an intriguing premise--an Indigenous man with supernatural abilities enacts brutal justice--but I found the...
May 6
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/5/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Stephen Graham Jones's historical fiction-horror story, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter ; I'm...
May 5
April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy April reads! I've been reading like a maniac this past month, and I had so many favorite books, it was tough to...
May 2
Review of The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian
The deep bond that builds between an injured Union soldier and the Virginia woman who secretly takes him in is touching and complicated,...
May 1
Review of Dream State by Eric Puchner
Dream State felt like different genres in one book; what felt like a romance became a story of characters who are often bitter or...
Apr 30
Review of Tilt by Emma Pattee
After a devastating earthquake, nine-months-pregnant Annie desperately searches the city of Portland, Oregon, for her husband. Pattee...
Apr 29