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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/10/25 Edition
Nathaniel Ian Miller is also the author of The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven . 02 The Nickel Boys by Colson
- Thankful for More Five-Star Bossy Reads
If you're interested in books that explore mortality, you might want to check out Six Powerful Memoirs Bloom is also the author of the heartbreakingly beautiful In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss , Away , by Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams offers a gritty, honest, captivating, spare yet fully developed memoir
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/25/22 Edition
from Vaishnavi Patel; Going There, Katie Couric's memoir about love, loss, her career, and motherhood ) courtesy of Redhook and NetGalley. 02 Going There by Katie Couric I'm listening to Katie Couric's memoir
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/2/24 Edition
listening to the quirky Japanese story We'll Prescribe You a Cat ; and I'm listening to Patrick Bringley's memoir
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/25/22 Edition
Friends by Kimmery Martin, a local-to-me author I'm reading for my book club; I'm finally reading the memoir that this was a light fiction book, but the topic and tone is anything but. 02 Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir
- November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
favorite reads were a playful, poignant novel set during the week leading up to an ill-fated wedding; the memoir of this book, please see The Wedding People . 02 Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten Ina's memoir specialty food shop in the Hamptons (and television show), Barefoot Contessa, offers a personal, charming memoir
- Six More Novels I Loved Reading Last Year
about facing mortality, you might be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs World by Jai Chakrabarti Chakrabarti offers characters with complex struggles, hopes, and haunting memories Wilf, whose wife is losing her memories at the same time vivid memories of past events come rushing back I mentioned Dani Shapiro's fascinating memoir Inheritance in the Greedy Reading List Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In.
- Review of The Luminous Web: Essays on Science and Religion by Barbara Brown Taylor
Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others, Learning to Walk in the Dark, and Leaving Church: A Memoir
- December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
by Stanley Tucci The author shares his love of food, cooking, and sharing meals in this irresistible memoir But Taste is also a memoir. For my full review, check out Taste: My Life Through Food. 02 The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathanial The pacing of The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven is measured, as befits a story that is largely about daily Click here for my full review of The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven. 03 Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca
- July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: two memoirs, two historical fiction titles, a science 01 In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom Amy Bloom writes with brutal honesty about her heartbreak In her memoir In Love, author Amy Bloom shares the story of an impossible situation: how she faced the For my full review, check out In Love. 02 Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad Jaouad offers a powerful memoir about coping with leukemia and facing mortality, with thoughtful
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/4/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile's unflinching, fascinating memoir 01 Broken Horses: A Memoir by Brandi Carlile I'm listening to Broken Horses: A Memoir by Brandi Carlile
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/12/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Surrender, Bono's memoir about inspiration, faith, pain, love 01 Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono I prefer listening to my memoirs read by the author, and I'm
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/21/24 Edition
Stanley Tucci is also the author of cookbooks and the memoir Taste: My Life Through Food . 03 The Charm
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/12/21 Edition
her recent short story collection Five Tuesdays in Winter; I'm listening to Dave Grohl's immersive memoir NetGalley. 02 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl I'm listening to Dave Grohl's memoir
- December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: a book that plays with time, a book that plays with memory , a musician's memoir, Roaring Twenties-set historical fiction, postapocalyptic fiction, and the newest I was captivated by the various situations, secrets, how memory is connected to a sense of self, and I prefer listening to my memoirs read by the author, and I loved hearing U2's songwriter and lead singer For my full review (and for links to other musicians' memoirs I've loved), check out Surrender.
- Review of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1) by Jacqueline Winspear
Jacqueline Winspear is the author of 18 Maisie Dobbs novels as well as a memoir, This Time Next Year
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/24/22 Edition
Gifts This Holiday. 03 No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) by Kate Bowler Reading memoirs Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I've Loved) in the Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs
- Review of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Gabrielle Zevin is also the author of The Hole We're In, Margarettown, Elsewhere, Memoirs of a Teenage
- Review of Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison
I initially thought I was hearing a narrator read a memoir.
- December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
in the background; a collection of three short stories by a favorite author; a vulnerable celebrity memoir Click here for my full review of So Late in the Day. 04 The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Spears's slim memoir In her memoir The Woman in Me, Britney Spears offers the story of her life to date: select events of
- Six Five-Star Bossy Reads to Check Out
included a book each from these genres: faith-focused science fiction, young adult LGBTQ+ fiction, memoir When We Were the Kennedys is a memoir about grieving deeply, leaning on family and community in a crisis I loved this fantastic memoir! Wood's memoir is heartwarming and funny and tragic and vivid.
- Review of Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
If you're interested in memoirs that explore similar themes, check out the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality.
- Review of White Houses by Amy Bloom
Bloom is also the author of the heartbreakingly beautiful In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss, Away, Lucky
- Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Reads
When We Were the Kennedys is a memoir about grieving deeply, leaning on family and community in a crisis I loved this fantastic memoir! Wood's memoir is heartwarming and funny and tragic and vivid.
- Review of After Annie by Anna Quindlen
interested in books about mortality, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/26/24 Edition
interested in books about mortality, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/14/25 Edition
They're both currently on Georgia's tiny Little Crescent Island, vying to be the author of the memoir
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/25/21 Edition
published World War II-set story Beneath a Starless Sky; Nathanial Ian Miller's atmospheric novel The Memoirs the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II. 02 The Memoirs
- My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads
01 In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom Amy Bloom writes with brutal honesty about her heartbreak In her memoir In Love, author Amy Bloom shares the story of an impossible situation: how she faced the I listed other heartbreaking and beautiful memoirs about facing death and loss in the Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality, and Kate Bowler's No Cure for Being Human is another Reading memoirs centered around cancer is not always a go for me, but this book was special.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/1/23 Edition
final moments, How to Say Goodbye focuses on the things we can potentially shape--including sharing memories of interest to you, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs
- Review of Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor
author of An Altar in the World: A Geography of Faith, Learning to Walk in the Dark, Leaving Church: A Memoir
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/11/23 Edition
interested in books about mortality, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
; You Could Make This Place Beautiful, poet Maggie Smith's beautiful memoir about divorce and life; Go review of Romantic Comedy. 03 You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith Poet Maggie Smith's memoir Smith recounts her painful, prolonged divorce and her marriage, which was ending as she wrote this memoir
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/25/24 Edition
Empress, Sisi, The Queen's Fortune, and The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, as well as the nonfiction memoir
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
click here for my full review of The Rom-Commers . 05 Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley Crosley's memoir In Sloane Crosley's memoir Grief Is for People , she explores life after the loss of her closest friend I was intrigued by Crosley's mindset and the dark humor, devastating grief, and powerful memories she
- Bossy Holiday Gift Ideas: Books about Music
planet--and along the way created the background soundtrack for the Civil Rights Movement. 04 Cher: The Memoir In Cher: The Memoir, Part One , the singular force, a lifelong philanthropist and activist, outlines
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/7/22 Edition
young woman finding her way--and also, dragons; I'm reading Bob Odenkirk's conversational brand-new memoir So far, Odenkirk's memoir Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama is a conversational foray into his zigzagging route
- My Very Favorite Bossy 2024 Reads
in books about mortality like I am, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs She's built years of happy memories in their low-key beach house rental. click here to see my full review of Intermezzo . 12 Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten Ina's memoir specialty food shop in the Hamptons (and television show), Barefoot Contessa, offers a personal, charming memoir And for a bajillion other Bossy memoir reviews, check out the titles at this link .
- November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
fiction, two historical fiction mysteries (one with magical elements at its heart), a fictionalized memoir Truth. 05 The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken McCracken straddles the line between novel and memoir The Hero of This Book straddles the line between fiction and memoir, as the letter feels deeply like The Hero of This Book is one way in which the author refuses to allow her many vivid memories of her
- Review of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
Cronin's debut takes place in a hospital's terminal ward and dips in and out of Margot's and Lenni's memories If you're interested in books that explore mortality, you might want to check out Six Powerful Memoirs
- My Six Favorite Book Club Books of 2022
Reading Lists Six Book Club Books I Loved Last Year and Six Book Club Books I Loved in 2021. 01 The Memoirs The pacing of The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven is measured, as befits a story that is largely about daily For my full review of this book, see The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven. 02 The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
- Review of Those We Thought We Knew by David Joy
wonderful When These Mountains Burn as well as Where All Light Tends to Go, The Weight of This World, and a memoir
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/7/21 Edition
alongside larger-than-life characters ranging from activists to performers and murderers to idealists; a memoir of Beautiful Ruins. 02 The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande The Distance Between Us is Grande's memoir
- The Bossy Five-Star Reads So Far This Year
For my full review, check out Our Woman in Moscow. 02 In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom In her memoir In Love, author Amy Bloom shares the story of an impossible situation: how she faced the Reading memoirs centered around cancer is not always a go for me, but this book was special.
- Review of Dream State by Eric Puchner
who are often bitter or disappointed with the imperfections of their lives; then the novel examines memory and memory loss along with a zigzagging journey to forgiveness, ultimately set against the backdrop Anyway, later Dream State is a meditation on memory and memory loss as related to personhood. together; forgiveness for past missteps; then a poignant considering of what it all means if one person's memory
- Review of Honor by Thrity Umrigar
Umrigar is also the author of The Space Between Us, Bombay Time, and the memoir First Darling of the Morning: Selected Memories of an Indian Childhood.
- Review of The Celebrants by Steven Rowley
about facing mortality, you might be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs
- Review of Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth
The tone of the book is often playful--but dark humor often surrounds Libby's diminishing memory, and
- Review of So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell
In doing so, he traces old memories and tracks down details from his childhood, reliving moments, piecing Maxwell wrote six novels and a memoir, Ancestors.
- Review of The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
atmospheric novels that center around affairs at the beach, but the book that kept coming to mind was the memoir I mentioned Wild Game in the Greedy Reading List Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In.