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Bridie is a strong female protagonist, and Things In Jars offers solid historical fiction details of others aren't tuned into, if she's mentally ill, or if the ghostly voices are real and influencing her actions

In The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a historical fiction story of a precocious third daughter of the grand duke of Florence. Nellie Coker is fresh out of jail and ready to jump back into the action, masterminding moves to increase

It's satisfying to witness the recognition and success within this fictional version of events. The cover and title gave me the initial impression that this was a light fiction book, but the topic

The list skews toward light fiction, but I've got a mystery, a great novel by Allison Larkin, and a wonderfully witchy historical fiction read on here as well. Read was one of my favorite books last year, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction review of this book, please see Life After Life. 05 Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon This light fiction For more summer reads, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism

Half-Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker is the first in a completed trilogy of the same name that links historical fiction and fantasy and is set in Viking-era Norway.

A couple of these are historical fiction mysteries, one was jointly written by two authors, one was set

offers fascinating, wonderfully detailed perspectives in a rich, layered family memoir that reads like fiction I thought it read like fiction. For historical fiction about female spies, you might want to check out the Greedy Reading List Six Books She weaves more than thirty songs into her stories and personal history, and the placement of the music

This is the third Paulette Jiles Civil War-era historical fiction book I've read and adored.

I recently posted about Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads Last Year, Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year, Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year, Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year. Elizabeth McCracken's The Hero of This Book (altbough McCracken asserts that this is not a memoir, but fiction Her mother's volatile emotions; upsetting and controlling actions; pushy manner; mental, emotional, and

I listened to Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe's exhaustive, revolting, fascinating history of the

Towles crafts a solid historical fiction adventure for his young-men protagonists, balancing weighty

There's a book within a book here, and the fictitious author of the stories has explored every different the cons aims to right some wrongs in two of the characters' shared (but mysterious and complicated) history It's action-packed but character driven. might also like titles from the Greedy Reading Lists The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year and Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

While history is what happened, it is also, just as important, how we think about what happened and what spearheaded by Nikole Hannah-Jones at The New York Times Magazine, an array of contributors reframe the history I listened to this book, which explores history such as that of Black music and appropriation; decades The 1619 Project highlights tragic, uncomfortable aspects of our nation's history in an important work

I'm sooooo very excited to be reading each of these books: Blake Crouch's upcoming science fiction, Upgrade ; Gabrielle Zevin's upcoming science fiction Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow; and Kelly Barnhill's speculative fiction, When Women Were Dragons. NetGalley. 03 When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill In Kelly Barnhill's When Women Were Dragons, a historic Through various preserved historic accounts and young Alexandra Green's observations, the reader begins

She read the words on the paper out loud: “History is not your destiny. Uncover your destiny, and you will remake history.” Stout is also the author of the Penelope Crumb series, the Not-So-Ordinary Girl books, and the historical

Females are overshadowed, abused, and generally wronged throughout the book, a reflection of realistic, historic This cover style says "light fiction" to me, but this book addresses deeper issues--of what it means

dragons, dragon-related science, emotional and physical ties to dragons, and the cultural importance, historical Because the restrictive Anglish world--and its selective history of the destruction of the Indigenous

I loved the rich historical detail and meticulous research evident in the text.

The Hero of This Book straddles the line between fiction and memoir, as the book feels like a deeply The freedom one fictional man grants you is immeasurable. The blurred line between fact and fiction allows the true heart of the book, a daughter's wonder, grief

ICYMI: Smith evokes a vivid sense of the regional South in her fiction, and in this memoir she traces Lee Smith has written numerous fictional stories about the Appalachian South, including Fair and Tender Ladies, On Agate Hill, The Last Girls, and Oral History.

exquisite, the strong-woman elements are irresistible, and despite what felt like slow pacing while historical In Kelly Barnhill's When Women Were Dragons, a historic event has occurred but is being denied by the Through various preserved historic accounts and young Alexandra Green's observations, the reader begins

book has a major twist, made even more interesting by listening to the audio version. 03 Office of Historical She uses everyday moments to illustrate how the truth of history can be skewed and determined by who title novella, a black student from Washington, DC, finds herself involved in unraveling a complicated historical bravery; a mystery with a twist; and a collection of stories about race, relationships, and the power of history

In The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans offers short stories centering around themes of race, relationships, identity, the fallibility of those shaping historical "fact," grief, and loss. In the longest story in the book, at approximately 100 pages, "The Office of Historical Corrections, " a black student from Washington, DC, finds herself involved in unraveling a complicated historical For my full review of this book, please see The Office of Historical Corrections. 03 Outlawed by Anna

and the beautiful, heart-wrenching An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination. 02 The Office of Historical In The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans offers short stories centering around themes of race, relationships, identity, the fallibility of those who shape historical "fact," as well as grief and loss Click here for my full review of The Office of Historical Corrections. 03 Both Ways Is the Only Way I

crew, the mystery and suspicion, and most of all the character-driven storyline in Kitasei's science fiction In Yume Kitasei's science fiction thriller The Deep Sky, a mission to deep space is disrupted by an explosion Asuka is intelligent and capable, but she was chosen for the once-in-history journey as an alternate, and AI, Six More Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels, and Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction

training college for wartime dragon riders, Fourth Wing; I'm reading Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction about dragons. 02 The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction with her clients, as she keeps explaining to them) who is fake dating a nice man and attending family functions interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

college students, a death, and a missing girl; and I'm reading Sleeping Giants, Rene Denfeld's literary fiction Our main protagonist, Commander Graham Gore (based upon a real figure from history), has been whisked I've read and reviewed another book called Sleeping Giants; that one was a science fiction story by Sylvain

enormous and are important to all of us, every day, and she wraps them in an immensely readable work of fiction How much of what we consider fact and truth is skewed by our histories, our prejudices, our privilege

ICYMI: This fictionalized version of a first lady's personal history from the talented Curtis Sittenfeld In American Wife, Sittenfeld takes a few facts from Laura Bush's life and the Bush family history and

Toya Gardner has returned from Atlanta to her rural North Carolina town to track her family's history When two terrible crimes shake the small community, they also bring to light generations of dark history You can click here to find fiction and nonfiction books I've read and reviewed that explore issues of

gothic mystery about a finder of missing girls from Erin Kate Ryan; and I'm listening to Dawnie Wilton's fictional musical history, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. Ryan explores various alternate histories and life tracks for Paula Jean while "Mary" digs more deeply Publishing Group. 03 The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a fictional Sunny Shelton shapes an oral history of her two idols, tracing their family lives, youthful experiences

Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched, witchy, historical thriller with fantastic details of the Hour of the Witch is a thoroughly researched historical thriller with fantastic details of the time that

destruction; details of Comanche life; and their position as the most powerful Indian tribe in American history Victorious in war, unchallenged by foreign foes in North America for the first time in its history, the West, particularly focusing on Quanah, the chief of the Comanches, the most powerful tribe in American history For [Colonel] Mackenzie on the southern plains, Comanches were the obvious target: No tribe in the history nonfiction, you may like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

Lostetter's standalone science fiction about AI, a space crew, friendship, and bravery. of this book courtesy of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, MCD and NetGalley. 02 Empire of Pain: The Secret History Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe I'm listening to Patrick Radden Keefe's fascinating, exhaustive history Lostetter Activation Degradation, standalone science fiction from Marina L. Lostetter's book started off with a lot of logistics that slowed things for me, but as of page 66 the action

If you like short stories, check out The Office of Historical Corrections--a very different short story

In Eason's science fiction mystery, an unlikely pair who get on each other's nerves work together to Eason's science fiction mystery Nightwatch on the Hinterlands, a templar, Iari, and a spy, Gaer, have sure where the other's loyalties begin and end, nor are they intimately acquainted with the other's history

Impossible Things; I'm listening to Jen Beagin's recent (public February 7) darkly funny contemporary fiction The woman's graceful ability to cope with her past trauma and dark history inspires Greta, who struggles Beagin offers comic contemporary fiction that promises to be wonderfully eccentric and unexpected.

to evade a killer who has it in for them; I'm reading Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver's newest fiction Copperfield; and I'm reading Rachel Hawkins's upcoming mystery set in an Italian villa with a sinister history But Emily digs into the villa's complicated and dark history, and as she delves into the past, the growing

candid memoir, Being Henry; and I'm reading Secondhand Daylight, Eugen Bacon and Andrew Hook's science fiction The story explores cycles and links through history, considering how each of us may live on after we're

For classic light fiction that's also great for summer reading, check out these titles and Bossy reviews In The Vanishing Half, Bennett follows the history of the fictional Vignes twins, Desiree and Stella, Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell In Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional The book contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians here. 05 When These Mountains Burn by David Joy Joy offers an often dark work of Southern literary fiction

1619 Project into a full-length nonfiction book putting enslaved people at the center of our nation's history ; and Part of Your World, romantic, funny light fiction from Abby Jimenez. spearheaded by Nikole Hannah-Jones at The New York Times Magazine, an array of contributors reframe the history I'm listening to this book, which is rich with history--including that of Black music and appropriation

An epistolary section is illuminating, if convenient, and it sets up the buoy of hope and version of loved, Elizabeth Hardinger's All the Forgivenesses, which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical

circumstances, the aftermaths, and the various movements of potential suspects over months and years--as historically

up emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional Certain elements of Strike's past, his family history, and his volatile relationships are resolved in

I've reviewed lately include Sarahland by Sam Cohen, Half Wild by Robin MacArthur, and The Office of Historical

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Sequoia Nagamatsu's recently published science fiction How High virus begins pass like a whirlwind through societies and nations around the globe, Nagamatsu's science fiction Through mining past research and history for wisdom as well as interviewing highly successful individuals

Gupta explores her Indian American culture, her parents' expectations, society's pressures, and the fiction He lays out a history of familial depression and suicidal thoughts as though the occurrence is inevitable

I'm Reading Now I'm reading a romantic book about aspiring musicians with intertwined pasts; the rich fictional history of an esteemed figure in early twentieth century New York and his mysterious death; and a science fiction-slanted story about young women shaped by their unusual creation stories who seek to form their real-life, essential projects—the creation of Central Park, the founding of the Met Museum and the Natural History they discover strange, unique powers as they rely on each other and attempt to unravel their shared history

For Bossy reviews of lighter fiction or rom-com books I've loved, check out these Greedy Reading Lists : Six More of my Favorite Romantic Fiction Reads from the Past Year Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Lighter Fiction

debut novel, a space opera, Some Desperate Glory; and I'm listening to Evil Eye, Etaf Rum's newest fiction oneself. 03 Evil Eye by Etaf Rum Yara is put on probation at the college where she is an assistant art history