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Six Great Bossy Literary Fiction Reads I read so many read literary fiction books last year, I'll need In my mind, literary fiction focuses on realistic characters and themes, the author's writing style is What are some of your favorite literary fiction reads? fiction work. I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache

Six More Great Bossy Literary Fiction Reads I read so many read literary fiction books last year, this For me, literary fiction focuses on realistic characters and themes, the author's writing style is showcased What are some of your favorite literary fiction reads? This is a feminist historical fiction story in which women--long kept quiet and still, supervised to I loved the setting and detail of the historical fiction story, but I became fully hooked as the tale

Ocean Vuong's literary fiction offers unexpected bonds between characters coping with desperation, addiction The section on hog butchering may be an eye opener for anyone (anyone?) The unexpected bonds that form throughout the book, both at the fictional fast-food chain HomeMarket This is literary fiction with a bite; Vuong's prose is often luminous or gritty, and the author doesn't

shapes a small-town Irish community's everyday and extraordinary events in this poignant, gorgeous literary fiction novel. You can find Bossy reviews of other novels set in Ireland here and more reviews of literary fiction

The Other Valley is literary fiction with a captivating setup: three adjacent valleys, each of which Howard's literary speculative fiction explores fate, free will, changing the past and implications for

O Caledonia is a modern classic, literary fiction that encompasses darkly funny passages and tragic

Flawed main characters Jack and Elizabeth try to find their way back to an emotional connection in this literary fiction work.

Six Great Bossy Historical Fiction Reads I loved so many historical fiction books last year. Here are just six of my favorite reads--some of which cross genres into mystery, science fiction (time travel), fantasy (legends) and literary fiction. Please stay tuned for more lists of Bossy historical fiction favorites! What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads?

first in Dani Francis's dystopian romance series, Silver Elite ; and I'm listening to Garrett Carr's literary fiction about a baby that washes up in a small Irish seaside community and how his presence shapes the

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the recently published Red Dog Farm , Nathanial Ian Miller's fiction about a young man growing up in Iceland; I'm listening to Colson Whitehead's fiction based upon a real-life boy's reform school, The Nickel Boys ; and I'm reading Laila Lalami's recently published literary fiction

author to her work--and how a story can take on a life of its own--in this novel featuring a science fiction her subconscious to develop a rich imagined world and story that are completely unlike her stilted literary After the feverish writing of her successful science fiction story, she is unable to write a sequel. This is literary fiction with portions of science fiction, and I adored the portions of Rusted Robots

while illustrating the interconnectedness of grief, love, community, and nature in this heartwarming literary fiction story. The ending section is lovely, with heartwarming promise, hope, resolution, and a fig-tree-related revelation

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to literary fiction with a story within a story that's been on

I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache

This literary fiction from Ash Davidson is wonderfully wrought, with lots of tense undercurrents, heartbreaking This literary fiction from Ash Davidson is wonderfully wrought, with lots of tense undercurrents, a growing

Sage's Western rom-com, the first in a series, Done and Dusted ; and I'm reading Elspeth Barker's modern literary fiction classic, O Caledonia .

This is introspective literary fiction in which Krishan examines his young life, analyzes the romantic A Passage North is introspective literary fiction in which Krishan examines his young life, analyzes

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Micaiah Johnson's science-fiction novel Those Beyond the Wall; I'm listening to Kristin Hannah's historical fiction about women who served in the Vietnam War, The Women ; and I'm listening to Dolly Alderton's contemporary literary fiction about a stand-up comedian's breakup I received a prepublication digital edition of this science fiction title courtesy of NetGalley and Random

biography of Lorne Michaels, released as Saturday Night Live turns 50; I'm reading Niall Williams's literary fiction set in a small Irish village in the 1960s, Time of the Child ; and I'm listening to the third So far there's lots of action, some humor, healthy amounts of dragon page time, and far less angst and

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Black Woods, Blue Sky , literary fiction about a single mother

In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era I love a Great Depression-set story, and in Frazier's literary fiction The Trackers, he immerses us in If you're interested in Great Depression-era historical fiction like I am, you might also like the books

The book's cover design says "literary fiction" to me, but the novel felt at first very much like a light waxing and waning allure of the messy present, created a structure for the book and its characters' actions

Alderton's literary fiction rom-com is a funny, poignant, and sometimes frustrating deep dive into the

01 Rednecks by Taylor Brown In this mix of fictional and fascinating historical elements, Brown crafts The true events that inspired the book are shocking and often read like fiction--the cutthroat, sometimes fiction with a captivating setup: three adjacent valleys, each of which is a different timeline of the Howard's literary speculative fiction explores fate, free will, changing the past and implications for fiction work.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Glassmaker, the newest historical fiction from Tracy Chevalier (Girl with a Pearl Earring); I'm reading Bear, the newest literary fiction from Julia Phillips (Disappearing 01 The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier I'm so excited about this new historical fiction from Tracy Chevalier

I had several literary fiction reads, a dystopian fantasy, and a fun nonfiction book. please check out Silver Elite . 06 O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker O Caledonia  is a modern classic, literary fiction that encompasses darkly funny passages and tragic consequences set against a gloomy Scottish

chances (and third, and more) at life; and I'm diving into A Passage North, Anuk Arudpragasam's recent literary In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships Here he offers a literary fiction story in which Krishan examines his young life, analyzes his romantic

The list includes: literary fiction that's part of an interconnected series; a romantic story about starting over; a memoir focused on the 1960s; historical fiction about a midwife that's based on a real historical figure; the first in a mystery series centered around former CIA agents; and literary fiction/historical fiction based upon disturbing events on a real-life, racially integrated island off the coast of Maine Historical fiction? Check. Maine setting? Check.

about college students, a death, and a missing girl; and I'm reading Sleeping Giants, Rene Denfeld's literary fiction about trying to find out the truth about the decades-old death of a young boy at a children's I've read and reviewed another book called Sleeping Giants; that one was a science fiction story by Sylvain

I hereby present to you historical fiction, literary fiction, romance, fantasy, and science fiction. The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd The Final Act of Juliette Lloyd  is a historical fiction This was immensely satisfying historical fiction. I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West are a young married couple on the verge

This month my favorite reads were a missing-person camp story in two timelines; literary fiction set in Belfast during The Troubles; literary fiction about two brothers coping with the death of their father by Naomi Novik Novik never seems to make a misstep, and the thirteen stories here revisit favorite fictional

For my full review, please see Happiness Falls . 03 A Literary Fiction Novel about Life and Love You I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache For my full review of this book, please see Listen for the Lie . 04 Smart Historical Fiction with a Time-Travel

Historical Fiction Story Love If you're into historical fiction, you might also like to take a look at the books I listed on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West , Six Historical Fiction F avorites , Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You , and Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War . What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads?

My Favorite Sci-Fi Reads I love how science fiction stretches the way I think about what's possible, and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year Six Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into Six More Science Fiction Favorites Did you read any other science fiction novels in the past year (or otherwise) that you loved?

Jen Beagin's literary fiction novel is consistently bizarre, at times base, and often darkly funny as

Six Great Bossy Contemporary Fiction Reads I loved a range of great books last year, and these were six of my favorite contemporary fiction reads. What are some of your favorite contemporary fiction reads? conflicts and political upheaval won't touch them out in the wild, and they figure that the charged friction

In Table for Two: Fictions , Amor Towles offers six short stories set in New York City and a novella

For classic light fiction and rom-com titles that are also great for summer reading, check out these 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 fiction through which bubbles of hope emerge.

Six More Great Bossy Historical Fiction Reads It's March, and I'm still spending Fridays obsessing over I loved so many historical fiction books last year, this is my second list of favorite reads. What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads? 01 Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles This historical fiction story in two timelines (The novella's historical fiction setting is what earned Table for Two a spot on this list.)

Some Lighter Fiction Favorites What I love about a romantic, rom-com, lighter fiction read is that real In a rom-com or lighter fiction story, all of these issues can be explored within a safe space--amid I'm due to create another Greedy Reading List of my more recently read light fiction favorites, but meanwhile , you can find other Bossy light fiction reviews here . What other lighter fiction authors or stories do you love?

compelled to take a different path, rush to check on a loved one, or take some other seemingly odd action In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships

Favorite Bossy Historical Fiction Reads of the Year I loved reading so many historical fiction books You can find the first list of my historical fiction favorites here , and you'll find Six More of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the past year here . What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads? 01 Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross Donna Woolfolk Cross offers a fascinating historical fiction tale

Historical Fiction Mysteries I adore historical fiction and mystery books, and I love the intersection Here's a greedy reading question: What other historical fiction mysteries should I read? Bridie is a strong female protagonist, and Things In Jars offers solid historical fiction details of Echoes, and The Dire King. 06 The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo The Night Tiger is a wonderful historical fiction

If you like historical fiction, you might also like some of my many other Bossy Bookworm Greedy Reading Lists; here are just a few: Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You Six Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West Have you read any of these books? And: which other books should I add to my Civil War historical fiction to-read list?

Historical Fiction Favorites These were just a few of my favorite historical fiction reads during the But I could make ten lists of my historical fiction loves from over the years (and I just might)! I do love historical fiction, and my World War II focus has been pushing out all others in my book club Do you have any historical fiction favorite reads that I should add to my outrageously unmanageable to-read

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anthony Doerr's upcoming literary fiction tale of interconnected

while illustrating the interconnectedness of grief, love, community, and nature in this heartwarming literary fiction story. The ending section is lovely, with heartwarming promise, hope, resolution, and a fig-tree-related revelation Stories of various characters are interwoven through the historical fiction novel and add depth to the In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl offers a literary, nature-focused devotional of 52 chapters,

Reading Now I'm reading A Rip Through Time, the first in Kelley Armstrong's time-travel historical fiction mystery series; Young Mungo, Shuggie Bain author Douglas Stuart's most recent literary fiction about

In the small Southern town of Troy, Georgia, a lending library and a battle over banned books pits nemeses switches out the dust jackets of her old-fashioned, out-of-touch books with novels featuring LGBTQ+ love, literary File Lula under "lighter fiction that tackles difficult issues." This is my favorite kind of lighter-tone contemporary fiction. I listened to Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books  as an audiobook.

Historical Fiction Story Love If you're into historical fiction, you might also like to take a look at the books I listed on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West, Six Historical Fiction Favorites, Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You, and Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War. What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads?