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- Six More Short Story Collections I Loved
Do you have any favorite short story collections I should read? We get to know something about life in contemporary Britain through the varied interconnected friendships here for my full review of Festival Days. 03 You Have a Friend in 10A by Maggie Shipstead Shipstead's varied The tones of each captivating story vary wildly, whether lighthearted with an edge or tragic and dark Maggie Shipstead is also the author of Astonish Me, Seating Arrangements, and Great Circle, one of my favorite
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/27/21 Edition
corruption in Russia and the significant repercussions of doing so; The Guide, a new book by one of my favorite after the events of his book The River as main character Jack serves as a fishing guide at an elite but eerie The Guide is a literary thriller by one of my favorite authors, in which Jack (from Heller's book The I hope you'll join me in my adoration of Peter Heller's varied books, including his thrilling, character-driven
- The Bossy Five-Star Reads So Far This Year
The Five-Star Bossy Favorites Someone asked me a while back if I ever give five-star ratings to the books These are my six five-star Bossy reads so far in 2022. What made them your favorites? Every heart-stopping moment; every exquisite detail; the characters' growth, emotional distance, and
- Review of Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland
This book is listed in my Greedy Reading List My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.
- Review of They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies that Raised Us by Prachi Gupta
Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality Six of My Favorite
- Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite
written by chefs and by people who are obsessed with food, and the books listed here are some of my favorites and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl Garlic and Sapphires may be my favorite Then the layers of crisp and sweet and soft intermingle, a series of surprises. Confidential thirteen years ago, well before I spent endless evenings happily watching multiple television series Reichl includes her own photographs and some of her favorite recipes, which together make the book feel
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/20/21 Edition
by Elizabeth Strout Elizabeth Strout is one of my favorite authors, and this recently published book The section of limericks centered around dogs and their rude behavior isn't my favorite so far, but I
- Six Satisfying Novels about Revenge
Do you have any favorite books that involve revenge? I loved this book and am eagerly awaiting another in this series from Walschots. Anna is a hench. Derek and Isiah were estranged from their ex-con fathers, each of whom now regret every moment they didn't loved his gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made my Six Favorite
- Shhh! Science and Nature Bossy Book Gift Ideas
With the exception of Sawbones, each of these books was published in 2022. The inclusion of the viewer and the science focus reminds me of a different but favorite book gift of Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine by Sydnee McElroy and Justin McElroy This is a 2020
- The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year
radar, French is the author of six Dublin Murder Squad books (In the Woods, The Likeness--this is my favorite was a series until after the fact, it stands so well on its own. Panowich also wrote Like Lions and Hard Cash Valley, the next two books in this series. What mystery/suspense reads have been your favorites lately? These were all so good and so different--they were my favorites from 2019, in the general order of when
- Review of In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer
I recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light
- Review of Go As a River by Shelley Read
Hardinger's All the Forgivenesses, which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Backlist Favorites
- Review of When These Mountains Burn by David Joy
Every choice he makes is to further his chances of snatching the next fix. This book made my Greedy Reading List for My Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/4/23 Edition
Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality Six of My Favorite
- Review of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
era when this was not the norm, and the details of her care for new mothers and babies was one of my favorite
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/18/24 Edition
learned to run the Hamptons store Barefoot Contessa--necessitating extended time apart from Jeffrey and a very Samantha Harvey Samantha Harvey's novel Orbital is garnering attention as the winner of the Booker Prize 2024
- Review of Doctors and Friends by Kimmery Martin
Doctors and Friends was written before the Covid-19 pandemic and published in the fall of 2021. It's possible very little in the book was changed in light of real-world events, but, and maybe this is unreasonable, but I very much wished that Martin's pre-Covid-19 version of events had been purely technological advancements that allowed for the scientists' and government's responses in the novel, and I'd very
- Six Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories
Here are some of my favorite books on this theme. Either to change a world--many, many worlds, each touched by the choices I make in my life, for every deed a consequence, and in every love and every sorrow truth--or nothing at all.” emotionally invested in Nora's story although I appreciated the implications of her experiences and was very Very very happy.
- Review of Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
culinary origins; his experiences starring in the food-focused movies Big Night and Julie and Julia; and varied Listening to the author read his favorite recipes rather than reading them myself didn't leave me with
- Review of Heart the Lover by Lily King
Jordan's husband, who is home in Maine caring for their gravely ill child and preparing for that child's very At the very end of the book, the character's name is revealed. Interestingly, in that book, the main protagonist is a struggling writer who is drawn to two very different
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/16/25 Edition
challenges, How to Lose Your Mother ; I'm listening to Lyla Sage's Western rom-com, the first in a series In 2023, Erica was diagnosed with dementia, and Molly's husband was diagnosed with a rare cancer. Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch #1) by Lyla Sage In the first book in Lyla Sage's modern-day Western romance series There are three more books in this series. 03 O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker I bought O Caledonia at
- Six Illuminating Memoirs to Dive Into
Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year I'd love to hear: What are some of your favorite memoir reads?
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/11/23 Edition
Ursa's own son Ray is shown some favoritism but is kept in the dark about his mother's ability.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/3/22 Edition
Elizabeth McCracken; I'm reading A Psalm for the Wild-Built, the first in Becky Chambers's Monk and Robot series The Hero of This Book faces the sale of the family home in New England and travels to her mother's favorite Chambers is also the author of the Wayfarers series; click here to read my review of The Long Way to
- Review of Beach Read by Emily Henry
The very early scene-setting didn't feel as authentic to me as the rest of the book. afterward, she says "...that [old] January probably would've slathered herself in glitter, put on her favorite The sections of this light fiction book that are about writing light fiction felt very true and real.
- Review of The Best of Me by David Sedaris
The section of limericks centered around dogs and their rude behavior wasn't my favorite, but I sometimes
- Six Great Books about Brave Female Spies
I love a peek at a secret world, and each of these books offers that very thing. I'd love to hear: What are your favorite (fiction or nonfiction) books about tough lady spies? found it really satisfying. 04 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Nightingale is Kristin Hannah's very I would have been in favor of having the romantic element being tied up without the Eve aspect, or having
- Six Powerful Memoirs About Facing Mortality
This is a departure from many of my other Greedy Reading Lists: witchy books, young adult favorites, Her, waiting on the street in Paris while he visits his favorite bookstore but she's too sickly to climb
- Review of A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna
Meanwhile, Sera realizes that a very old spell exists that could restore her powers. More from Sangu Mandanna Sangu Mandanna is also the author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
- Review of The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
thoughtful and self-effacing, curious, sensitive, and I reveled in his explorations of his own glorious favoritism
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/2/21 Edition
last year's gritty, character-driven mystery-thriller Blacktop Wasteland so much that it made my Six Favorite Summer 2020 Reads list. Derek and Isiah were estranged from their ex-con fathers, each of whom now regret every moment they didn't
- Review of One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
I recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light
- Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories
are two other Bossy Bookworm Greedy Reading Lists you might enjoy: Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series Which witchy books are your favorites? 01 The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. There is a lot more sexy yoga here than I could have dreamed of, plenty of romance, so very much wine I think the second book in the All Souls series (Shadow of Night) is even stronger, as it delves more There are four books in this series from Harkness, and I found the others even more magical than this
- Six Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories I Loved
Either to change a world--many, many worlds, each touched by the choices I make in my life, for every deed a consequence, and in every love and every sorrow truth--or nothing at all.” emotionally invested in Nora's story although I appreciated the implications of her experiences and was very Very very happy.
- Six Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore
The Time-Travel Books What are your favorite time-travel books? Very very happy.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/13/23 Edition
Along with number rituals and frequent mental images of scenes from her favorite children's book, tracking
- Review of One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune
The character of Charlie was so very cocky at the start of the book, I found him somewhat irritating One Golden Summer features characters Percy (Persephone) and Sam (Charlie's brother) from Every Summer Love for Author Carley Fortune Carley Fortune is also the author of Meet Me at the Lake and Every Summer
- Review of The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
made it onto two Greedy Reading Lists: Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year and My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books.
- Six Books Set in Australia that Are Fair Dinkum Fascinating
Do you have any favorite reads set in Australia? 01 Exiles (Aaron Falk #3) by Jane Harper The third in Jane Harper's Aaron Falk series offers procedural Can a person’s character or morality be decided in a moment, or in a series of defining moments?
- Review of The Searcher by Tana French
French is the author of six books in the Dublin Murder Squad series: In the Woods, The Likeness (my absolute favorite of hers), Faithful Place, The Trespasser, Broken Harbor, and The Secret Place, plus the stand-alone
- Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI
01 The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells You can click the links here to find my full Bossy reviews It gleans tips about holding conversations and functioning around others by watching its favorite show The Murderbot series is funny and poignant and odd and wonderful. Click here for my glowing reviews of the first three books in this series and click here for my reviews The next books in this series are Waking Gods and Only Human , and I enjoyed them both.
- Six Fascinating Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories
Here are some of my favorite books on this theme. Either to change a world--many, many worlds, each touched by the choices I make in my life, for every deed a consequence, and in every love and every sorrow truth--or nothing at all.” emotionally invested in Nora's story although I appreciated the implications of her experiences and was very Very very happy.
- Review of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
grating aw-shucks quality that was important to the character's development, and while she shed this in favor fascinating dynamics of Evelyn's romantic and professional relationships, which were without question my favorite
- Six More Books about Brave Female Spies
Every heart-stopping moment; every exquisite detail; the characters' growth, emotional distance, and I also enjoyed the second book in this series, A Course of All Treasons. The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer Macintyre also wrote the fantastic Spy and the Traitor, which was one of my Six Favorite Nonfiction Books
- Review of The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
Maisie is one of my favorite characters, but she struggles with her self-esteem and seems open to verbal
- Review of The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman
My book club read this refreshing twist on one of my favorite historical fiction book topics, World War
- Review of The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken
The Hero of This Book faces the sale of the family home in New England and travels to her mother's favorite
- Review of The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan
"If you must look back, try to find the beauty and the benefit in every cruelty done to you. Some of my absolute favorite aspects of the book were the various characters the Martels encounter, characters
- Six More Time-Travel Stories to Dive Into
Do you have any favorite books that involve time travel? In despair about having had a rotten holiday and realizing that future holidays at her favorite place
- Six Fascinating Books Set in Maine
A Varied List of Maine Books I was recently visiting my old stomping grounds in Maine for a whirlwind Sometimes I did wish for more of a Maine presence in these reads, but I hereby present to you A Varied The list includes: literary fiction that's part of an interconnected series; a romantic story about starting historical fiction about a midwife that's based on a real historical figure; the first in a mystery series era when this was not the norm, and the details of her care for new mothers and babies was one of my favorite


















































