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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/8/22 Edition
book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series; and I'm reading Flying Solo, Linda Holmes's light fiction Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and is also the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, a light fiction
- Review of Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks
ICYMI: Geraldine Brooks crafts a historical fiction story of 1666, a year in which disease, fear, and
- October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful emerges as unlikely from the boozy, smart but lazy, bitter character, remains in place within this fan-fiction
- Review of Homecoming by Kate Morton
Morton's newest historical fiction involves two timelines, a decades-old tragedy, and a modern-day descendant's and a formidable figure, but due to her grave illness and her unconscious state, she is only seen in action
- Review of Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison
Harrison's nameless (fictional) narrator is coping with multiple miscarriages, fertility treatments,
- Review of Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh
Unsinkable is historical fiction by Jenni L. Walsh that's set in two timelines.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/29/22 Edition
I'm Reading Now I'm reading The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong, a recently published historical fiction 01 The War Librarian by Addison Armstrong Addison Armstrong's recently published historical fiction The
- Review of Ninth House (Alex Stern #1) by Leigh Bardugo
Ninth House, fiction for adults, is the first in Bardugo's Alex Stern series.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/7/24 Edition
read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction
- Review of The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
The Invention of Wings is historical fiction that tracks the characters of (the real-life) Sarah Grimke Sue Monk Kidd spins this historical fiction story, inspired by the real-life Sarah Grimke, and includes It's uncomfortable, disturbing, and infuriating to read historical fiction about the actual horrors that Mermaid Chair, and The Book of Longings, which made it onto two Greedy Reading Lists: Six Historical Fiction
- Review of This House Is Not a Home by Katlia
A book that kept coming to mind as I read this one is This Tender Land, historical fiction by William
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading This is a great example of a light-fiction-feeling romance that deals with weighty, meaningful themes
- Review of The Running Grave (Cormoran Strike #7) by Robert Galbraith
up emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional
- Shhh! Kid and Teen Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
This cookbook offers doable and fun science experiments and interesting facts to train a budding young
- Review of A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell #3) by Deanna Raybourn
Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/18/23 Edition
Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction
- Shhh! Nonfiction and Hobby Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
Part memoir, part travelogue, and part science writing, A Most Remarkable Creature is a book that feels
- Review of Weyward by Emilia Hart
The female characters are often strong, and there's often lush historical fiction detail.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/11/23 Edition
with emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
illustrating the interconnectedness of grief, love, community, and nature in this heartwarming literary fiction 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
- January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
characters--as well as a romantic story that tackled weighty issues (my favorite kind), and a historical fiction Dunlap's debut novel is dark, twisty, gothic, and it's set in 19th-century Scotland as fictionalized
- My Bossy Favorite Reads of the Summer
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. 02 Wrong Place, Wrong In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction The Rachel Incident, main character Rachel is an Irish
- Review of The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev is a fictional account of an interracial music duo's rise to success If you like fiction about music, you might want to check out the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/12/24 Edition
Choo is also the author of The Night Tiger, a title I listed in my Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction
- The Bossy Five-Star Reads So Far This Year
01 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams Williams's historical fiction mystery--based on real-life In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, it's 1948, and Iris Digby, her American In Taylor Brown's recently published historical fiction novel Wingwalkers, Zeno, a former World War I wonderful), and Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction
- Review of They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies that Raised Us by Prachi Gupta
Gupta explores her Indian American culture, her parents' expectations, society's pressures, and the fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/8/24 Edition
Emily Habeck's odd and sweet novel Shark Heart: A Love Story; I'm reading Heather Webb's historical fiction
- Review of The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes by Xio Axelrod
Axelrod offers a light fiction romance that's heavy on engaging passages about making music, band life Axelrod offers a light fiction romance that's heavy on engaging passages about making music, band life If you like fiction about bands and music, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Rocking
- Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Reads
This is fantastic contemporary young adult fiction. please see Dear Edward. 05 The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati In The Gilded Hour, Donati shapes a historical fiction I loved digging into this 750-page historical fiction wonder.
- Review of Damnation Spring by Ash Davidson
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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/16/23 Edition
debut novel, a space opera, Some Desperate Glory; and I'm listening to Evil Eye, Etaf Rum's newest fiction
- Review of Vigil by George Saunders
in full bluster talks himself around difficult issues and out of uncomfortable feelings around his actions which apparently comes directly from God, seems to shrug shoulders about responsibility for self, for actions This feels like a shocking blanket absolution for anyone taking actions that are harmful to individuals I included Lincoln in the Bardo in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/11/21 Edition
book in his quirky Ink & Sigil fantasy duology; The Invention of Wings, Sue Monk Kidd's historical fiction Sue Monk Kidd spins this historical fiction story, inspired by the real-life Sarah Grimke, and includes Monk Kidd also wrote The Book of Longings, which made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/11/24 Edition
Morris's historical fiction novel, set in 11th century Scotland with events surrounding the imagined
- My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads
In Taylor Brown's recently published historical fiction novel Wingwalkers, Zeno, a former World War I Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. 05 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams Williams's historical fiction In Beatriz Williams's historical fiction, Our Woman in Moscow, it's 1948, and Iris Digby, her American The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/9/22 Edition
career, and his future at an East London commune; Revelations, Mary Sarratt's immersive historical fiction In Revelations, Sharratt offers an immersive historical fiction novel that includes thoroughly researched
- August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/13/22 Edition
Now I'm reading Woman of Light, Kali Fajardo-Anstine's upcoming fantastical, indigenous historical fiction ; The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid's dual-timeline historical fiction about the
- Review of Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
story made me cringe while staying riveted by the main protagonist's deeply faulted reasoning, criminal actions Kuang puts forth here, she wavers between attempting to justify her compounded, ethically devastating actions appropriation, she builds elaborate justifications for her increasingly complicated lies, theft, and the fictional
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Williams's gritty, frank memoir about music, love, and life; The Trackers, wonderfully detailed historical fiction In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Summertime is the backdrop to Fortune's Meet Me at the Lake, light fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/14/23 Edition
Yellowstone National Park, The Ranger; and I'm listening to the second in an irresistible historical fiction
- Review of Those We Thought We Knew by David Joy
You can click here to find fiction and nonfiction books I've read and reviewed that explore issues of
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/15/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Carley Fortune's newest light fiction about a missed opportunity
- Review of The Story Thieves (Story Thieves #1) by James Riley
own origins, practical Bethany has the power to jump in and out of books, immersing herself in the fictional characters to root for--and satisfying and intriguing intersections between Bethany and Owen and the fictional
- Review of The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
ICYMI: This young adult historical fiction story was a five-star read for me. I adored it. Laura Amy Schlitz's book The Hired Girl is fantastic young adult historical fiction written in diary
- Review of Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter
I've been on a rom-com kick this summer, and while I'm picky about my light fiction reads, I've laughed through characters' fixations on details of who said what and how, (mis)interpretations of looks or actions
- Review of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
I can't help comparing this lighthearted fiction about the formation of a group of unlikely friends to
- Review of Wingwalkers by Taylor Brown
In Taylor Brown's recently published historical fiction novel Wingwalkers, Zeno, a former World War I wonderful), and Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction
- Review of This Other Eden by Paul Harding
Harding bases his slim historical fiction novel This Other Eden on a real-life, racially integrated island
- My Twelve Favorite 2020 Books
might also like some of the books on the other Greedy Reading Lists I posted in 2020: Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year Six of the Best Nonfiction Books I've Read This Year Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You Six Illuminating Memoirs I've Read This title was listed in Six More Great Fiction Titles I Loved This Year. This title was listed in Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year.

















































