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In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction The Rachel Incident, main character Rachel is an Irish Incident. 04 Chenneville by Paulette Jiles Jiles's newest stark, beautiful, heartbreaking historical fiction I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out.

It was tough to witness Casey's struggles and pain (even fictionalized, the disastrous trifecta of money That was suuuuch a different book (dark historical fiction set in 1933 New Guinea), but as in Writers

Katherine Center's newest light fiction offers an irresistible premise--a female bodyguard poses as the And her newest client is the Jack Stapleton, action star, household name--and, in recent years, recluse

nonfiction books, check out the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding

But I'm still excited to read Marie Lu's latest young adult science fiction/fantasy book, the first in Last week I offered a roundup of Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism; this week I'm bravely

mind-bender that's also about responsibility and causality; and I'm listening to a stand-alone historical fiction Kentuckians and their environment, and in The Book Woman's Daughter she delves back into the Pack Horse Library

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My book club read this refreshing twist on one of my favorite historical fiction book topics, World War

review, check out Doctors and Friends. 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

control, secrets of all kinds are revealed and key characters must each determine their courses of action This is enjoyable light fiction, and I had fun with the various siblings' stories and with the glamorous

This book made it onto my Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year and My

Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and is also the author of Evvie Drake Starts Over, a light fiction

role he may have played in adding to his playmate Cletus's potential anguish over his father's tragic actions Much of his largely autobiographical fiction explored loss--he was haunted by losing his own mother when

conflicts and political upheaval won't touch them out in the wild, and they figure that the charged friction

enslaved people at the center of our nation's history; and Part of Your World, romantic, funny light fiction

This is a lovely light fiction story with elements that offer appealing weight.

Do you have any Bossy thoughts about this book--or any historical fiction/fantasy series you love?

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating totally fits the bill as light-fiction escapism--in this case, with Light, romantic fiction like this is a genre that's working well for me during Pandemic Times.

Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: contemporary fiction, young adult, nonfiction, fantasy , and light fiction titles, including several LGBTQ reads perfect for Pride month.

O'Farrell imagined Agnes, wife to John (the fictionalized William Shakespeare character) as an independent

Blake Crouch writes character-driven science fiction that I love (Dark Matter is another of his that I adore a character-driven science-fiction tale. Also, time travel!

up in the oppressive Community, secretly and voraciously reading as a lifeline of sorts at the local library Nathaniel Hawthorne--although the author treats him very differently as a character--is the historical fiction

Paulette Jiles also wrote two other Civil War-era historical fiction books I loved, News of the World Concurrently reading a young adult LGBTQ mystery, a comedian's memoir, and a historical fiction story

If you love Carrie Fisher, you might also like A Star is Bored, a fictionalized celebrity-focused book

Kate Quinn, the queen of historical fiction about women who are spies, recently recommended these titles I'd love to hear: What are your favorite (fiction or nonfiction) books about tough lady spies? full review, see The Huntress. 03 Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein In Wein's young adult historical fiction And while the second section isn't a complete surprise, I found it really satisfying. 04 The Nightingale

published mystery set in the forest, One Step Too Far; and I'm reading Donna Everhart's recent historical fiction

nonfiction, you may like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

The early sections of the book focus on language, but that angle doesn't carry through the book in a you might like the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

King by Linnea Hartsuyker is the first in a completed trilogy of the same name that links historical fiction

The Invisible Woman is historical fiction about the real-life World War II-era spy Virginia Hall.

mentioned library programs in which librarians tailor book recommendations to patrons, and I was hooked Programs like our local Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Find Your Next Read involve answering a few questions If you're a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library member--or if your local library system offers a similar feature Three other titles suggested to me as promising adult and young adult science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian

01 Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman In Out Front the Following Sea, upcoming historical fiction

I mentioned this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year.

Read was one of my favorite books last year, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction

01 The Vanishing Half In The Vanishing Half, Bennett follows the history of the fictional Vignes twins It's action-packed but character driven. fourstarbookreview 04 Utopia Avenue ​ 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

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Amor Towles's almost-600-page historical fiction story Lincoln

I was most struck by the character-driven World War II sections, which were haunting and lovely. For great historical fiction of all types, you might like to check out Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year and Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year.

Are you interested in a historical fiction retelling of the story of King Edward, Lady Jane Grey, and

In Iron Widow, Xiran Jay Zhao blends Chinese folklore with science-fiction robots and aliens in this feminist young adult action story.

Just look at this gorgeously mesmerizing cover for Marie Lu's latest young adult science fiction/fantasy

since 1997, so whether you're committed to the series or you only dabble in suspense, mystery, or crime fiction

And you can c lick here for other science fiction and fantasy books that I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm offers intriguing secrets, a swirling mystery, terrible betrayal, heartwarming found family, steady action

Awake illustrates Hatmaker's vulnerability as she searches for a way out of grief, fights to simply function I listened to Awake as a library audiobook. More More More Memoirs!

this book reinforced the fact that my personal taste leans more toward character-driven historical fiction

When the Stars Go Dark, about a missing persons detective coping with her own tragedy; the historical fiction

year and which I also listed on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

personality; a dark academia story that centers around feminism and building new perspectives; historical fiction

light fiction novel The Unsinkable Greta James, Greta is an up-and-coming indie rock star whose father

If you love Carrie Fisher, you might also like A Star is Bored, a fictionalized celebrity-focused book Lee Smith has written numerous fictional stories about the Appalachian South, including Fair and Tender