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

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. For my full review, check out A Marvellous Light. 02 Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler I listened to Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe's exhaustive history of the Sackler family as traced

Rachel Lynn Solomon's debut light fiction, The Ex Talk, incorporates a love of public radio, will-they If you like romantic, sometimes racy light fiction that offers character backstory, witty banter, and Vacation, Christina Lauren's Soulmate Equation, or the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction

The cover and title gave me the impression that this was a light fiction book, but the topic and tone But Paris is even more concerned that because of the publicity, the fiction of her current life that

Shark Heart was surprisingly poignant speculative fiction.

I had several literary fiction reads, a dystopian fantasy, and a fun nonfiction book. check out Silver Elite . 06 O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker O Caledonia  is a modern classic, literary fiction

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

This cover says "light fiction" to me, but by all accounts, this book has depth and addresses deeper involves mishap after mishap, the travelers begin to wonder whether the legend of the treasure was fiction

This is a perfect light-fiction read that's fun and funny, but never silly.

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

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

04 Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction In the young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of the Night, Fast the Wolves. 05 How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Nagamatsu's science fiction This young adult science fiction story has an irresistible premise: teenaged Romy is the sole survivor

Science and Nature Book Gift Ideas I spend most of my reading time on fiction titles, but my favorite the author of Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore 03 Beautiful Experiments: An Illustrated History earth-shaking discoveries while reflecting on how we came to understand the way in which the world functions Ackerman, author of The Bird Way and The Genius of Birds, here tackles biology and natural history of With vivid details that bring to life the odd history (counting silhouettes of birds as they passed in

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

For my full review, please see Fault Lines in the Constitution. 03 Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History Sophie Elmhirst revisits a decades-old true story that she crafts like fiction, skillfully using dry

to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village, etc.) than to pin down their specific taste in fiction by Alex Johnson In Art Day by Day, editor Alex Johnson offers snapshots of important moments in art history thefts, murders, and mishaps included too, Johnson's Art Day by Day offers unexpected gems from art history Perfect for flipping through or referencing, each section has key information, dates, births, deaths,

Harrison's nameless (fictional) narrator is coping with multiple miscarriages, fertility treatments,

Ninth House, fiction for adults, is the first in Bardugo's Alex Stern series.

read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction

I loved this fictionalized peek at life with a beloved star. Have you read anything like this?

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

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

I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction novel about tough young Sena, her skittish In Meg Long's debut, the young adult science fiction novel Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena

with emotional barriers to a deeper connection, and the agency is focused on trying to take down the fictional

But I'm still excited to read Marie Lu's latest young adult science fiction/fantasy book, the first in She's eager to learn more about her mother's wartime history, yet desperate not to be defined and constrained Last week I offered a roundup of Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism; this week I'm bravely

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

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Guncle, Steven Rowley's sassy, heartwarming fiction about an mental illness and coping with depression; and The Space Between Worlds, Micaiah Johnson's science-fiction 01 The Guncle by Steven Rowley In Steven Rowley's fun, funny, and heartwarming fiction The Guncle, aging

For me, this was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction. Macintyre's nonfiction book was wonderful; it really read to me like fiction. carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel so outlandish as to seem like fiction to the productive understanding of our nation's past and current racial situation, including a basic history

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

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

Heartwarming books and quirky fiction were two types of stories that suited me then and still hit the If you're looking for more great fiction you may have missed, you might also want to check out the Greedy conditional loyalty, and he allows characters to craft chosen relationships into a beloved pod that functions No Man explores the incredible drive and bravery required by Rum's female characters to write a new history

natural world, she explores three timelines of women connected through the ages by power and by society's historical

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Sally Hanan's My Heart Went Walking, upcoming fiction with plenty of family drama set in 1980s Ireland; the science fiction story Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir, the

This one is difficult to summarize so far, but in this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time who has an odd experience in the forest with inexplicable futuristic visions and sounds, a science fiction

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

Nagamatsu's science fiction centers around a resurgence of an ancient Arctic plague. the virus passes like a whirlwind through societies and nations around the globe, Nagamatsu's science fiction

I'm listening to Beverly Gage's nonfiction truth-telling and celebratory exploration of our nation's history Shea Ernshaw is also the author of The Wicked Deep, A History of Wild Places, Winterwood, and other titles History by Beverly Gage Beverly Gage is a lifelong historian who traveled across the United States in order to write this work highlighting key points in our history, unforgettable characters who shaped

Wilkerson is exceptional at laying out absurdities, horrors, disturbing historical events, shocking trends

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Carley Fortune's newest light fiction about a missed opportunity

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

I already offer many of my fiction and nonfiction book recommendations through this blog. Green's observations are fun, often oddball, and sometimes poignant, with short sections that are easily digested separately and in small doses. 04 Music Is History by Questlove Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson In Music Is History, Questlove examines the last half century of music, providing context in the form For example, in the Falling Out of History section, he sets the scene for the concept of forgotten songs

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

I can't help comparing this lighthearted fiction about the formation of a group of unlikely friends to

In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction The Rachel Incident, main character Rachel is an Irish

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

History was pivoting around her. year and which I also listed on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction

I'm listening to Stanley Tucci's memoir Taste: My Life Through Food; I'm reading Alex White's science fiction and The Tucci Table. 02 A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White In Alex White's science fiction

involves mishap after mishap, the travelers begin to wonder whether the legend of the treasure was fiction

Summers's young adult fiction begins with a fascinating premise--sisters are torn apart by tragedy and This book reminded me somewhat of Chelsea Bieker's God Shot, another fictional book about a cult--and

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