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- Review of Hard Cash Valley by Brian Panowich
And I was annoyed by Dane’s giving up on himself and then, late in the book—and possibly too late to change
- Review of The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda
that wouldn't allow her to forget--all of these drove Arden to move and then move again, eventually changing
- Review of The People We Keep by Allison Larkin
April flees, heading out on the road with few expectations, aside from changing the trajectory of her
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/28/21 Edition
So April heads out on the road with few expectations aside from changing the course of her life.
- Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI
The next day, the world is changed. Carls have cropped up in cities throughout the world.
- Shhh! Bossy Gift Ideas: Books about Media, Movies, and Music
Wu, Hoops McCann, and Kid Charlemagne. 03 Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
- Shhh! Bossy Book Gift Ideas: Sports Nonfiction
players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the advent of Black employees in the NBA offices who began to change
- Review of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
Appalachian cultural norms—fighting, distrusting the government and media, not believing hard work results in change
- ICYMI: Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction
I originally posted this list in October of 2020 (I've made a few changes to the text but the list of readers uncomfortable, but they're all worth looking at under a microscope and using to demand the many changes
- Review of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
stuck, and friendship, and listening to your instincts, with vampires serving mainly as a catalyst for change
- Shhh! Coffee Table Bossy Book Gift Ideas
including images from his experiences skiing Mount Everest, completing an unsupported traverse of Tibet's Chang
- 2025 Bossy Fiction Ideas for Your Holiday Gift List
involves jaunts through multiple versions of the same story, as our fantastic main protagonists shift and change
- Review of Two White Queens and the One-Eyed Jack by Heidi von Palleske
Different characters reckon with aging and physical changes, ailments, the end of life rushing toward
- Review of The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
Sarah's stammer feels like a symbol of her longtime ineptitude and inability to achieve any change in
- Six Fantastic Stand-Alone Young Adult Books
transports you to her late 1980s teenage bubble and allows you to live alonside her through her sharply life-changing
- Review of Black Bottom Saints by Alice Randall
That’s what I set out to change at the Ziggy Johnson School of the Theatre.
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
encounters with nature, and for me the book really shone when she included her family's current shifts and changes
- Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War
they repeat the same patterns and manipulations while making mental excuses for their diminished or changed
- Review of The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg
includes some footnotes), desperately trying to establish whether there were signs, or if she has simply changed
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Lewis's transformation stirs up difficult memories and complex emotions surrounding Wren's mother's change
- Review of Machinehood by S.B. Divya
there's significant summary, and as events move along during the late phase of the story, we see abrupt changes
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/17/21 Edition
community that wouldn't allow her to forget--all drove Arden to move and then move again, eventually changing
- Review of The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
These days there's no more witching, no more will for spells and change in the world.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/3/20 Edition
their departure before packing up to leave for good--and that's when she encounters something that changes
- Review of Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School by Kendra James
goals when she attended Taft were not bringing to light racial injustice and leading a charge toward change
- Review of The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
just crossed a line, betraying their spouses--and they may have set into motion a shift that could change
- Six of My Favorite Literary Fiction Reads of the Year
the rest of the plotting, dark, moody, sometimes exasperating bad guys (and girls) in an attempt to change
- Six of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Year
pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting changes
- Six of My Favorite Fantasy Reads of the Year
the rest of the plotting, dark, moody, sometimes exasperating bad guys (and girls) in an attempt to change
- Three Wackily Different Books I'm Reading Right Now, 9/12/20 Edition
What types of books are you reading, and have you found that your reading habits have changed during
- Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year
head with a twisty, compelling, futuristic, technology-driven attempt at survival--and at maybe just changing
- Review of Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
The messy zigzags Edward takes toward growing and changing and understanding himself and what life should
- Review of The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Some characters behave nonsensically, scene changes and interactions sometimes feel abrupt and unlikely
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/29/21 Edition
Nico's troublemaking and incessant challenges to the status quo serving as a catalyst for fast-paced changes
- Six Fantastic Stand-Alone Young Adult Books
Johnson transports you to her late 1980s teenage bubble and allows you to live through her sharply life-changing Benway In Far from the Tree, Benway examines the pain of a young woman’s pregnancy and her permanently changed
- October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
the rest of the plotting, dark, moody, sometimes exasperating bad guys (and girls) in an attempt to change
- Six More Short Story Collections I Loved
But short stories in the hands of talented authors can serve as glimpses into small moments that change
- Six Compelling Nonfiction Reads
looking at under a microscope, and Stevenson and others are using the information to advocate for many changes
- Six of My Pandemic-Era Book Buys
In We Are Called to Be a Movement, Barber makes an impassioned case for change and a "moral revival,"
- Six Short Story Collections to Wow You
within the relationships she lays out, and you may not be able to anticipate who's going to have a life-changing
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
pacing of the story picks up, appropriately, when World War II begins to shift the world, exerting changes
- Six Four-Star (and Up) Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year
a piece of valuable artwork, Val agrees to follow her--and uncovers long-buried secrets that could change
- September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
the rest of the plotting, dark, moody, sometimes exasperating bad guys (and girls) in an attempt to change
- Review of The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans
In "Alcatraz," characters count on officially changing the erroneous facts of their family's history
- Six Newish Young Adult Mysteries I Want to Read
As Khayyam eagerly discovers more of Leila's mysterious history, she begins to grow and change in this
- Six of My Favorite Book Club Books of 2023
surprise, she begins to notice and respond to the wonders of the light, the weather, the air, and the changing
- Review of Deadly Waters by Dot Hutchison
And the homicides seems to be shifting the tide of power and changing men's behavior in general.
- Six Illuminating Memoirs to Check Out
Scorah tells a fascinating personal story of growth and fear and change.
- Six of the Best Nonfiction Books I've Read This Year
make readers uncomfortable, but they're all worth looking at under a microscope and demanding the many changes
- My Six Favorite Book Club Books of 2022
Letters from family and friends get him through multiple winters--until an unexpected visitor changes













































