In 1906 San Francisco, two very different women seek new beginnings: Gemma is a gifted soprano whose When the authorities require too much time and evidence to take control, the varied women he's left in rich early-1900s San Francisco setting, the focus on the arts, the strong women characters, and the varied

"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

This is the first in Muir's Locked Tomb series, and I'm currently listening to the second, Harrow the The third book, Nona the Ninth, was published in fall 2022. a casual mention around the neck of another character across the world in another time; and we see varied NASA contact, Molly, who sends her audio messages (and occasionally forwards along episodes of Romy's favorite

O'Keefe's Devoured Worlds series, The Blighted Stars , in which the heir to a galaxy-wide mining fortune Sarah Manguso is also the author of Very Cold People . 02 Catalina by Karla Cornejo Villavicenzio Catalina O'Keefe's Devoured Worlds series, The Blighted Stars , studious Tarquin Mercator is the unlikely heir O'Keefe is also the author of the The Protectorate series and The Scorched Continent series.

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

connection on a cruise to Alaska; and I'm listening to Nora Roberts's first book in The Dragon Heart Legacy series recommendations so that I could beef up my Dragons shelf on Goodreads and put together a post of my favorite , several people asked if I'd read Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series.

And you can find Bossy science-fiction favorites at this link . Have you read any of these books? The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet , the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers series I really enjoyed Alex White's Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe , the first in the Salvagers series

Jones throws every issue imaginable at her two main protagonists, best friends living in the Deep South Her mother-in-law is very involved in Niecy's "finishing"; she is controlling, and she places extreme

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

I don't think it benefited me to listen to The Last Magician , the first in Maxwell's series, as an audiobook , what with the jumps through time; varied points of view; layered disloyalties, misdirections, and motivations This was one of my favorite reads of the year last year.

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. The sequel, Devil in the Device, is set for publication in August 2021. 03 Machinehood by S.B. The sequel is set for publication in September 2021. The next books in this series are Waking Gods and Only Human, and I liked them both.

Riddle You may already know that I love a time-travel book (see my lists of favorites below).

But Dinah, Guy, and Shep have new directions in mind to close out what might be the very end of Meet

My friend James mentioned this book as a favorite of his when we talked about reading and books on his

That was their favorite tool. Iron Widow is Xiran Jay Zhao's first novel, and it's labeled as the first in the Iron Widow series, so

Are any of these favorite authors for you?

It seemed very odd that Millie--who is so focused on goals, doing her duty, behaving in a manner that's are just versions of what she was willing to go along with--without asking any questions--from the very this culminating situation of neglectful, inept damage that is ultimately inflicted by practically every

I recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light

The beauty of the complementary, mismatched partnership between Devlin and Falco is my favorite aspect adult mystery with a nerdy heroine and a dark plot twist; and a prolific mystery author's first in a series I kind of love reading such different books at one time--a book for every mood.

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

For a more playful take on vampires, check out Gail Carriger's Parasol Protectorate series; you can read I plan to finish this great series at some point. For a very different take, you might check out The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, in

Here are six of my favorite fiction works that have to do with rock and roll, writing songs, performing And now every time you cross it again, it just gets grayer and grayer until one day you look around and And if you don't know yourself very well, you might even believe that they are right.

As Evie's putting her former favorite romance books into a Little Free Library, a wizened old woman approaches

important assertion from Lucy; she is finally owning who she is as well as her story, her choices, and her very important assertion from Lucy; she is now owning who she is as well as her story, her choices, and her very My favorite Elizabeth Strout books are Anything Is Possible and Olive, Again.

about a magical school filled with evil and darkness; and Very Sincerely Yours, lovely light fiction Novik's Scholomance series is set at a magical school with two routes out for its students: a grueling Danger and darkness lurk around every corner. prepublication digital edition of this book courtesy of NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group. 03 Very Winfrey's Very Sincerely Yours is light fiction that delivers delightful, charming banter, the promise

I very much enjoyed the French Resistance storyline, with its details of safe houses, document drops, For example, the reader may very early on see the truth behind what ends up being a shocking surprise In addition, Martin is the author of the series Mercenary Maidens, Highlander, Wicked Earls' Club, Wedding

Gagne asserts that she and others with sociopathy feel very little, don't adhere to societal safety standards Those without her resources and safety net could (and likely do) very well have had their story cut short

groups radicalizing new members, and kids sending each other literal death threats in defense of their favorite

Elizabeth Strout is one of my favorite authors, and this recently published book is her newest in the

Henry's Beach Read was one of my favorite books last year, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List

There's a second book in this Naomi Cottle series, The Butterfly Girl, which I haven't yet read, and Disappearing Earth is a story that is as much about the varied cast of characters, the closed-off, remote The very existence of Hurley's images is incredible; the glass plate negatives lasted through months What are some of your favorite cold-setting books? Captive by Fiona King Foster, Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice, Winter World, the first in a series

be involved. 03 So Long, See You Tomorrow by William Maxwell My friend James mentioned this one as a favorite

Vern! This is by the author of the Artemis Fowl series, but Highfire is decidedly for adults. My favorite dragon books are the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik; His Majesty's Dragon is the first.

It's a minor thing, but in any case, it was impossible to imagine that the very-much-set-in-their-ways

The voicing of her Queens-native love interest didn't ring true to me, and while he was very nice, I

thousands of titles; my double- and sometimes triple-stacked bookshelves; the fact that many of my favorite

In 2022, Heron, Maggie's father, has just received terrible news about his health, and he works to come We are simultaneously immersed in Dawn's adoration of her daughter Maggie: every expression, every finger and toe, every thought, every laugh.

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

There's a second book in this Naomi Cottle series, The Butterfly Girl, which I haven't yet read, and Disappearing Earth is a story that is as much about the varied cast of characters, the closed-off, remote The very existence of Hurley's images is incredible; the glass plate negatives lasted through months What are some of your favorite cold-setting books? Captive by Fiona King Foster, Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice, Winter World, the first in a series

In despair about having had a rotten holiday and realizing that future holidays at her favorite place

Siblings Joe, Cathy, and Frannie work together (at the vet practice their mother started), they live very

I'm sooooo very excited to be reading each of these books: Blake Crouch's upcoming science fiction, Upgrade the doctors say he's been infected by a virus--one designed not to make him sick, but to modify his very He’s becoming stronger and smarter every day–but he’s also being hunted down by his enemies for potential

I did at times very much feel as though Chris was going too far, taking measures Larissa wasn't asking

I liked coming full circle with the key storyline threads, yet t he very ending of the book felt a little

has been single for a year, since her former fianc é , an up-and-coming musician, hit it big and then very She's a mid-level video producer on the verge of a layoff--unless she accepts a job in which she documents

At the very least it's an intriguing peek at what makes certain songs pivotal to people who choose to is a decade-by-decade look at Seinfeld's favorite notes from his career in stand-up comedy, featuring

But Victorian society refuses women's voices and choices at every turn. In 2021, an inflatable boat carrying migrants from France to the United Kingdom capsized in the English

How to Say Goodbye is scheduled for publication July 18, 2023.

Macintyre also wrote the fantastic Spy and the Traitor, which was one of my Six Favorite Nonfiction Books

The found-family element of My Heart Went Walking was heartwarming and a favorite aspect of mine.