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

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

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

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

and the intricacies of nations' relationships and airborne dragon battles within the books' alternate history

entrap" subjects, so now she's in the private sector, working for shadowy bosses who are directing her actions While Bruno at first seems old-fashioned, telling his stories and considering the shape of history, he

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.

If Una and Owen are going to change the way history is remembered--or simply get Owen back to his own

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

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

Now she must delve into the darkness of her history to try to save her mother--and uncover her own true women discover strange, unique powers as they rely on each other and attempt to unravel their shared history grave danger--and unlock remarkable freedom for each of the women long plagued by their complicated histories

I could not have predicted each version of me that I shifted into, but through my history, one constant

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!

Some of the story felt tedious, as with the ongoing saga of securing a water source and the extensive history

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

at the story behind the music from one of our greatest songwriters. 02 Our America: A Photographic History Burns has been making documentaries about American history for over four decades, and his sense of the Burns offers a selection of photos highlighting a range of experiences from our 200 years of American history

Renkl is also the author of Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss and Graceland, At Last

Under, as well as two books about the English language, Mother Tongue and Made in America, and A Short History of Nearly Everything and A Really Short History of Nearly Everything.

small-town Irish community's everyday and extraordinary events in this poignant, gorgeous literary 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

disappeared mysteriously in the early twentieth century—she begins a quest to discover the truth about her history judgment leads to another, foolish choices end in bloodshed, and one brother makes justifications for his actions builds the pool of potential culprits for Nathan to examine in this story of uncovering truths, family history

Issues of memory, chosen family, history, loneliness, and love shape Vuong's novel.

Three other titles suggested to me as promising adult and young adult science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian

tension is finally spoken aloud, although not resolved, and the mystery twists to involve personal histories

I loved this science fiction debut. Cara is one of a dwindling number of traversers. She weaves songs into her stories and personal history, and the placement of the music feels seamless of essential projects—the creation of Central Park, the founding of the Met Museum and the Natural History

case, a former priest and the Lady--an investigator searching for information in the convicts' past histories

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

the lurking folklore figure that seems to signal death and destruction, and the despairing community history

compelled to take a different path, rush to check on a loved one, or take some other seemingly odd action In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters. of essential projects—the creation of Central Park, the founding of the Met Museum and the Natural History

Rum's female characters--but also many other real-life women in comparable situations--to write a new history But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles are some that have stuck with me in one way or

Awake illustrates Hatmaker's vulnerability as she searches for a way out of grief, fights to simply function

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

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

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

Atkinson is also the author of Shrines of Gaiety , Case Histories, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Life

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

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters. of essential projects—the creation of Central Park, the founding of the Met Museum and the Natural History

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anthony Doerr's upcoming literary fiction tale of interconnected

strange place, by a river, horribly bruised and in pain--with no memory of his own name, his job, or his history

agent, has returned to his hometown in Charon County, Virginia, to serve as the first Black sheriff in history

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

It was her duty, as a guardian, to put into action the beautiful ideal of hope. protagonists' roles shift yet again, so that "guardian" and "thief" labels are muddied, characters' histories

Yara is put on probation at the college where she is an assistant art history teacher after calling out

and NetGalley. 03 No One Is Talking about This by Patricia Lockwood No One Is Talking about This is fiction

McLain had me hooked on the vivid Northern California setting, imperfect Anna's rich and rocky history McLain had me completely hooked on the vivid setting, Anna's rich and rocky history, her search for answers

This young adult science fiction story has an irresistible premise: teenaged Romy is the sole survivor

This is a lovely light fiction story with elements that offer appealing weight. And for more summer reads, see the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism

strange place, by a river, horribly bruised and in pain--with no memory of his own name, his job, or his history

Harrow, with imperfect characters, a noble, messy quest, layers of history, and a captivating end.