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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 For example, in the Falling Out of History section, he sets the scene for the concept of forgotten songs

For me, this was nonfiction that was so compelling it read like fiction.

Bridie is a strong female protagonist, and Things In Jars offers solid historical fiction details of others aren't tuned into, if she's mentally ill, or if the ghostly voices are real and influencing her actions

faulted, privileged few are terrifying in their elaborate, exclusive plans, which exclude all but a fraction

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! This totally hit the spot.

wishing for more exploration into the human condition as contrasted with the carefully scripted robot functioning

A couple of these are historical fiction mysteries, one was jointly written by two authors, one was set

Sometimes I find that I have to suspend my disbelief about human behavior in order to delve into a light fiction

This cover style says "light fiction" to me, but this book addresses deeper issues--of what it means

moment with some implausible early details in Holidaze, which I sometimes struggle with in lighter fiction

Kline deftly exposes the raw truths of tough situations in her character-driven historical fiction. threw me for a loop and I'm not sure I recovered from it; when I woke in the night after reading this section

I've been meaning to read for years; a book that plays with time (one of my favorite setups); a light fiction

This book was mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past Year.

involving unapologetic body positivity, and I hope Bea doesn't fall into the somewhat common light fiction

Is this kind of a young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast? I'm really hoping so.

One faction wants to use the horrifying knowledge of Nazi doctors who enacted abuse and torture upon the machinations of the Nazis or offer background on the politics of the American and British postwar factions

Morris A faction of my book club attends (virtually, the past couple of years) our local Library Foundation's

I've got lots of e-reading giftees on my fall and holiday gifting list--and I already offer many of my fiction

Towles crafts a solid historical fiction adventure for his young-men protagonists, balancing weighty

This book was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters. behind bars, securing a more equitable New York public school system, establishing the New York Public Library

"What strategies will help our children learn to function well in a diverse nation? With the goal of bringing up children "who are able, engaged, and high-functioning when it comes to matters

But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles are some that have stuck with me in one way or

I loved Soulmate Equation for solid light fiction. It's fun and romantic with great characters. behind bars, securing a more equitable New York public school system, establishing the New York Public Library

Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books

make ends meet in California and drifting a little bit--oh, and she's been telling her parents about fictitious

of the month: Hank Green's second book in his quirky, lovely, character-driven, big-hearted science fiction behind bars, securing a more equitable New York public school system, establishing the New York Public Library

Excruciatingly awkward sexual missteps and repeated details about her bodily functions, not so much.

and backgrounds in those books, I find myself actively trying to separate this immersive, love-filled fictional

their own complications and pain--and which he seems to resent), and linking much of his inability to function

There's a book within a book here, and the fictitious author of the stories has approached the murder

It gleans tips about holding conversations and functioning around others by watching its favorite show The faulted character of April May was wonderful, and I was fascinated by the way her actions and hopes

A lot of page time was spent on logistics and on explaining why magical processes and machinations functioned

This is the third Paulette Jiles Civil War-era historical fiction book I've read and adored.

It gleans tips about holding conversations and functioning around others by watching its favorite show The faulted character of April May was wonderful, and I was fascinated by the way her actions and hopes

She writes literary mysteries without cheap thrills and gimmicky tricks.