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familial power structures are wonderful, and the way O'Farrell imagines Agnes as wife of John (the fictionalized

adored the vivid details Randall offered about everyday life during different eras, but the fifty-two sections Through the somewhat fictionalized voice of Ziggy, a real-life key player in the storied Detroit neighborhood of Black Bottom, Randall offers short sections about fifty-two mostly real-life characters who influenced The book is structured as many sections of Ziggy's storytelling, so some of the meandering felt appropriate My book club heard Alice Randall speak last year at the virtual Verse & Vino, our local library foundation's

and contribute to her fear, her reluctance to trust, and her doubts about what is fact and what is fiction

The first section of Lockwood's story about an internet darling is absurd, frivolous, vulgar, irritating , and frequently disturbing; the second section shocked me with its meaningful and poignant examinations No One Is Talking about This is fiction from Patricia Lockwood, the author of the memoir Priestdaddy. This section of the book is presented in very short snippets that are often comments, jokes, questions poetic view of the world is gloriously showcased in this section.

charge toward change, but typically teenage: to escape into role-playing video games and write fan fiction

I'm alternating between a fictionalized celebrity story with heart; a young adult mystery with a nerdy

Jane is a young single mother and a librarian at the New York Public Library. is suffering from dissociative fugue, a rare condition that could account for her ability to act and function

I'm Reading Now I'm reading an upcoming book from Chris Bohjalian (author of Midwives), a historical fiction

I wondered if this would be a sort of young adult fiction version of the Serial podcast, and it IS, in I accidentally let this go back to the library before I had read it, but when I checked it out again

There's a book within a book here, and the fictitious author of the stories has explored every different It's action-packed but character driven. a little while to get going for me, but just shy of halfway through, the setup is complete and the action like titles from the Greedy Reading Lists The Six Best Mysteries I Read Last Year and Six Historical Fiction

fascinating journeys through the multiverse, her various lives, and her alternate selves in this science fiction

Carlin always said it was the great value of fiction, to put us inside the minds of strangers.”

Schwab's stories take place within her detailed fantasy world (with some historical fiction elements

The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a historical fiction Nellie Coker is fresh out of jail and ready to jump back into the action, masterminding moves to increase

My book club heard Miranda talk about this story at a virtual library foundation event in the fall, and baby Jessica" and the well), the third and final book in a captivating fantasy trilogy, and a lighter fiction

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

Carefully researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel so outlandish as to seem like fiction

middle, but Wells provides a fantastically unique point of view, and this series is perfect science-fiction else) strengthened loyalties, there is more of Wells's fantastically understated robot banter, there's action

stumbling into her iconic lifetime role as Princess Leia; The Invisible Woman, World War II historical fiction see The Princess Diarist. 02 The Invisible Woman by Erika Robuck The Invisible Woman is historical fiction

But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles have especially resonated with me since I read

Saga series, has a cover that to me evokes fantasy, but this series is actually captivating historical fiction This blend of historical fiction, fantasy, and paranormal continues with LaFevers's Dark Triumph, Mortal

The trick occurs early (also, one major aspect of the true situation directly echoes a fictional setup

I looove a historical fiction mystery. If you do too, you might want to check out Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

If you like fiction about bands and music, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Rocking

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

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

audiobook but when it came up, I didn’t remember at first what the book was about; the beginning reads like fiction

Hearne offers a playful, action-packed, magical, layered modern-day London. Are you interested in a historical fiction retelling of the story of King Edward, Lady Jane Grey, and I loooved this witty, romantic, action-packed steampunk novel from Gail Carriger.

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

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

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

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.

This book was mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved Over the Past Year. the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which was mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

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

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

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

As she sorts through the past and works to find support and to function more fully in the present, she

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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