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

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

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

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

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

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

Isabel is drawn to Jack, and she ultimately feels destined to head to sea--in a time in history when

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

French's Irish-set Cal Hooper mystery series, The Keeper ; and I'm reading a mystery built around a fictitious

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

conflicts and political upheaval won't touch them out in the wild, and they figure that the charged friction

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

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

I spend most of the year focusing on fiction titles, with a healthy dose of memoirs and some nonfiction

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

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

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

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

allows those who are grieving or coping with tragedy to soften their emotions and emerge better able to function

sports shape our culture's thinking, dreams, notions of success, and more. 02 Why We Love Football: A History iconic, charismatic, and still polarizing figures—baseball immortal Pete Rose—and an exquisite cultural history

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

of the month: Hank Green's second book in his quirky, lovely, character-driven, big-hearted science fiction of essential projects—the creation of Central Park, the founding of the Met Museum and the Natural History

is desperate to find her missing son--even if it means facing the painful truth of her own traumatic history

is suffering from dissociative fugue, a rare condition that could account for her ability to act and function

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

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

teammates, and the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, a televised program at the heart of CAPE, or Criminal Action Adjei-Brenyah offers glimpses of characters' histories and their lives before the tragedies that led

I'm not sure how much she departed from facts into fiction, and I'd be curious to know more about that

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

I'm Bossy about buying and merchandising fiction for my kids during the year, as in: "Here is a tableau But for holiday book gifts, other than providing the first in a fiction series I think they'd like, typically

I learned about Deaf history, culture, and the politics that have disrupted and damaged those in the

This is a nice mix for me to have going on at once: a fictional, varied look at modern feminism and race