This is the gorgeous cover of the edition of the book I read--and owned at one time--and I adore this

I'm reading The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin, another debut novel, this time

one because I felt that Taylor's personality came through in it even more fully, and I adore spending time

during my many glorious hours listening to the audiobook version of the 944-page book so far, I've had time Robert Galbraith First of all, I don't want to talk about this cover, or about movie or television tie-in detective agency--can't resist trying to help Billy and working against the formidable challenge of time

Umrigar is also the author of The Space Between Us, Bombay Time, and the memoir First Darling of the

But first she'll have to trust others for the first time and leave herself vulnerable to them--and she'll

But I very much enjoyed my time in the woods with Cooper and especially Finch.

an eligible bachelor of her parents' choosing--but when she pushes against the restrictions of the time

That said, I have a tough time reading memoirs in which someone is fighting cancer, and this one may Now I'd like Miller to write more books about varied topics, because I like spending time in her head At times there is some silliness and some superficial focus, but I felt as though Simpson was laying Interestingly, she spends a lot more page time on John Mayer than Nick Lachey—and provides what ultimately

, it seems like the perfect time to read Flying Solo, a Maine-set title that's been on my to-read list

The Ex Talk, Seattle public radio producer Shay Goldstein is in her late twenties, she's put in her time

shares her own often-uncontrollable tendencies (eating most meals in bed and aiming to spend significant time

The Gothic Undercurrents It's the perfect time of year to read some spooky, dark, gothic tales. irresistible Bridie are her striking and unfailingly loyal sidekick Sadie; Ruby, who is both a tender tie Behind a door without a key--a door that is sometimes locked and other times mysteriously not--a "silent

imagine it was difficult to manage how to address this topic without being able to give it the page time

But sometimes nothing does the reading trick like shorter works--especially when time is tight or when Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy “His heart felt dangerously full, for the first time

I loved spending time with main protagonist Eli as he navigated tough situations and emerged with hope because of them), he emerges as a fantastic, oddball, singularly heroic character I loved spending time

So now he just needs to do some dangerous digging into matters that seem to generally end with jail time She'll have plenty of time to try to cope with her estranged sister's mess later.

I had a really tough time with the purely evil bad guy who showed no possible redemption or depth of It was difficult to spend so much page time with such a character and in his thoughts.

Vera and Edith are such a complementary partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong young adventure, strong female loyalty and friendship, love, and lots of fantastic details of life at the time Jesus's role in Ana's story is as a faithful man who disagrees with the politics of the faith at the time

For a time, I confused some of the seven characters and their significant others, and the fact that I

But Lux has a bad sense about all of this, and while the reader has the benefit of flashes forward in time

Covid-era, pre-election, pre-pandemic-modified holidays might not be the best timing for me to be reading What's working for your reading life during these odd times?

her father, who has Parkinson's disease; she pays the bills; her mother spends the majority of her time Physical discomfort (he is tired, cold, hot, burned, thirsty, hungry), emotional turmoil (he feels loneliness Experiences. 03 Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Jen Beagin's literary fiction novel is consistently bizarre, at times

The majority of page time in the historical fiction title is spent showing the tasks of daily life (and adventure, strong female loyalty and friendship, love, and lots of fascinating details of life at the time Jesus' role in Ana's story is as a faithful man who disagrees with the politics of the faith at the time Over time their eldest boys begin to fracture the family with unrelenting violence, destruction, and century medical care and exquisitely detailed glimpses into daily life and the workings of society at the time

The boys and the members of their entourage each fight to tie up loose ends in their lives, explore new The mystery skips back and forth in time, and four years later, Iris's twin sister Ruth finally receives Cuckoo Land (which is the name of the book-within-a-book) connect these characters across space and time

seemingly impossible balance of femininity and control within the male-controlled power structures of the time

retired from tennis at the top of her game, as the best player in the world and the greatest of all time

light "summer reads," but they were my favorites from a summer past, and they all stand the test of time In case you missed them the first time around, I'm reposting them as this summer begins so you can add

It highlights unlikely loyalties forged during desperate times, terrible scenes of cruelty, and shocking

Zauner delves into her intense love for the complex flavors, the frequently time-consuming and sometimes

wasn't sure Anna would provide parenting advice and hindsight-based tips to Emily at such a fraught time

of Maine last week, seeing family and old friends in my former hometown, it seemed like the perfect time

third of the way through the audiobook, I was still questioning whether I was interested in investing time

and weight of various factors on another person and their unique life, but I had somewhat of a hard time

society—make sense of political violence once they have passed through the crucible and finally have time researched and documented, with twists and turns that feel so outlandish as to seem like fiction at times A 2020 New York Times article, "Is Ronan Farrow Too Good to Be True?"

Interestingly, she spends far more page time on her relationship with John Mayer than on her life and She seems like a good egg, and I really liked spending time with her through this memoir.

Over time, the eldest boys begin to fracture the family with their unrelenting violence, destruction, (It’s noted that at the time, some significant blame for mental illness was typically laid at the feet

By the time summer is over, Mary Jane understands how many more possibilities there are for her future

Inti and Aggie Flynn grew up spending time with their father living off the grid and become attuned to

Frances spends most of her page time in self-obsessed analysis and introspection or making sweeping,

for me, but in this case, I felt Faulkner deftly crafted Helen as naive, overwhelmed, lonely, and, at times

There's extensive page time spent on ghastly monstrousness. It was really difficult to read a book with so much page time spent on abuse and violence.

it's 1817 in Edinburgh, and Hazel Sinnett is a young woman desperate to become something women in her time

Girl One reminded me at times of Body of Stars, but this book held together more successfully for me,

I still think about this book from time to time, and I read it over a year ago. 04 The Last Child I loved It feels like the time of year to be stocking up on spooky books and mysteries.

unambitious misfit who sticks with them, making them feel unequivocally safe and understood for the first time

After all, last time around, all kinds of horrible things happened as she dug into (and solved, thank

colors she sees in the world are captivatingly described, and the tenuous situation for a woman at the time and the book within a book, the witchy focus, the renegade feminism, and the details of life at the time

even more interesting to me were the detailed snapshots Rees offers into the foods of the place and time The details Rees provides of this confused time in the world are wonderful: the complicated workings

It happens all the time. First, they refused to believe me. Then they shamed me. and abused, opening her own long-closed (and hitherto unknown to her) file and seeing for the first time