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  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/29/24 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Kate Quinn and Jamie Chang's historical fiction novel about two disparate women in 1906 San Francisco, The Phoenix Crown; I'm listening to We Must Not Think of Ourselves, historical fiction about life the Warsaw Ghetto by Lauren Grodstein; and I'm listening to How to End a Love Story Stories of various characters are interwoven through the historical fiction novel and add depth to the Grodstein is also the author of Our Short History, The Explanation for Everything, and A Friend of the

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/31/25 Edition

    Chakraborty's Daevabad fantasy trilogy, The City of Brass ; and I'm reading Olivia Hawker's upcoming historical fiction, The Stars and Their Light . and One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow , which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West .

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/9/23 Edition

    college admission book, The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber; I'm reading Olivia Hawker's newest historical fiction, scheduled for publication tomorrow, October in the Earth; and I'm listening to The Great Transition , Nick Fuller Googins's postapocalyptic climate-change fiction. fiction is set in Depression-era Kentucky. Fiction Stories Set in the American West.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/30/25 Edition

    reclusive romance author for an extended book tour; I'm listening to Boy , Nicole Galland's gender-swapping historical fiction set in Elizabethan London; and I'm reading One Golden Summer , Carley Fortune's newest romance List Six Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories . 02 Boy by Nicole Galland In Nicole Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Sander Cooke is a famed, sought-after "boy player" in Shakespeare's company, and

  • Review of The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele Richardson

    Richardson focuses her historical fiction on Kentucky again, picking up the story of the rural book delivery bad" are truly evil here, without gray areas or complex motivations to add layers to their terrible actions You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Favorites, Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites, and Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved.

  • Review of Illuminations: A Novel of Hildegard von Bingen by Mary Sharratt

    Sharratt's carefully researched, richly detailed historical fiction is based on the life of the medieval Mary Sharratt offers an exhaustively researched, fascinating historical fiction account of the life of Mary Sharratt also wrote Revelations, historical fiction about the life of Margery of Kempe, a mother

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/24/23 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Go as a River, historical fiction from Shelley Read; I'm listening version of Mary Otis's Burst, a story about a mother and daughter; and I'm reading Mary Sharratt's historical fiction, Illuminations. Mary Sharratt offers an exhaustively researched, fascinating historical fiction account of the life of

  • Six Long Contemporary Novels to Sink Into

    fiction wonder. In The Gilded Hour , Sara Donati shapes a historical fiction story about an eccentric family and a broad The Rose Code  is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer War II story about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction storytelling master like Kate Quinn could craft a compelling novel around the potential tedium

  • Review of The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook

    you're interested in this book, you might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American

  • Review of Lone Women by Victor LaValle

    History is simple, but the past is complicated. If you like Westerns, you might want to check out the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and  Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/16/24 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Molly Aitken's historical fiction novel set in 13th-century Ireland 01 Bright I Burn by Molly Aitken Molly Aitken's historical fiction Bright I Burn is based on the true

  • Review of A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn

    This second book in Raybourn's historical fiction mystery series, set in Victorian London, hooked me listening to A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries. lepidopterist (she studies butterflies and moths) and adventurer Veronica Speedwell teams up with her natural-history

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/29/24 Edition

    Now I'm reading an upcoming book by a favorite author, Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts, a historical fiction story with magical elements; I'm reading the wonderful Ann Liang's soon-to-be-published young adult rom-com, I Hope This Doesn't Find You; and I'm listening to a historical fiction mystery based read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction fiction?

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/4/24 Edition

    about second chances, The Wedding People ; and I'm reading Bonnie Blaylock's Appalachian-set 1930s historical fiction about a traveling packhorse librarian and the family she becomes connected to in the mountains he Adults and Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance. 03 Light to the Hills by Bonnie Blaylock I love a historical fiction story set in Appalachia , and I also love to read books about books . Amanda's history may not only shake up her future, but affect the MacInteers as well.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/4/23 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Emma Donoghue's newest historical fiction, Learned by Heart, set series, One of Us Is Back; and I'm listening to Niall Howell's debut, Only Pretty Damned, which is noir historical fiction set behind the scenes of a circus. Pretty Damned by Niall Howell I'm listening to Niall Howell's debut, Only Pretty Damned, which is noir historical fiction set behind the scenes at Rowland's World Class Circus.

  • Six of My Favorite Literary Fiction Reads of the Year

    Six Great Bossy Literary Fiction Reads I read so many read literary fiction books last year, I'll need In my mind, literary fiction focuses on realistic characters and themes, the author's writing style is What are some of your favorite literary fiction reads? Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I. I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache

  • August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    I hereby present to you historical fiction, literary fiction, romance, fantasy, and science fiction. fiction art-focused mystery told in two timelines. fiction mystery in two timelines. This was immensely satisfying historical fiction. In Robert Jackson Bennett's novel, The Tainted Cup , he blends a rich, historical fiction-feeling story

  • Review of The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

    The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer fiction storytelling master like Kate Quinn could craft compelling storytelling around the potential For more about Kate Quinn’s The Huntress (and five other historical fiction books I loved), check out the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year. Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

  • Review of Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance by Paulette Jiles

    Jiles's newest stark, beautiful, heartbreaking historical fiction tracks former Union soldier John Chenneville I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. This was heartbreaking and lovely historical fiction from Paulette Jiles. I loved it.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/10/24 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Goddess of Warsaw, Lisa Barr's dual-timeline historical fiction 01 The Goddess of Warsaw by Lisa Barr In Lisa Barr's newest historical fiction, The Goddess of Warsaw

  • Review of North Woods by Daniel Mason

    Mason's novel isn't simply a historical fiction story linked through timelines. But North Woods isn't a charming historical fiction novel.

  • Review of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1) by Jacqueline Winspear

    truth in the aftermath of World War I in this irresistible first installment of Winspear's 18-book historical fiction series. Check out this Greedy Reading List for Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

  • Review of A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird

    is down your alley, you might also be interested in the novels on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/17/25 Edition

    sassy female assassins; I'm reading Karen Russell's recently published, intriguing magical-realism historical fiction set during the Dust Bowl, The Antidote ; and I'm listening to Gillian McAllister's newest twisty loved A Curious Beginning , the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, as well as the sequels A Perilous Undertaking , A Treacherous Curse , A Dangerous books in the series.) 02 The Antidote by Karen Russell A terrible dust storm is raging through the fictional

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/9/24 Edition

    Makepeace spy mystery, The Trap ; I'm listening to Miss Morgan's Book Brigade , Janet Skeslien Charles's historical fiction in two timelines, focused on a World War I-era NYPL librarian who makes waves in France; and Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles I love a book about scrappy librarians , and Janet Skeslien Charles's historical fiction novel Miss Morgan's Book Brigade takes that setup farther into favorable Bossy territory, by seen in France: children's libraries, where kids in war-torn communities can dream, lose themselves in fictional

  • Review of What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway

    The historical fiction story about the building of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, had I love a North-Carolina-set story, and Joy Callaway's historical fiction What the Mountains Remember

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/23/24 Edition

    camper daughter of the owners has disappeared, God of the Woods ; and I'm listening to Joy Callaway's historical fiction set in the time of the building of North Carolina's Grove Park Inn in Asheville, What the Mountains 03 What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway I love a North-Carolina-set story, and Joy Callaway's historical fiction What the Mountains Remember has me hooked: the novel traces the building of the famous Grove

  • Review of The Women by Kristin Hannah

    is conflated with romance-novel elements that keep things moving but frequently pulled me out of the historical fiction story I loved. The excellent historical fiction here is conflated with romance-novel-worthy storylines and dialogue

  • Review of Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson

    Nellie Coker is fresh out of jail and ready to jump back into the action, masterminding moves to increase Atkinson is also the author of Case Histories, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, Life After Life, Human If you like historical fiction mysteries, you might like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/28/23 Edition

    reading Kate Morton's dual-timeline mystery, Homecoming; and I'm reading Ashley Poston's newest light fiction You might also be interested in the novels on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West. 02 Homecoming Ashley Poston's newest romantic fiction is centered around Clementine, a harried book publicist who falls

  • July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    fiction mystery series with a feminist heroine; a great lakeside summertime romance; a 1980s-set astronaut fiction fantasy told in several timelines featuring vampires; and historical fiction with a young woman danger and solving the mysteries in book six of this series, Raybourn repeatedly evokes images of the fictional there's plenty of intrigue, and Raybourn evokes repeated images of mountain climbing in the Alpenwald, a fictional In Nicole Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Alexander "Sander" Cooke is a famed, sought-after "

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/5/24 Edition

    reclaim versions of their lives using competitive magical tasks, The Book of Love; and I'm listening to a historical fiction story in two timelines, one on The Titanic and one centering around a female spy in World War Walsh Unsinkable is historical fiction set in two timelines by Jenni L. Walsh.

  • Review of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

    I mentioned Gilead in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil

  • Review of Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders

    I included Lincoln in the Bardo in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/10/22 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Fire and the Ore, the newest historical fiction novel (to be Hawker is also the author of The Ragged Edge of Night, which I mentioned in Six Historical Fiction Books wrote One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I listed in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West. 02 I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy I wasn't familiar Her mother's volatile emotions; upsetting and controlling manner; pushy actions; mental, emotional, and

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/15/24 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to William Kent Krueger's mid-century-set historical fiction Barnes's eerie science fiction novel Ghost Station; and I'm listening to Emily Henry's newest delightful 01 The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger I love William Kent Krueger's historical fiction stories one of my favorite books the year I read it, and it made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction you can check out my review here, and you might like to check out its spot on Six More Great Light Fiction

  • March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    here for my full review of The Excitements. 04 Good Material by Dolly Alderton Alderton's literary fiction fiction story I loved. The excellent historical fiction here is conflated with romance-novel-worthy storylines and dialogue fiction tale of a pioneering, headstrong, brilliant figure whose existence has been debated for centuries Pope Joan is Donna Woolfolk Cross's historical fiction about a figure whose existence the Catholic church

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/21/23 Edition

    A book that keeps coming to mind as I read this one is This Tender Land, historical fiction by William and the "restructuring" that cut off American Indians from their culture, their families, and their history character based upon Nathaniel Hawthorne--although it treats him very differently as a character--is the historical fiction novel Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese.

  • Review of The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

    In this historical fiction novel by Kate Quinn, the stories of two women—an imagined World War I spy

  • Review of The Trackers by Charles Frazier

    In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era I love a Great Depression-set story, and in Frazier's literary fiction The Trackers, he immerses us in If you're interested in Great Depression-era historical fiction like I am, you might also like the books

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/13/23 Edition

    You might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West. 02 Killers

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/24/24 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Glassmaker, the newest historical fiction from Tracy Chevalier (Girl with a Pearl Earring); I'm reading Bear, the newest literary fiction from Julia Phillips (Disappearing 01 The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier I'm so excited about this new historical fiction from Tracy Chevalier

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/31/22 Edition

    I'm reading The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell's newest historical fiction, about a young duchess in Renaissance Italy; I'm listening to Nora Goes Off Script, Annabel Monaghan's light fiction about fiction about a strong young woman and her mining community in 1900s Colorado. to exist in this new world. 02 Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan In Annabel Monaghan's light fiction Fiction Stories Set in the American West.

  • Review of Fallen Land by Taylor Brown

    I included this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War .

  • Review of Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall

    Marshall's debut historical fiction centers around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines In this historical fiction, Marshall explores the goings-on at 1960s unwed mothers' homes in Canada--

  • Review of Quantum Girl Theory by Erin Kate Ryan

    In Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction mystery, she uses a fascinating story structure to explore different In Erin Kate Ryan's recently published historical fiction mystery Quantum Girl Theory, Mary Garrett focuses Ryan explores various alternate histories and life tracks for Paula Jean while "Mary" digs more deeply The title and cover made me think "science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty mystery as it moves through various fascinating potential realities

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/24/23 Edition

    listening to A Perilous Undertaking, the second in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries. retired FBI agent is brutally tortured and killed nearby, Porter will need to delve into the area's history I loved A Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries.

  • Review of Boy by Nicole Galland

    In Nicole Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Alexander "Sander" Cooke is a famed, sought-after "

  • Review of The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

    In Kate Quinn's newest historical fiction, she shares the story of a real World War II figure, a Russian Based on a true story, The Diamond Eye is Kate Quinn's most recent historical fiction wonder. This time she tells the World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female In 1937, history student Ludmila Pavlichenko is a young lady balancing school, the care of her young Kate Quinn is a master of historical fiction and is the author of the fantastic titles The Huntress,

  • Review of A Far Better Thing by H. G. Parry

    In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful emerges as unlikely from the boozy, smart but lazy, bitter character, remains in place within this fan-fiction The Unlikely Escape of Uriah Heep , The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door , Heartless , and The Shadow Histories

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