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  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/28/25 Edition

    she allows her subconscious to develop a rich imagined world and story completely unlike her stilted literary allows those who are grieving or coping with tragedy to soften their emotions and emerge better able to function

  • Review of Slow Burn Summer by Josie Silver

    actress to play the part of a novelist--and tour in place of the reticent (the writer is famous in literary

  • Review of The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year by Margaret Renkl

    In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl offers a literary, nature-focused devotional of 52 chapters,

  • Review of Less Is Lost (Arthur Less #2) by Andrew Sean Greer

    He decided to accept all of the random literary event invitations he'd received for the coming months well as a financial crisis--and again turns to the distracting schedule and constant movement of a literary

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/13/25 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Kirsten Miller's entertaining novel about a lending library and banned books in a small Southern town, Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books ; I'm reading 01 Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller In a small Southern town, a lending library Lula generously (she believes) sets up a Little Free Library full of appropriate books. But someone mischievous has put the dust jackets of her wholesome books on LGBTQ+ novels, romances, literary

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/6/22 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Cult Classic, Sloane Crosley's upcoming literary fantasy; Empire Lostetter's standalone science fiction about AI, a space crew, friendship, and bravery. Lostetter Activation Degradation, standalone science fiction from Marina L. Lostetter's book started off with a lot of logistics that slowed things for me, but as of page 66 the action

  • Review of Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister

    Camilla is a literary agent, and I loved her escapes into books and her love for them.

  • Newer Romantic Novels Perfect for Savoring Summer's Last Gasp

    If you're into reading lighter fiction with romance, a number of real-life issues and complications, Reads of the Past Year Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six of My Favorite Rom-Com Six More of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads of the Year Have you loved any other romantic comedy or lighter fiction This is a great example of a light-fiction-feeling romance that deals with weighty, meaningful themes

  • Review of Less (Arthur Less #1) by Andrew Sean Greer

    He decides to accept all of the random literary event invitations he's received and to put together a

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/6/24 Edition

    In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl offers a literary, nature-focused devotional of 52 chapters,

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/27/21 Edition

    fishing guide at an elite but eerie Colorado resort; and The Ex Talk, Rachel Lynn Solomon's debut light fiction His actions drew even more ire from Putin and those in his ranks, and Putin famously retaliated to Browder's If you like nonfiction books that read like fiction, you might try the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction. 02 The Guide by Peter Heller A new Peter Heller The Guide is a literary thriller by one of my favorite authors, in which Jack (from Heller's book The

  • Ten Bossy Spring Favorites

    ; contemporary fiction; a rom-com with a historical fiction element; a story about music and sisters told in two timelines; a mystery that's full of surprises; and a historical fiction mystery. In Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction novel, Libby Steadman lives in Virginia on the edge of I loved the historical fiction aspect of Margaret's recounting of her history. Camilla is a literary agent, and I loved her escapes into books and her love for them.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/3/21 Edition

    father is the Crown Prince of Japan; Damnation Spring, Ash Davidson's dark and beautifully written literary Damnation Spring is a literary mystery from Ash Davidson, and it's wonderfully wrought so far, with plenty

  • Review of The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken

    The Hero of This Book straddles the line between fiction and memoir, as the book feels like a deeply The freedom one fictional man grants you is immeasurable. The blurred line between fact and fiction allows the true heart of the book, a daughter's wonder, grief

  • Review of Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney

    Meanwhile, Alice's best friend Eileen is questioning her life path, working at a literary magazine and

  • Review of The Guide by Peter Heller

    The Guide is a literary thriller by one of my favorite authors, in which Jack (from Heller's book The began unraveling in the story, I felt as though the tone of the book shifted abruptly into a dramatic, action-packed section that seemed straight out of a movie. Heller's books, including his thrilling, character-driven story The River, the meditative yet decisively action-oriented

  • Review of Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman #1) by Olivia Waite

    The playful tone and clever main protagonist in Olivia Waite's science-fiction novella make for an appealing In Olivia Waite's slim science-fiction mystery, Dorothy wakes up...in a body that's not her own. knocked systems offline, and even worse, it seems that someone has deliberately been sabotaging the Library tone of this novella (it's 112 pages) is playful--it reminded me somewhat of Becky Chambers's science fiction For more of my Bossy science-fiction favorites, check out the titles at this link .

  • Review of The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren

    The Paradise Problem is the perfect light fiction read to close out the summer, with a high-stakes fake In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West are a young married couple on the verge Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads of the Past Year Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading , and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories

  • Six Four-Star Mysteries to Keep You Guessing

    sinister underbelly of their rural North Carolina town, and basically everything about this intricate literary

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/3/23 Edition

    training college for wartime dragon riders, Fourth Wing; I'm reading Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction about dragons. 02 The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction with her clients, as she keeps explaining to them) who is fake dating a nice man and attending family functions interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.

  • Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading

    More Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Adorable rom-coms can be perfect summertime reading. If you're into lighter fiction with some romance and often some laughs, you might also like the books Reads of the Past Year Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six of My Favorite Rom-Com This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved.

  • Review of The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd

    The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby is a historical fiction art-focused mystery told in two timelines husband and wife writing team of Collette Lyons and Paul Vlitos) offers a gorgeously wrought historical fiction This was immensely satisfying historical fiction. You can click here for lists of more historical fiction novels and historical fiction mysteries I've

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/5/25 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Stephen Graham Jones's historical fiction-horror story, The heavy emotional underpinnings, Say You'll Remember Me ; and I'm reading Olivia Waite's slim science fiction-mystery The Buffalo Hunter Hunter is a horror/historical fiction story with key supernatural elements. Playlist . 03 Murder by Memory (Dorothy Gentleman #1) by Olivia Waite In Olivia Waite's slim science-fiction knocked systems offline, and even worse, it seems that someone has deliberately been sabotaging the Library

  • A Short Bossy Break

    I've got these books going at the moment: recently published fantasy-historical fiction, the second in novel about an unconventional family in late 20th century Manhattan, Victorian-England-set historical fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/5/24 Edition

    Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby , an art-focused historical fiction mystery in two timelines; I'm reading The Tainted Cup , a fascinating fantasy-science-fiction mystery Lloyd In The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby , Ellery Lloyd offers a gorgeously wrought historical fiction You might also like the novels on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Lighter Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading , and you can find other Bossy light fiction reviews here .

  • Review of The Poppy Fields by Nikki Erlick

    grief, loss, family conflicts, strangers' bonds, and sticky moral dilemmas related to a speculative-fiction allows those who are grieving or coping with tragedy to soften their emotions and emerge better able to function

  • Review of An Unexpected Peril (Veronica Speedwell #6) by Deanna Raybourn

    danger and solving the mysteries in book six of this series, Raybourn repeatedly evokes images of the fictional In the sixth book of the wonderful Deanna Raybourn's  feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction there's plenty of intrigue, and Raybourn evokes repeated images of mountain climbing in the Alpenwald, a fictional

  • Review of Trust by Hernan Diaz

    Characters come off as less realistic than their fictionalized versions (who are main protagonists of story inside a story), and the ability of those with money and power to manipulate the truth into pure fiction often more interesting and potentially bolstering to a powerful persona than the elaborately imagined fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/26/24 Edition

    tropical-island-set rom-com The Paradise Problem ; I'm listening to Moonbound , Robin Sloan's fantasy-science-fiction 01 The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West Reads of the Past Year , Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year , Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading , and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories . 02 Moonbound by Robin Sloan In Robin Sloan's science-fiction-fantasy tale Moonbound , it's eleven thousand years

  • Review of Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry

    Henry's story-within-a-story adds a historical fiction element to her signature big-hearted, banter-driven I loved the historical fiction aspect of Margaret's recounting of her history. my favorite books the year I read it, and it also made it onto the Greedy Reading List Six Lighter Fiction my review here , and you might like to check it out on the Greedy Reading List Six More Great Light Fiction

  • Review of Grey Dog by Elliott Gish

    Grey Dog begins as an immersive historical fiction story of a young teacher with a shocking past in This is a feminist historical fiction story in which women--long kept quiet and still, supervised to I loved the setting and detail of the historical fiction story, but I became fully hooked as the tale You might also like my Bossy reviews of other historical fiction books set in the 1900s .

  • Review of Rednecks by Taylor Brown

    In this mix of fictional and fascinating historical elements, Brown crafts a character-driven story of Rednecks offers a mix of fictional and real characters in this riveting tale of rebellion and oppressive The true events that inspired the book are shocking and often read like fiction--the cutthroat, sometimes Mountain, and Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

  • Six More of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads of the Year

    Check out these Bossy links for more romantic novels or lighter fiction . Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads of the Past Year Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading , and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories 01 Funny Story In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West are a young married couple on the verge

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/28/25 Edition

    which is set during a devastating earthquake, Tilt ; I'm reading Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction Emma Pattee is a climate journalist as well as a fiction writer. for this novel. 02 The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian In Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction

  • Six Great Stories about Robots

    The Robot Books It's been a long time since I've talked about science fiction and robot stories. And you can find Bossy science-fiction favorites at this link . Have you read any of these books? 01 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers Chambers's science fiction In The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet , the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers Chambers's story is science fiction that's full of heart, heartbreak, and hope.

  • Review of Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

    In Daisy Jones & the Six , Reid offers a fictionalized account (written as fictional interviews) of the

  • Review of Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles

    This historical fiction story in two timelines introduces the little-known real-life figure of librarian NYPL to war-torn France and introduced a novelty to communities there during World War I: children's libraries I love a book about scrappy librarians , and Janet Skeslien Charles's historical fiction novel Miss Morgan's , where kids in war-torn communities can dream, lose themselves in fictional worlds, and try to recapture Janet Skeslien Charles is also the author of The Paris Library .

  • 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

  • Review of Pope Joan: A Novel by Donna Woolfolk Cross

    Donna Woolfolk Cross offers a fascinating historical fiction tale of a pioneering, headstrong, brilliant Pope Joan is Donna Woolfolk Cross's historical fiction about a figure whose existence the Catholic church Other historical fiction books with faith elements that I've loved include Revelations and Illuminations

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/24/25 Edition

    I'm listening to Cher , the first in Cher's planned two-part memoir; I'm reading an upcoming science-fiction I received a prepublication edition of this science fiction title courtesy of St. You can find Bossy reviews of other science fiction novels here . 03 Show Don't Tell: Stories by Curtis

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

    the End , a novel I adored. 03 Grey Dog by Elliott Gish Grey Dog  begins as an immersive historical fiction This is a feminist historical fiction story in which women--long kept quiet and still, supervised to I loved the setting and detail of the historical fiction story, but I became fully hooked as the tale In Table for Two: Fictions , Amor Towles offers six short stories set in New York City and a novella Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I.

  • Review of How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang

    For Bossy reviews of lighter fiction or rom-com books I've loved, check out these Greedy Reading Lists : Six More of my Favorite Romantic Fiction Reads from the Past Year Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading Perfect for Summer Reading Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading Six of My Favorite Lighter Fiction

  • Six Four-Star Mysteries to Check Out, ICYMI

    sinister underbelly of their rural North Carolina town, and basically everything about this intricate literary

  • Review of Into the Wilderness (Wilderness #1) by Sara Donati

    Sara Donati's historical fiction includes nods to Outlander and The Last of the Mohicans, considers the I've heard this called Outlander fan fiction (Jamie and Claire Fraser are mentioned in this novel), and of its true origins, Into the Wilderness did scratch the itch of reading a combination of historical fiction author of the wonderful book The Gilded Hour as well as Where the Light Enters and ten other historical fiction

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

    female assassins; I'm reading Karen Russell's recently published, intriguing magical-realism historical fiction It was the right book at the right time for me: entertainment in the perfect combination of action and Curious Beginning , the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction books in the series.) 02 The Antidote by Karen Russell A terrible dust storm is raging through the fictional

  • Review of October in the Earth by Olivia Hawker

    Hawker's newest historical fiction gives a wonderfully evocative peek into a gritty period, as her main I love Olivia Hawker's books (see links to my other reviews below), and her newest historical fiction the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction

  • Review of White Houses by Amy Bloom

    ICYMI: White Houses is gorgeously written, exhaustingly researched historical fiction about Eleanor Roosevelt behind-the-scenes peeks at the residential rooms of the Roosevelt White House (which, Bloom recounts in interviews, functioned

  • Review of Moonbound by Robin Sloan

    The fantasy-science-fiction novel Moonbound spans time and splits into several stories, for me never In Robin Sloan's science-fiction-fantasy tale Moonbound , it's eleven thousand years in the future, and

  • Review of The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore

    ICYMI: Graham Moore tells a historical fiction tale based on real events surrounding the rise of the The Last Days of Night is a fictionalized account based on the dramatic Edison-Westinghouse-Tesla conflicts You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Historical Fiction Favorites, Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites, Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year, and Six Historical Fiction You can find others by searching "historical fiction" on this blog.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/3/25 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a historical fiction story set just before the Civil War, about young enslaved woman haunted by her sister's ghost, Junie ; I'm listening to middle-grade historical fiction II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review of Kate Quinn's great codebreaking historical fiction readers to abandon shame and self-doubt in favor of embracing truth and speaking out in a fierce call to action

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