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- Six Book Recommendations from Smarty Librarians
Three other titles suggested to me as promising adult and young adult science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian For other science fiction and fantasy books I've read and reviewed, please check out the titles at this
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/29/24 Edition
reading an upcoming book by a favorite author, Katherine Arden, The Warm Hands of Ghosts, a historical fiction soon-to-be-published young adult rom-com, I Hope This Doesn't Find You; and I'm listening to a historical fiction read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction February 6, courtesy of NetGalley and Scholastic Press. 03 The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon Historical fiction
- Review of The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton
ICYMI: Morton offers a strong historical fiction mystery, with assumed identities, dual timelines, twists I mentioned this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You
- Review of Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
Sink into this light-fiction escapism; Nora Goes Off Script is romantic and satisfying in its outlandishly In Annabel Monaghan's light fiction Nora Goes Off Script, Nora Hamilton is a scriptwriter for a Hallmark-style If you like light fiction, you might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. Or you can search for light fiction reviews on the site.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/30/25 Edition
author for an extended book tour; I'm listening to Boy , Nicole Galland's gender-swapping historical fiction Second-Chance, Do-Over, Reliving-Life Stories . 02 Boy by Nicole Galland In Nicole Galland's historical fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/25/24 Edition
Wray's sassy multiple-timeline historical fiction novel about sisters who served pivotal roles in World War II, The Excitements; and I'm reading Allison Pataki's most recent historical fiction, about a little-known It's part historical fiction with wonderful World War II details and part sassy modern-day tale about
- Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading
Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Is it really summer without some great rom-com reads teed up and ready And if you're into lighter fiction with some romance and laughs, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Summertime is the backdrop to Fortune's Meet Me at the Lake, light fiction
- Six Great Books about Brave Female Spies
I love a peek at a secret world, and each of these books (all but one are fiction) offers that very thing I also have another list of titles in this category, and all of the titles on that list but one are fiction I'd love to hear: What are your favorite (fiction or nonfiction) books about tough lady spies? In Elizabeth Wein's young adult historical fiction novel, it's 1943, and a British spy plane has crashed And while the second section wasn't a complete surprise, I found it really satisfying.
- 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 Blackbird, One for the Crow , which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/1/25 Edition
novel, My Friends ; I'm reading and loving Patrick Ryan's upcoming (to be published tomorrow) literary fiction friendship that comes out of a painful loss. 02 Buckeye by Patrick Ryan In Patrick Ryan's upcoming literary fiction
- 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
- Review of Time of the Child by Niall Williams
small-town Irish community's everyday and extraordinary events in this poignant, gorgeous literary fiction You can find Bossy reviews of other novels set in Ireland here and more reviews of literary fiction
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Hartnett is also the author of the wonderful novel Unlikely Animals , which was one of my Bossy Favorite Fiction Wolves . 05 Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Henry's story-within-a-story adds a historical fiction 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
- Bossy Holiday Book Gift Ideas: Cookbooks
Evie. ...from Party Food, to Seafood, to Poultry and Meat, to Desserts ("This is one of the largest sections The joy of The Great British Bake Off is...this combination of old and new, classic and contemporary
- Review of The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
I loved the 1700s wintry Maine setting and the convictions of the historical fiction novel's strong midwife Historical fiction? Check. Maine setting? Check. Female character in the medical profession? Check. Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who defied tradition and convention--and, in Lawhon's historical fiction
- Review of Queens of London by Heather Webb
Queens of London is fascinating historical fiction that explores the gritty underbelly of post-World This is immensely readable historical fiction.
- Review of Ready or Not by Cara Bastone
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 Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens
The bedrock for Lucky Red is made up of wonderful historical fiction details of life in the dusty, volatile You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American West.
- Review of These Memories Do Not Belong to Us by Yiming Ma
In Ma's science fiction novel, China is the sole global superpower, and citizens' memories are valuable
- Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading
More Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Adorable rom-coms feel like the perfect summertime reading, and I've If you're into lighter fiction with some romance and laughs, you might also like the books on the Greedy Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. Have you loved any other romantic comedy or lighter fiction stories lately? This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved.
- Review of Will They or Won't They by Ava Wilder
This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved. 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.
- Review of The Night Ship by Jess Kidd
Kidd's dual-timeline historical fiction, based on actual events, shines in its vivid settings, richly The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines four Bossy stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction
- Review of Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
Beyond That, the Sea is a lovely character-driven historical fiction story about complicated relationships I loved witnessing the growth of each of the relationships in this character-driven historical fiction Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II or other World War II-set historical fiction
- Review of The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
This romantic light fiction story includes sibling conflicts, loss, betrayal, a love that seems impossible I loved the playful tone, the ghost angle within this light fiction, romantic story, and the focus on If you like light fiction, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.
- 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
- 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 1906 San Francisco, The Phoenix Crown; I'm listening to We Must Not Think of Ourselves, historical fiction Stories of various characters are interwoven through the historical fiction novel and add depth to the
- Review of Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
Ali Hazelwood's light fiction novel is wonderfully immersed in science, offering a forbidden relationship 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.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/14/25 Edition
one of my favorite books the year I read it, and it 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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/27/25 Edition
read it in one rainy afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction young-adult rom-com I Hope This Doesn't Find You here and my review of Liang's young-adult historical fiction
- Six Rockin' Stories about Bands and Music
Here are six of my favorite fiction works that have to do with rock and roll, writing songs, performing (The fictional band focus reminded me, in a good way, of Daisy Jones & the Six, mentioned below.) Utopia Avenue contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life Nick Hornby is also the author of High Fidelity-- another fictional book about music that I could have In Daisy Jones & the Six, Reid offers a fictionalized account (written as fictional interviews) of the
- August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
I read this engrossing family story in a day and can't wait to read future fiction by Claire Lynch. 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 Sophie Elmhirst revisits a decades-old true story that she crafts like fiction, skillfully using dry
- Review of The Madstone by Elizabeth Crook
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 West
- 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, 6/26/23 Edition
You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Novels Set in the American West. 02 Daughter of 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.
- 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 Mary Otis's Burst, a story about a mother and daughter; and I'm reading Mary Sharratt's historical fiction Mary Sharratt offers an exhaustively researched, fascinating historical fiction account of the life of
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/15/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the seventh installment in Martha Wells's fantastic science fiction 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, 8/7/23 Edition
England mystery series, A Treacherous Curse; and I'm reading The Deep Sky, Yume Kitasei's recent science fiction Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction of the wonderful Killers of a Certain Age. 03 The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei In Yume Kitasei's science fiction
- 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 A Burning by Megha Majumdar
In contemporary India, Jivan, a young Muslim girl, becomes tangentially entangled with the wrong people
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
01 Rednecks by Taylor Brown In this mix of fictional and fascinating historical elements, Brown crafts The true events that inspired the book are shocking and often read like fiction--the cutthroat, sometimes full review of Bride . 03 The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard The Other Valley is literary fiction Howard's literary speculative fiction explores fate, free will, changing the past and implications for characters Jack and Elizabeth try to find their way back to an emotional connection in this literary fiction
- Review of Funny Story by Emily Henry
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
- August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
There's a little bit of romantic, funny, steamy light fiction; the next wonderful installments in two historical fiction mystery series featuring irresistible heroines; a girl-power science-fiction space Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. 02 The Deep Sky by Yume crew, the mystery and suspicion, and most of all the character-driven storyline in Kitasei's science fiction In Yume Kitasei's science fiction thriller The Deep Sky, a mission to deep space is disrupted by an explosion
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/11/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Edan Lepucki's science-fiction time-travel novel, Time's Mouth ; I'm reading Paulette Jiles's newest historical fiction novel, Chenneville; and I'm reading Al Hess's Vengeance by Paulette Jiles I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction
- Review of The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore
This is light fiction, and I typically love a book about the love of books, but I couldn't buy into the If you like light fiction stories, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.
- 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
- 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 Us Is Back; and I'm listening to Niall Howell's debut, Only Pretty Damned, which is noir historical fiction by Niall Howell I'm listening to Niall Howell's debut, Only Pretty Damned, which is noir historical fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/4/24 Edition
second chances, The Wedding People ; and I'm reading Bonnie Blaylock's Appalachian-set 1930s historical fiction and Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance. 03 Light to the Hills by Bonnie Blaylock I love a historical fiction
- 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 fide movie star; and I'm reading Kate Manning's Gilded Mountain (to be published tomorrow), historical fiction to exist in this new world. 02 Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan In Annabel Monaghan's light fiction like stories like this, you might also enjoy the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction
- Review of Lone Women by Victor LaValle
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













































