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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/20/26 Edition
debut novel about an adult daycare center, Upward Bound ; and I'm listening to Christina Applegate's memoir This is a brutally honest memoir, and in the audiobook Applegate repeatedly sobs as she shares her painful memories and experiences. You might also want to check out these Bossy reviews of other celebrity memoirs .
- Thankful for More Five-Star Bossy Reads
If you're interested in books that explore mortality, you might want to check out Six Powerful Memoirs Bloom is also the author of the heartbreakingly beautiful In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss , Away , by Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams offers a gritty, honest, captivating, spare yet fully developed memoir In Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You , songwriter, singer, and musician Lucinda Williams shares
- Six Rockin' Stories about Bands and Music
of my favorite fiction works that have to do with rock and roll, writing songs, performing, and the musician Utopia Avenue contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians somehow I still haven't read it--as well as A Long Way Down, Slam, How to Be Good, About a Boy, and the memoir You, Goodnight by Andy Abramowitz In Thank You, Goodnight, Teddy Tremble, a likable, formerly famous musician
- Review of This Is Happiness by Niall Williams
Noe begin going on periodic nighttime excursions quest to try to see a legendary but elusive Irish musician
- March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
by Jennette McCurdy McCurdy translates the singular voice she displayed in her candid, darkly funny memoir McCurdy's unique voice came through loud and clear in her personal, unflinching memoir I'm Glad My Mom my full review of When the Cranes Fly South . 06 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff This classic memoir wonderful book The Correspondent , Virginia Evans mentioned another epistolary book, the 1970 classic memoir The correspondence is only half Hanff's, but this epistolary memoir structure and its rich content allow
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/18/24 Edition
the first book in Blake Crouch's Wayward Pines mystery trilogy, Pines ; I'm listening to Ina Garten's memoir secret agent Ethan Burke wakes up in a strange place, by a river, horribly bruised and in pain--with no memory As his memory comes back to him in pieces, he recalls that his mission--before a devastating car crash of her former specialty food shop in the Hamptons, Barefoot Contessa, offers a personal, thoughtful memoir
- Review of Baby X by Kira Peikoff
She's falling for her famous client, the musician Trace Thorne--but when a woman shows up claiming to
- Review of Signal Fires by Dani Shapiro
Wilf, whose wife is losing her memories at the same time vivid memories of past events come rushing back I mentioned Dani Shapiro's fascinating memoir Inheritance in the Greedy Reading List Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In. Shapiro is also the author of Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage; Devotion: A Memoir; and other books.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/6/24 Edition
She's falling for her famous client, the musician Trace Thorne--but when a woman shows up claiming to
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/12/23 Edition
Reading Now I'm reading Maddalena and the Dark, Julia Fine's upcoming novel about young friends and musicians
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/6/23 Edition
Naomi Alderman's newest novel, The Future, to be published tomorrow; I'm listening to Prachi Gupta's memoir In her memoir, Gupta explores her Indian American culture, her parents' expectations, society's pressures But when a dangerous ritual threatens the safety of all the magicians in Great Britain, he reluctantly
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/5/23 Edition
When a documentary shines a light on Margot again, Billy's longtime crush on the musician is renewed.
- Review of Moonlight Drive by A.R. Hadley
I was puzzled as to why the "secret" that Nick, a professional musician, played piano and wrote songs Hadley's descriptions of the clothing styles of the musicians of the era were entertaining and a highlight
- Six Rockin' Stories about Bands and Music
of my favorite fiction works that have to do with rock and roll, writing songs, performing, and the musician Utopia Avenue contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians somehow I still haven't read it--as well as A Long Way Down, Slam, How to Be Good, About a Boy, and the memoir You, Goodnight by Andy Abramowitz In Thank You, Goodnight, Teddy Tremble, a likable, formerly famous musician
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/23/26 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Valerie Bertinelli's memoir Getting Naked ; I'm reading Ian out if, as I hope, she's offering a straight-talking, funny, compassionate missive to women in this memoir Check out these other celebrity memoirs I've Bossily reviewed; or you might like my reviews of these memoirs . 02 White River Crossing by Ian McGuire Ian McGuire's newest novel White River Crossing is
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/19/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading three upcoming titles; one memoir and a novel are coming out tomorrow and one memoir will be published next week. Memoirs to Explore Six More Fascinating Memoirs to Explore Six Illuminating Memoirs to Dive Into Six Illuminating Memoirs I've Read This Year Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality 02 The Frederick Sisters Are
- Six Bossy Favorite Romance Reads from the Past Year
Katie Vaughn has been single for a year, since her former fiancé, an up-and-coming musician, hit it big They're both currently on Georgia's tiny Little Crescent Island, vying to become the memoir author for
- Review of Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry
They're both currently on Georgia's tiny Little Crescent Island, vying to become the memoir author for In separate interviews with each writer, Margaret recounts her family's checkered past as well as memories
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
most loved reading in May: Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You, Lucinda Williams's gritty, frank memoir by Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams offers a gritty, honest, captivating, spare yet fully developed memoir In Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You, songwriter, singer, and musician Lucinda Williams shares
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/8/25 Edition
listening to The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman; and I'm listening to author Arundhati Roy's memoir sabotage. 02 Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy The author of The God of Small Things shares a memoir For more Bossy reviews of memoirs please check out the titles at this link . 03 The Man Who Died Twice
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/25/25 Edition
Cavanagh's twisty revenge mystery, Kill for Me, Kill for You ; and I'm listening to Maria Bamford's candid memoir , Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere . I don't love the title, but I'm hooked on the story. 03 Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental You might also want to check out these Bossy reviews of memoirs I've read.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/24/25 Edition
set in glamorous Capri by Katy Hays, Saltwater ; I'm listening to standup comedian Youngmi Mayer's memoir , I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying ; and for my book club I'm listening to Patric Gagne's memoir, Sociopath Hays is also the author of The Cloisters . 02 I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying: A Memoir by Youngmi Mayer standup comedian and podcast host, and she is intrigued by dark humor, aiming to inject it into her memoir I'm listening to I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying as an audiobook. 03 Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne
- Review of How to Say Goodbye by Wendy MacNaughton
moments, How to Say Goodbye shines a light on the things we can potentially shape--including sharing memories of interest to you, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/26/22 Edition
Wilf, whose memories of past events come rushing back. I mentioned Dani Shapiro's fascinating memoir Inheritance in the Greedy Reading List Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In. 03 Other Birds by Sarah Addison Allen "There are birds, and then there
- Six More Novels I Loved Reading Last Year
about facing mortality, you might be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs World by Jai Chakrabarti Chakrabarti offers characters with complex struggles, hopes, and haunting memories Wilf, whose wife is losing her memories at the same time vivid memories of past events come rushing back I mentioned Dani Shapiro's fascinating memoir Inheritance in the Greedy Reading List Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In.
- Review of Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy
that was once in the area, and she interviewed workers and guests from the Midwestern hub where hit musicians
- Review of The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl
The Paris Novel is the first novel by food writer, memoir author, food critic, and James Beard award-winner Her wonderful food-focused memoirs Garlic and Sapphires and Tender at the Bone were both listed in my Greedy Reading List of Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite , and you can find my review of Save Me the Plums , her memoir about heading up Gourmet magazine, here .
- Ten Bossy Spring Favorites
There's a book of short stories; one nonfiction book; a memoir; an atmospheric, mysterious novel; historical They're both currently on Georgia's tiny Little Crescent Island, vying to become the memoir author for Her memoir is candid, poignant, funny, and always entertaining. I laughed out loud repeatedly while I was reading this charming memoir by this strong, funny woman. For more memoirs you might like, please check out these Bossy reviews as well as Greedy Reading Lists
- Review of The Drowning Kind by Jennifer McMahon
captivating character here, although she exists largely off page and in the main protagonist's mixed-feelings memories Lexie was the excellent swimmer and student and musician and had lots of friends and was their parents
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/24/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Cher , the first in Cher's planned two-part memoir; I'm reading 01 Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher In the first of Cher's two-part memoir, she traces some of her So far the memoir feels focused on more of an account of what occurred, with emotional confusion and
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/2/25 Edition
century rural Scotland, Clear ; and I'm reading comedian and former pro tennis player Michael Kosta's memoir Tommy Tomlinson was a reporter for the Charlotte Observer for over two decades and is the author of a memoir Michael Kosta I didn't know anything about Michael Kosta when I began reading this book, but I love memoirs
- Review of Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau
only one current patient, a famous rock star with addiction problems, and in an unorthodox shift, the musician
- Review of What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
chilling and feels hauntingly pinpointed: They were big and brave, superb scholars and scientists, musicians
- Review of The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson
Casey Wilson, actress (Happy Endings), comedian (Saturday Night Live), and writer, shares essays and memories My initial cluelessness is no reflection on Wilson's book, and I'm generally game to read memoirs by If you like memoirs, you might try the books on some of these Greedy Reading Lists: Six Illuminating Memoirs to Dive Into Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your Appetite Six Powerful Memoirs About Facing Mortality
- My Bossy Favorite Reads of the Summer
by Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams offers a gritty, honest, captivating, spare yet fully developed memoir In Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You, songwriter, singer, and musician Lucinda Williams shares
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/16/26 Edition
Cook's memoir about books and her inspiration in Harriet Tubman, Shut Up and Read ; I'm reading Charleen 01 Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett’s Bookshop by Jeannine A. Cook Jeannine A.
- October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
of this book please see Katabasis . 02 Frog: The Secret Diary of a Paramedic by Sally Gould Gould's memoir Sally Gould's memoir is named after a darkly humorous term of affection for paramedics in Australia ( For my full review, please check out The Everlasting . 04 Care and Feeding: A Memoir by Laurie Woolever I listened to this memoir as an audiobook. You might also be interested in the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Foodie Memoirs to Whet Your
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/29/24 Edition
opening up after heartbreak by David Nicholls; and I'm listening to Australian actress Rebel Wilson's memoir I'm listening to You Are Here as an audiobook. 03 Rebel Rising by Rebel Wilson I love to read a memoir --if you haven't yet, you might want to check out the many stand-alone memoir reviews and memoir-focused A friend recommended actress Rebel Wilson's memoir Rebel Rising , and I'm listening to the Australian's
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/16/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Molly Jong-Fast's memoir about her tumultuous relationship with 01 How to Lose Your Mother: A Daughter's Memoir by Molly Jong-Fast Molly Jong-Fast is a podcaster and How to Lose Your Mother is a poignant, sharp, darkly funny memoir of a challenging, volatile relationship
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/23/26 Edition
plague begins to spread, Eleanore of Avignon ; and I'm listening to Helen Hanff's short epistolary memoir her wonderful book The Correspondent , Virginia Evans mentioned another epistolary book, the classic memoir
- Six Riveting Backlist Reads
The book contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians
- Review of The Guide by Peter Heller
When he's set up as the guide for a famous musician, he baits her line, carries her gear, and sets her
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/17/21 Edition
The musician and his wife move in with the doctor's family while the star struggles with his issues,
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/30/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading evangelical preacher Beth Moore's memoir, All My Knotted-Up Life But her memoir details childhood abuse, her mother's deteriorating mental health, the development of For many more Bossy reviews of memoirs, please check out the books and lists at this link .
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/10/25 Edition
Alaskan wilderness by a favorite author, Eowyn Ivey; I'm listening to Southern comic Leanne Morgan's memoir offers current-day takes on her life that will feel familiar to fans, but her memoir also traces her You can find Bossy reviews of other memoirs here . 03 Death at Morning House by Maureen Johnson Marlowe
- April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
They love each other, but they are able to stay married only because they push down the memories of tragedies here for my full review of The Road to Tender Hearts . 03 This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir Her memoir is candid, poignant, funny, and always entertaining. I laughed out loud repeatedly while I was reading this charming memoir by this strong, funny woman. They're both currently on Georgia's tiny Little Crescent Island, vying to become the memoir author for
- November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
fiction, two historical fiction mysteries (one with magical elements at its heart), a fictionalized memoir expects adventure when she agrees to help save the magical world by serving as companion to an elderly magician Truth. 05 The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken McCracken straddles the line between novel and memoir The Hero of This Book straddles the line between fiction and memoir, as the letter feels deeply like The Hero of This Book is one way in which the author refuses to allow her many vivid memories of her
- Six Bossy Favorite Historical Fiction Reads from the Past Year
It's January 1889, and Veronica and her natural historian beau Stoker are working on a memorial exhibition also the author of White Houses , which I gave 5 Bossy stars, the heartbreakingly beautiful In Love: A Memoir They love each other, but they are able to stay married only because they push down the memories of tragedies Gretel's unwanted bond with the young boy downstairs brings memories flooding back from her own childhood
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/17/25 Edition
Iida Turpeinin's upcoming historical fiction novel Beasts of the Sea ; I'm listening to Jen Hatmaker's memoir scheduled for publication November 18, courtesy of NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company. 02 Awake: A Memoir
- Review of A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck by Sophie Elmhirst
the titles on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Compelling Nonfiction Reads , Six Favorite Nonfiction and Memoir Reads of the Year , Six Nonfiction and Memoir Reads I Loved , Six of My Favorite Nonfiction Reads ,














































