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- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/22/22 Edition
fascinating, thought-provoking science fiction The Humans; and I'm reading The Quiet Zone, captivating nonfiction Kurczy's nonfiction explores the treasure of quiet in a world largely filled with noise, stimulation,
- Six Book Club Books I Loved in 2021
Despite some small moments that felt heavy-handed, this is a powerful, fast-paced, compelling nonfiction The subtitle of Browder's nonfiction book is A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight If you like nonfiction books that read like fiction, you might try the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Compelling Nonfiction Books that Read Like Fiction and Six of the Best Nonfiction Books I've Read
- Review of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1) by Jacqueline Winspear
standalone novel, The White Lady, a World War I-set novel, The Care and Management of Lies, and the nonfiction
- Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West
Australian outback at the end of the 19th century, Only Killers and Thieves centers around one family’s conflicts Doc is nonfiction, but it reads like historical fiction (as opposed to a heavier nonfiction title like
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
I had several literary fiction reads, a dystopian fantasy, and a fun nonfiction book. is reeling from economic troubles; Brendan's older adoptive brother deeply resents his presence; and conflicts Tommy Tomlinson's playful, intriguing nonfiction Dogland takes an engaging look at dogs--particularly remain separate, I was taken with the double-edged quest, elite training, magical abilities, and complex conflicts
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/6/22 Edition
Crosley's upcoming literary fantasy; Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe's exhaustive and infuriating nonfiction Meticulously researched, interesting, and infuriating, Empire of Pain is essential nonfiction reading
- Ten Bossy Spring Favorites
There's a book of short stories; one nonfiction book; a memoir; an atmospheric, mysterious novel; historical Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green In John Green's nonfiction John Green is also the author of the nonfiction collection of essays The Anthropocene Reviewed (which was one of my six favorite nonfiction reads the year I read it) as well as the young adult novels An Griffin Sisters also takes on deep familial conflicts, coping with loss and a devastating blow for future
- Shhh! Bossy Book Gift Ideas: Science and the Natural World
don't forget to check my past Bossy idea lists for quirky books, perennial classics, modern favorites, nonfiction Nonfiction and Hobby Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays Shhh! Bossy Nonfiction Book Gift Ideas A Bossy book-buying note: If you're buying books this holiday season
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/28/23 Edition
Bird's narrative nonfiction set in the late nineteenth century West; I'm reading Kate Morton's dual-timeline
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/17/21 Edition
reading Jessica Anya Blau's 1970s-set music-focused story Mary Jane; I'm listening to Katherine May's nonfiction 02 Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May In Katherine May's nonfiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/11/23 Edition
young man without direction who inherits a supervillain business, Starter Villain; and I'm reading nonfiction
- Review of True Biz by Sara Nović
Sara Nović is also the author of Girl at War and the illustrated nonfiction work America Is Immigrants
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/25/24 Edition
Accidental Empress, Sisi, The Queen's Fortune, and The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post, as well as the nonfiction
- Review of Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
The author includes nonfiction footnotes that link race, socioeconomic disparity, and imprisonment.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/3/25 Edition
heart of British codebreaking, The Bletchley Riddle ; and I'm reading feminist activist Mona Eltahawy's nonfiction
- Review of I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
boarding school years, when her roommate Thalia was murdered--and the school's athletic trainer was convicted For more Bossy reviews of fiction and nonfiction books about boarding schools, click here.
- Review of Those We Thought We Knew by David Joy
You can click here to find fiction and nonfiction books I've read and reviewed that explore issues of
- Six More Books about Brave Female Spies
Quinn offers plenty of interpersonal conflict, romance, suspected double-crossing, and details of life The nonfiction Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy is made up of vividly recounted behind-the-scenes Macintyre also wrote the fantastic Spy and the Traitor, which was one of my Six Favorite Nonfiction Books of the Year last year and which I also listed on the Greedy Reading List Six Compelling Nonfiction Books
- Review of State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny
collaboration between Clinton and Penny kept me on the edge of my seat through heart-stopping political conflicts still making me feel invested in the story and the ins and outs of the various complicated political conflicts Lady may have informed her fictionalized peeks into the government, Oval Office, and interpersonal conflicts seventeen Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, and Hillary Rodham Clinton is the author of numerous nonfiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/1/23 Edition
Sutanto's Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers; and I'm reading the slim, powerful nonfiction
- My Very Favorite Bossy 2025 Reads
In John Green's nonfiction book Everything Is Tuberculosis , he tells his story of befriending a young John Green is also the author of the nonfiction collection of essays The Anthropocene Reviewed (which was one of my six favorite nonfiction reads the year I read it) as well as other novels. is reeling from economic troubles; Brendan's older adoptive brother deeply resents his presence; and conflicts
- Shhh! Holiday Cookbook Gift Ideas
I spend most of the year focusing on fiction titles, with a healthy dose of memoirs and some nonfiction Nonfiction and Hobby Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays Shhh!
- Review of We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
love years ago with Newman's blog about her life, family and kids, Ben and Birdy, and I loved Newman's nonfiction
- Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences
These four fiction works and two nonfiction titles resonated deeply with me. is a sweeping generational story of hardship, sacrifice, and fifty years of Korean-Japanese cultural conflict
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/13/23 Edition
I loved Newman's nonfiction book about motherhood, Waiting for Birdy. 02 Big Swiss by Jen Beagin Greta
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/24/22 Edition
Pacific octopus; and I'm listening to How to Be Perfect by Michael Schur (creator of The Good Place), nonfiction
- September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
I included two titles from my continuing light fiction run, but I also listed a great nonfiction book This is a powerful, fast-paced, compelling nonfiction read. The subtitle of Browder's nonfiction book is A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight
- Six More Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year
Bird Isabella Bird's nonfiction account of her 1873 travels through the rugged, wondrous American West Through the vividly recounted adventures in this lively narrative nonfiction, Bird shares her many discoveries
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/29/22 Edition
making a comeback, Carrie Soto Is Back; and I'm listening to Empire of the Summer Moon, fascinating nonfiction and the complications and implications of his white-Native American heritage are emblematic of the conflicts
- Review of Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long
the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Books with Cold, Wintry Settings to Read by the Fire or the nonfiction
- Shhh! Kid and Teen Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
Nonfiction and Hobby Book Ideas for the Holidays And for even more ideas, check out my past book gift More Book Gifts for Kids and Teens 01 Games of Deception by Andrew Maraniss In Maraniss's nonfiction
- Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences
But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles resonated with me, each offering glimpses into is a sweeping generational story of hardship, sacrifice, and fifty years of Korean-Japanese cultural conflict
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/16/22 Edition
Nikole Hannah-Jones and The New York Times Magazine's expansion of the 1619 Project into a full-length nonfiction
- October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
fascinating historical fiction stories; an unorthodox friendship story about the meaning of life; and nonfiction Filled with sometimes playful, sometimes weighty questions, scenarios, and ideas, How to Be Perfect is nonfiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/24/22 Edition
Sullivan (author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky); I'm listening to wonderful, smart, entertaining Bill Bryson's nonfiction
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Here are my six favorite reads of the past month, which include contemporary fiction, suspense, nonfiction 1619 Project highlights tragic, uncomfortable aspects of our nation's history in an important work of nonfiction
- November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Where Are You, Sally Rooney's newest triumph; Isabel Wilkerson's disturbing, fascinating, and important nonfiction by Isabel Wilkerson Caste is consistently powerful, profound, disturbing, and absolutely necessary nonfiction
- Review of City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
Gilbert is a lovely writer who authored the very interesting nonfiction book Last American Man and the
- Review of The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
To read other Bossy fiction and nonfiction reviews on the site of books that address issues of race,
- Review of My Heart Went Walking by Sally Hanan
If you love books set in Ireland, you might try Patrick Radden Keefe's powerful nonfiction Say Anything
- Shhh! Book Gifts for Kids and Teens
in a fiction series I think they'd like, typically I give my own kids and the other kids in my life nonfiction I feel as though nonfiction topics can either be easily targeted toward a kid's known interests or just
- Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West
Australian outback at the end of the 19th century, Only Killers and Thieves centers around one family’s conflicts Doc is nonfiction, but it reads like historical fiction (as opposed to a heavier nonfiction title like
- Shhh! Coffee Table Bossy Book Gift Ideas
Nonfiction and Hobby Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays Shhh!
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/2/20 Edition
I've got historical fiction/fantasy, royal historical fiction, and a compelling nonfiction story that
- Review of Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton
mother's in jail, his stepfather is gone, and his best friend and most solid source of advice is a convicted is also the author of All Our Shimmering Skies and By Sea & Stars: The Story of the First Fleet, a nonfiction
- Six Chilly Books to Read in the Heat of Summer
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander In this beautiful nonfiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/6/21 Edition
good friends with Glennon Doyle, mentioned above) to be a really lovely writer, as in the case of the nonfiction
- Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences
But these four fiction works and two nonfiction titles have especially resonated with me since I read is a sweeping generational story of hardship, sacrifice, and fifty years of Korean-Japanese cultural conflict
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/18/21 Edition
a young woman and her quest for musical stardom (and romantic fulfillment); Barbara Brown Taylor's nonfiction
- Shhh! Book Gift Ideas for the Holidays
I already offer many of my fiction and nonfiction book recommendations through this blog.


















































