living on the streets of eighteenth-century Cairo, skillfully thieving and honing her skills as a con artist

Jack and Elizabeth are strangers living across an alley in a gritty artists' area of 1990s Chicago, and

In 1840 in London, young Arthur lives near the sewage-filled River Thames, desperate to escape poverty

Sittenfeld In her second short-story collection, Curtis Sittenfeld explores middle age, fame, friendship, artistry

as the middle-aged men of the story and their plodding despair, struggles, and general inability to articulate

Arthur, a recluse who only comes into town at the change of seasons--and who others avoid as actively But Arthur is mysterious, and he's not who Birdie thought he was.

In 1840 in London, young Arthur lives near the sewage-filled River Thames, desperate to escape poverty resources, as well as the questionable morality of private or museum ownership of other cultures' precious artifacts And clever Arthur slowly pulls himself out of a London slum by lucking into an apprenticeship at a printing

Jenna is artistic and average, and her desperate wish is to be Jessica.

In the first book of Hafsah Faizal's Blood and Tea series, A Tempest of Tea , Arthie Casimir collects

Bossy reviews of book set in Maine. 02 There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak In 1840 London, young Arthur

Last year I read fascinating science fiction reads centering around artificial intelligence, extraterrestrials

City after the glaciers have melted (to be published tomorrow), and Hum by Helen Phillips, in which artificial The Blood of the Old Kings as an audiobook. 03 Hum by Helen Phillips After years working to advance artificial For Bossy reviews of other books about robots and artificial intelligence, please check out the posts

When book three begins, the story's key characters have been reunited, but the warrior Artúr is myst

singular force, a lifelong philanthropist and activist, outlines her childhood spent surrounded by artists

The authors, artists, poets, and guides who share their stories include Carl Hiaasen, Joan Wulff, Nick

a tantalizing peek into Novik's next world, with a savvy, gruff female captain at sea, her beloved, artistic

a tantalizing peek into Novik's next world, with a savvy, gruff female captain at sea, her beloved, artistic

Through a stint as a performer in a minstrel show; a pivotal encounter with versions of the scam artists

Joy Callaway is also the author of The Grand Design , The Fifth Avenue Artists Society , All the Pretty

Through a stint as a performer in a minstrel show; a pivotal encounter with versions of the scam artists

But the young man, a self-taught artist, is counting on Bob and an unorthodox approach to figuring out

In the first book of Hafsah Faizal's Blood and Tea series, A Tempest of Tea , Arthie Casimir collects exclusive vampire society, but complex, dark conspiracies threaten to upend all of her plans, endangering Arthie The cover artwork, palette, and the book's title felt off to me; they seemed to indicate Cozy Mystery

Tea #1 by Hafsah Faizal In the first book of Hafsah Faizal's Blood and Tea series, A Tempest of Tea , Arthie exclusive vampire society, but complex, dark conspiracies threaten to upend all of her plans, endangering Arthie

Jack and Elizabeth are strangers living across an alley in a gritty artists' area of 1990s Chicago, and

Jack and Elizabeth are strangers living across an alley in a gritty artists' area of 1990s Chicago, and

NetGalley. 02 Wellness by Nathan Hill Jack and Elizabeth are strangers living across an alley in a gritty artists

What's better than listening to Dolly talk about her inspirations, her artistic journey, her joys and - nominated singer-songwriter whose father killed her mother when Allison and her sister, recording artist

Henry Thornton is a railroad magnate and owner of the mysterious Phoenix Crown, an artifact legendary

01 Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck Wren's kind, artistic, loving--and recent--husband Lewis

Arthur, the young, haunted-seeming caretaker of the estate, seems resigned to her presence even as he Opal takes his envelopes of cash for her overpriced housekeeping, but she doesn't tell Arthur that she's

household as siblings); as well as their inept parents, their parents' unpredictable friends--mainly artists The nontraditional parental figures--a Russian artist and frequent visitor, a rough-edged maid, a figurative

cousin Digby, as well as their inept parents and parental figures, the influential and unpredictable artists

see Legends & Lattes. 03 Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone #1) by Alexandra Bracken Alternative Arthurian

life and legacy, dramatizing his long, brilliant, and contentious dialogue with fans, critics, fellow artists In King of New York, Hermes examines the life of turbulent musical artist Lou Reed, his collaborations

in progress--are mothers, daughters, friends, and lovers concerned with sexuality, autonomy, race, artistic

In 1862, a group of artists arrive at Birchwood Manor to relax and allow inspiration to strike, but odd

Arthur, the young, haunted-seeming caretaker of the estate, seems resigned to her presence even as he Opal takes his envelopes of cash for her overpriced housekeeping, but she doesn't tell Arthur that she's

Arthur, the young, haunted-seeming caretaker of the estate, seems resigned to her presence even as he Opal takes his envelopes of cash for her overpriced housekeeping, but she doesn't tell Arthur that she's

Arthur, the young, haunted-seeming caretaker of the estate, seems resigned to her presence even as he Opal takes his envelopes of cash for her overpriced housekeeping, but she doesn't tell Arthur that she's

In 1862, a group of artists arrive at Birchwood Manor to relax and allow inspiration to strike, but odd

photographer viewed others around her and pieced together what felt like deep truths from the details her artist's

attained at great cost; they were actually fragile and could be destroyed even in a matter of days by artillery

A seasoned and a rookie con artist together set their sights on taking advantage of a spoiled socialite—and

In Only Pretty Damned, Toby is a former celebrated trapeze artist, but carelessness cost him his headlining

Toby is a former celebrated trapeze artist, but carelessness cost him his headlining spot, and now he's

Andy Weir is also the author of The Martian and Artemis.

But the young Black artist encounters a Confederate statue that is still standing, and its existence

in the premise of this lighthearted, romantic, zany rom-com long enough to buy into the story of an artist

reading Katherine Center's upcoming (to be published tomorrow) Hello Stranger, light fiction about an artist

Alternative Arthurian legends twist through this first in a young adult fantasy series, but what hooked determining whether those they meet are friend or foe, they must discern whether a legendary ring from Arthurian I was reading Silver in the Bone, with its Arthurian references, during the same period I was reading another (very different) young adult book with references to Arthur and his court, Legendborn.