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- 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
- 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, 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, 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
- 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.
- 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, 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
- Review of Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
I included Lincoln in the Bardo in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories
- Review of Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
Patrick Ryan's literary fiction traces decades of the messy, poignant lives of two families shaped by In Patrick Ryan's literary fiction title Buckeye , which begins before World War II and spans to the
- Review of Immaculate Conception by Ling Ling Huang
In this speculative fiction story, issues of memory, creativity, wealth and power, envy, fame, self-doubt
- Review of What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway
The historical fiction story about the building of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, had I love a North-Carolina-set story, and Joy Callaway's historical fiction What the Mountains Remember
- 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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/23/24 Edition
daughter of the owners has disappeared, God of the Woods ; and I'm listening to Joy Callaway's historical fiction Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway I love a North-Carolina-set story, and Joy Callaway's historical fiction
- Review of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1) by Jacqueline Winspear
the aftermath of World War I in this irresistible first installment of Winspear's 18-book historical fiction Check out this Greedy Reading List for Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.
- 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 Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance by Paulette Jiles
Jiles's newest stark, beautiful, heartbreaking historical fiction tracks former Union soldier John Chenneville I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. This was heartbreaking and lovely historical fiction from Paulette Jiles. I loved it.
- Review of Dimestore: A Writer's Life by Lee Smith
ICYMI: Smith evokes a vivid sense of the regional South in her fiction, and in this memoir she traces Lee Smith has written numerous fictional stories about the Appalachian South, including Fair and Tender
- Review of North Woods by Daniel Mason
Mason's novel isn't simply a historical fiction story linked through timelines. But North Woods isn't a charming historical fiction novel.
- March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
here for my full review of The Excitements. 04 Good Material by Dolly Alderton Alderton's literary fiction with romance-novel elements that keep things moving but frequently pulled me out of the historical fiction The excellent historical fiction here is conflated with romance-novel-worthy storylines and dialogue The Women. 06 Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross Donna Woolfolk Cross offers a fascinating historical fiction Pope Joan is Donna Woolfolk Cross's historical fiction about a figure whose existence the Catholic church
- Review of Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon
As they mastermind a plan to bring the exes together in Rachel Lynn Solomon’s light fiction story, Russell In an excellent example of how authors of light fiction can take on weighty issues with grace and care 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.
- Review of Definitely Better Now by Ava Robinson
This is a great example of a light-fiction-feeling romance that deals with weighty, meaningful themes
- Review of Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune
Summertime is the backdrop to Fortune's Meet Me at the Lake, light fiction with an anchor in deeper issues For more books I've loved, check out the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories.
- Review of The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei
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 and AI, Six More Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels, and Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction
- Review of The Women by Kristin Hannah
with romance-novel elements that keep things moving but frequently pulled me out of the historical fiction The excellent historical fiction here is conflated with romance-novel-worthy storylines and dialogue
- Review of Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
I mentioned Gilead in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil
- Review of O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker
O Caledonia is a modern classic, literary fiction that encompasses darkly funny passages and tragic
- Review of The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin
The power of books and of friendship ultimately triumph in Martin's historical fiction.
- Review of A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
This second book in Raybourn's historical fiction mystery series, set in Victorian London, hooked me Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction
- Review of A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella L. Bird
alley, you might also be interested in the novels on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/5/24 Edition
of their lives using competitive magical tasks, The Book of Love; and I'm listening to a historical fiction Walsh Unsinkable is historical fiction set in two timelines by Jenni L. Walsh.
- Review of The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits by Jennifer Weiner
If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading
- Review of Boy by Nicole Galland
In Nicole Galland's historical fiction tale Boy , Alexander "Sander" Cooke is a famed, sought-after "
- 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 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 Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Summertime is the backdrop to Fortune's Meet Me at the Lake, light fiction I loved the playful tone, the ghost angle within this light fiction, romantic story, and the focus on
- Review of The Alice Network by Kate Quinn
In this historical fiction novel by Kate Quinn, the stories of two women—an imagined World War I spy
- Review of The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer about strong women making a difference, but I admit that I was curious about how even a historical fiction For more about Kate Quinn’s The Huntress (and five other historical fiction books I loved), check out the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year. about Brave Female Spies, Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II, and Six Historical Fiction
- Review of I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang
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
- Review of Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz
I love a science-fiction story in which elements of humanity are explored, I love an alternate-history
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/21/24 Edition
Ranging from the Matewan Massacre through the Battle of Blair Mountain, Rednecks offers a mix of fictional Mountain, Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/18/22 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to The Bodyguard, Katherine Center's newest light fiction about Woman of Troublesome Creek, Kim Michele Richardson's historical fiction about a traveling rural Kentucky one of the "Blue People" of rural Kentucky; and I'm reading Weather Girl, Rachel Lynn Solomon's light fiction by Kim Michele Richardson Kim Michele Richardson's The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek is historical fiction As they mastermind a plan to bring the exes together in Rachel Lynn Solomon’s light fiction story, Russell
- Review of The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
I listed Amina in the Greedy Reading List Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I
- Review of Fallen Land by Taylor Brown
I included this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War .
- Review of Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei
Kitasei's stark dystopian science fiction sets sisters adrift in a future world where oceans have risen The story is sectioned into disparate parts, and at times the sisters are privy to little or no information
- Review of A Star Is Bored by Byron Lane
I loved this fictionalized peek at life with a beloved star. Have you read anything like this?
- Six Fascinating Stories Set in Space
Life and AI Six More Fantastic Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Lostetter Lostetter's standalone science fiction is a story about robots, a ragtag space crew, friends 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. This young adult science fiction story has an irresistible premise: teenaged Romy is the sole survivor
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/27/25 Edition
In this historical fiction-fantasy, characters from Dickens's tale are plunged into a dark, powerful
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
February is the shortest month, but I squeezed in some great reading: compelling historical fiction based fast-paced WWII-set mystery for young readers that came out of a writing collaboration; and historical fiction II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review of Kate Quinn's great codebreaking historical fiction The Rose Code . 06 Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine Erin Crosby Eckstine's richly detailed historical fiction
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/13/23 Edition
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. 02 Killers
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/6/23 Edition
Gupta explores her Indian American culture, her parents' expectations, society's pressures, and the fiction sooooo excited to read this final installment in Freya Marske's Last Binding trilogy, a queer historical fiction
















































