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The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a favorite author's upcoming novella, The Summer War by Naomi 01 The Summer War by Naomi Novik Naomi Novik is one of my very favorite authors, and I'm excited to read her upcoming novella The Summer War , to be published September 16. The key might lie within the centuries-old war her people have waged against the summerlings--and the

and community in a crisis and in common suffering, and figuring out the impossible: how to move on after Edward tries on the mantle of taking responsibility for every life lost; he wallows in the despair of Nothing is too easy here, nor is it ever melodramatic in Napolitano’s hands. I loved this book. of dying, death, appreciating the beauty of the impermanence of our lives, planning for loved ones after

his family's cattle farm in Iceland, appreciating the beauty of nature, the relief in green shoots after But he yearns to see more of the world, and after he journeys to Reykjavik to study at the university

After a canceled flight, a carload of people head on a cross-country journey to the "poppy fields," as One had a rejected application, one is a hopeful participant, one lost a brother after he spent time

inspiration follow--along with danger and and uncertain implications for the future in this atmospheric, eerie In a near-death experience, Thomas hallucinates an afterlife, encounters his father, and understands (I wasn't convinced that this experience and the "return to life" that occurs afterward weren't all part to reflect a recovery from almost dying and a fresh start with hopeful new directions indicated for every This slim story (the book is 176 pages) is eerie and unforgettable.

The reality-show setting and LGBTQIA+ representation in Ever After flips the traditional fairy tale Dev has dedicated his career to the reality dating show Ever After , helping to shape it into the popular

I've been listening to two great, very different books and reading a third. After Hitler's invasion of Russia, Mila becomes a lethal hunter of Nazis who earns the nickname Lady to herself, she's kind of cynical, she doesn't have a lot of friends, and she's holding true to form after favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer

Described as Mean Girls meets The Parent Trap, Together for Never explores each girl's point of view, and after complications of potentially blending a family and the layers of complexity involved in sharing a parent after

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading what may be a perfect summer read with plenty of nostalgia; a dark 01 Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland Two families meet for the summer at their formerly sought-after resort in the Catskills, but the Weingold and Goldman families aren't as close as they It feels like a perfect book for summer reading.

fantasy novel: a wonderfully oddball main protagonist, a strange adventure, a mystery to be solved, and simmering . 03 Awake: A Memoir by Jen Hatmaker Jen Hatmaker's memoir explores her shock, grief, then growth after The messy resolutions felt appropriately hard-fought after the characters' extended struggles. Sonia is living away from her Indian family while she studies writing in Vermont, and after growing up

In Sloane Crosley's memoir Grief Is for People , she explores life after the loss of her closest friend with his peers, reflecting on the works and his reactions to them, and searching for and finding peace after Patrick Bringley, a former New Yorker  staffer, after facing the tragic death of his beloved brother, adored this element--possibly because with a senior in high school, I am also facing enormous pending alterations Hamptons store Barefoot Contessa--necessitating extended time apart from Jeffrey and, eventually, a very

death and then a feud (the impetus of the bitter rift is the making of a family-favorite apple cake after the most powerful to me, as I was able to witness interactions and dynamics among the larger group (after

Lockwood notes that she is not a Christian but is very much “of” the church because of her upbringing But it's truly unlike anything I have ever read, and the second section, which is an enormous departure wonders about whether she has a claim to beloved extended relatives who shaped her life but are not, after issues; and she considers her potential legacy to her own child—all while panicking about who she is after This is every reader's catch-22: the more you read, the more you realize you haven't read; the more you

After a few days you receive multiple personalized reading recommendations in an email. Voila! In fact, after remembering how fun it was the last time, I just submitted another request.

Fifty-year-old Elle is in her happy place--the house where she's spent a whole life of summers. example, “I’ve never been able to make myself throw up, no matter how hard I try" follows some pages after with no bearing on anything significant that nevertheless kept jumping out at me: almost all--possibly every

They were all in the closet, with the minuscule footed pajamas and hand-knit baby hats, and every day Award-winner Redeployment , the author shares short stories about war and the jarring entry into life afterward powerful emotions, troops haunted by decisions and unforeseen dangers, painful adjustments to life after

For my full review of Utopia Avenue, click here. 02 The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez On The other is a shockingly talented artist who abandoned the creation of new work after an incredibly For my full review of this book, see The Happy Ever After Playlist. 03 Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby Annie After a slow start, the story pace picked up, and I was really curious to follow these characters to Taylor Jenkins Reid is also the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Maybe In Another Life, After

and go-to grains, all built around the idea that "simple is something so perfectly constructed that every are friends with José Andrés, head of the nonprofit World Central Kitchen, which feeds populations after From Lahmajoun Flatbread prepared after a Beirut explosion in 2020 to Ukrainian Borsch offered to families

pleasure, and saw that I was on the brink of squandering a wondrous gift, the gift of being allowed, every day, to wander this vast sensual paradise, this grand marketplace lovingly stocked with every sublime

Maggie just can't figure out who's still alive and who would suddenly be after revenge. She also suspects that she can't trust the Agency after a data breach revealed the names of the Malta Now they operate as a team to try to determine who is after Maggie and why.

And Princess Gisela of the Alpenwald, a dear friend of Alice's, goes missing just after Veronica shares Berry After her grandmother dies, Sydney finds an old photo that looks almost exactly like her--but she No one ever speaks about Carol.

Sally Gould's memoir is named after a darkly humorous term of affection for paramedics in Australia (

They clash, hurt each other deeply, and wonder if they can ever reconcile. Along with the brothers' divergent paths forward after loss, their distinct voices--one machine-gun-like just-out-of-college, contract-worker brother who feels socially awkward and is doubting his chess prowess after

My very favorite Bossy November reads! Lila has planned her million-dollar wedding down to the last detail, and Phoebe's depression and her very But after Sciona blasts the competition at her entrance exam and is admitted, she finds that not all The misogyny and contempt of her peers means she faces a lack of respect and resources at every turn. Main protagonist Violet Powell is being released after 22 months' imprisonment for the drunk-driving

challenges of three strong women in her life: her best friend Zikora, a successful lawyer who must regroup after Drawn to locals like high schooler Betty Campbell, who is physically and psychologically changed after

01 Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle Every time Daphne Bell meets a potential love interest, she receives Rebecca Serle is also the author of One Italian Summer, In Five Years, and other novels. 02 Listen for

Her husband has been away fighting for the Confederacy since soon after they were married, and Libby After all, she hasn't sacrificed, obsessed, planned, spent all her money on voice lessons, and humiliated He is, after all, an imperfect person whose fear of failure caused him to abandon each chance at a wonderfully making missteps and forging a path forward while adjusting to romantic, family, and work complications after rich inner life filled with wonder. forty women (one is a young girl, our main protagonist) live year after

The ending isn't unexpected, but it does feel hard-fought and satisfying. 04 Life After Life by Kate In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships I read (listened to) the immersive story about do-overs from Kate Atkinson, Life After Life, at the recommendation I'll post my full review of Life After Life next week! aimed to help her sleep during this difficult time induces an incredible side effect: when she sleeps after

spirit--and the power of books--Harriett's Bookshop remains open today, as do Ida's Bookshop (named after Wells) in New Jersey and a literary installation, Josephine's Bookshop (named after Josephine Baker),

The very end of the book quotes from a personal set of writings and for some reason this felt a little Jimenez is also the author of Part of Your World, The Friend Zone, and The Happy-Ever-After Playlist. You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer

son of Russian dissidents as they work to evade the thousands of cameras documenting London citizens' every Why not take this fantasy all the way, after all?).

of a close-knit network of community members) and a successful city doctor with expensive taste and very Meanwhile every visit to Daniel and his town builds up Alexis, fills her heart, teaches her about unconditional Jimenez is also the author of Life's Too Short, The Friend Zone (The Friend Zone #1), and The Happy Ever After Playlist (The Friend Zone #2), which I included on the Greedy Reading List Six Rockin' Stories

Every character grapples with obligation, safety, and family issues. I mentioned Damnation Spring along with Tokyo Ever After and Good Girl, Bad Blood in the Greedy Reading

For my full review of Utopia Avenue, click here. 02 The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez On The other is a shockingly talented artist who abandoned the creation of new work after an incredibly For my full review of this book, see The Happy Ever After Playlist. 03 Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby Annie After a slow start, the story pace picked up, and I was really curious to follow these characters to Taylor Jenkins Reid is also the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Maybe In Another Life, After

Maisie Dobbs is a formidable, dogged, whip-smart investigator working to ferret out the truth in the aftermath to care deeply about them, their roles in the wartime efforts, and their potential for various happy-ever-afters set in the early 20th century, as Violet, a young ship's stewardess bent on providing for her family after It's hundreds of years after King Arthur's reign, and his descendant and namesake Arthur, a future lord And when they're forced to spend the summer together at Camelot to prepare for their upcoming nuptials

And you can explore the twelve titles on My Very Favorite Bossy 2025 Reads to find out about my overall The messy resolutions felt appropriately hard-fought after the characters' extended struggles. Sonia is living away from her Indian family while she studies writing in Vermont, and after growing up different boy, a significantly shaped sister Maia, drastically different paths for mother Cora, and altered

Nothing was ever enough on Mirabilis. Every discovery made, every hour spent in someone else's sheets, every conversation and collaboration

And everyone seems to be forgetting that Jenna Chen ever existed. fell in love with Ann Liang's fake-dating young adult novel This Time It's Real , read it in one rainy afternoon Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year , Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , and My Bossy Favorite Reads of Summer  the year I read it.

Robin is trying to keep the household afloat after the deaths of his parents, to support his bright, And Emma would very much like to make it out of this alive as well. longest night of their lives as they work to evade the thousands of cameras documenting London citizens' every Sign me up for every bit of this! A new United States administration has been sworn in after a period of upheaval and upset.

Still, Dorothy was supposed to be in stasis for years after suffering an emotional loss. She is often exasperated and very funny. I enjoyed this very much and wished it were a full-length novel.

Upgrade presents a future version of our world in which humans are teetering closer than ever to extinction realizes that he's been infected by a virus--one designed to make him seem uninfected, then to modify his very He’s becoming stronger and smarter every day--but he’s also being hunted down for potential destruction his deceased, brilliant mother's life's work--from before she was banned from gene experimentation after

After what happened on her last job, she can't afford to make mistakes. Mr.

Nothing Like the Movies ; and I'm listening to John Gwynne's Norse-inspired saga of life in the time after a rom-com I adored, Better Than the Movies , as well as the cute Betting on You and Happily Never After

Now I Rise , Lada is tough as nails but faulted, and we see her forge her identity more fully through every It's a little dark, consistently fascinating, sometimes funny, and very satisfying. and Storm , The Darkness emerges with a destructive and dangerous plan to crush everything Alina has ever The Cruel Prince , Jude and her sister are sent to live with the enemy in the High Court of Faerie after

Captain Kidd has fought in three wars, and after the Civil War's end, he serves as a traveling news reader I adored every bit of Jiles's story--Captain Kidd's reluctant but gentlemanly involvement and his voice Jiles also wrote Simon the Fiddler, set after the Civil War, in which Captain Kidd makes a brief appearance

More Favorite Bossy Mystery Reads I love looking over my favorite reads from the past twelve months in every You can explore the twelve titles on My Very Favorite Bossy 2025 Reads to find out about my overall McConaghy is also the author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves Wild Dark Shore was one of My Very But just after she visits a psychiatrist, Dr. Byrd, Jane goes missing.

I read Michelle Obama's wonderful book Becoming, but after my wise friend Katherine mentioned having It sounds unfairly simplistic to summarize her practices with the short, catchy phrases she builds upon While the ideas aren't complicated--which is the point of this book, after all: offering meaningful ways

Bookworms, I hope your summer is full of fun, relaxation, adventure, and some breaks from the day-to-day I sometimes like to dig into a big nonfiction read during the summer, when I feel like time stretches

to bite her tongue, and she feels like the poor treatment her husband shows her may be deserved, as after life's purpose is meant to be made up of motherhood, catering to her husband's needs, and keeping house, after

More from Jennifer Weiner Weiner is also the author of the novels Good in Bed,   That Summer,   Good Summer , The Summer Place , and more.