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- Bossy Summer Reading Break
Whether you're into time travel, memoirs, historical fiction mysteries, riveting nonfiction, witchy tales
- Is This the Perfect August Reading List?
array of books to get you through the end of the summer: a practically perfect rom-com; the immersive memoir including Nora Goes Off Script, Same Time Next Summer, Summer Romance, and It's a Love Story. 02 The Memoir You Didn't Know You Needed: Cher: The Memoir Part One by Cher Cher's lack of agency in her relationship Early on, the memoir felt like more of a factual account of what occurred in her life than it felt like Please click here for my full review of Cher: The Memoir. 03 Weird, Funny, Wonderful Nonfiction: The
- 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 .
- 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
- 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, 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
- 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
- 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 ,
- Review of The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman
More from Lev Grossman Lev Grossman is also the author of the Magicians trilogy. I read the first in that series, The Magicians , for but me it was short on magic and fantastical elements
- February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
on a real-life figure; a beautiful, haunting story told in three timelines; a captivating celebrity memoir from a larger-than-life performer; a comedian's funny memoir; a fast-paced WWII-set mystery for young Click here for my full review of There Are Rivers in the Sky . 03 Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher Early on, the memoir felt like more of a factual account of what occurred in her life than it felt like Please click here for my full review of Cher: The Memoir . 04 What in the World?!
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
When a documentary shines a light on Margot again, Billy's longtime crush on the musician is renewed. about facing mortality, you might be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/12/26 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Belle Burden's upcoming memoir about the abrupt end of her marriage 01 Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden It was a great love story, one for the ages.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/7/24 Edition
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 .
- My Very Favorite Bossy 2025 Reads
For my full review, please check out The Everlasting . 05 This American Woman : A One-in-a-Million Memoir Her memoir is candid, poignant, funny, and always entertaining. I love an honest memoir that lets a reader into the author's inner world, and Zarna has lived a fascinating 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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/1/23 Edition
final moments, How to Say Goodbye focuses 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, 3/9/26 Edition
for my book club I'm reading Lisa Ridz é n's story about a Swedish man aging and looking back at his memories beast of a fantasy novel (it's 1040 pages) tracks a healer and alchemist suffering from significant memory On paper, she is a figure of little importance, but the deliberate tampering with her memories of the But Kaine Ferron, a dark necromancer who is attempting to release her memories, turns out to be a key His wife, who suffers from dementia, is in a care center, and his memories of her pop up in painful,
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/10/23 Edition
Charles Frazier's newest historical fiction, The Trackers, to be published April 11; I'm reading a memoir This Place Beautiful, also scheduled for publication April 11; and I'm listening to Matthew Perry's memoir The Trackers will be published April 11. 02 You Could Make This Place Beautiful: A Memoir by Maggie Smith Beautiful is scheduled for publication April 11. 03 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir I'm listening to this memoir as an audiobook.
- Six Bossy Favorite Nonfiction Reads of the Past Year
01 Frog: The Secret Diary of a Paramedic by Sally Gould Gould's memoir of her life as a paramedic is Sally Gould's memoir is named after a darkly humorous term of affection for paramedics in Australia ( In her memoir, Gould explores her early days of uncertainty, moments of panic, scenes of complete disgust might also be interested in Bossy reviews of books involving medical or health elements, or in Bossy memoirs
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/21/25 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading comedian Zarna Garg's upcoming memoir, This American Woman ; I'm 01 This American Woman: A One-in-a-Billion Memoir by Zarna Garg Zarna Garg avoided an unwanted arranged
- November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
For my full review of this book please see Hemlock & Silver . 03 Awake: A Memoir by Jen Hatmaker Jen Hatmaker's memoir explores her shock, grief, then growth after the end of her marriage, which she tells I love reading the stories of lives lived, so I frequently read memoirs. stories of famous or little-known people's lives, you might want to check out these Bossy reviews of memoirs
- Six Fascinating Books Set in Maine
: literary fiction that's part of an interconnected series; a romantic story about starting over; a memoir review, please check out Evvie Drake Starts Over . 03 When We Were the Kennedys by Monica Wood Wood's memoir When We Were the Kennedys is a memoir about grieving deeply, leaning on family and community in a crisis I loved this fantastic memoir! Wood's memoir is heartwarming and funny and tragic and vivid.
- Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading
When a documentary shines a light on Margot again, Billy's longtime crush on the musician is renewed.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/18/21 Edition
that was once in the area, and she interviewed workers and guests from the Midwestern hub where hit musicians
- Review of The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu
framework of the imagined point of view of Wolfgang Mozart’s real but largely unknown composer and musician
- My Very Favorite Bossy 2023 Reads
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 Newman's lets the reader into Edi and Ash's rabbit warren of private jokes and moments and memories,
- Review of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
Cronin's debut takes place in a hospital's terminal ward and dips in and out of Margot's and Lenni's memories If you're interested in books that explore mortality, you might want to check out Six Powerful Memoirs
- Review of Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy
McCurdy translates the singular voice she displayed in her candid, darkly funny memoir into fiction with McCurdy's unique voice came through loud and clear in her personal, unflinching memoir I'm Glad My Mom
- Review of When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén
visits, calls and check-ins from his son Hans, short walks with his beloved elkhound Sixten, and vivid memories His wife, who suffers from dementia, is in a care center, and his memories of her pop up in painful, In Ridzén's novel, while the past and Bo's many memories begin to become more vivid and realistic to
- Review of Alchemised by SenLinYu
beast of a fantasy novel (it's 1040 pages) tracks a healer and alchemist suffering from significant memory On paper, Helena is a figure of little importance, but the obvious and deliberate tampering with her memories Resistance has led many to believe that she was an essential part of their fight--and that accessing her memories But Kaine Ferron, a dark necromancer who is attempting to release her memories, turns out to be a key
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
click here for my full review of The Rom-Commers . 05 Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley Crosley's memoir In Sloane Crosley's memoir Grief Is for People , she explores life after the loss of her closest friend I was intrigued by Crosley's mindset and the dark humor, devastating grief, and powerful memories she
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/10/25 Edition
upcoming fantasy novel Break Wide the Sea ; I'm reading Seth Haddon's debut fiction novel Volatile Memory Sara Holland is also the author of the Everless and Havenfall series. 02 Volatile Memory (Volatile Memory Volatile Memory is Seth Haddon's science fiction debut. 03 Culpability by Bruce Holsinger The Cassidy-Shaws
- Review of I'll Be Right Here by Amy Bloom
also the author of White Houses , which I gave 5 Bossy stars, the heartbreakingly beautiful In Love: A Memoir
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/23/21 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a romantic book about aspiring musicians with intertwined pasts
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 9/21/26 Edition
Elizabeth Alexander is also the author of the memoir The Light of the World. 03 Clytemnestra by Costanza
- Review of The Unmagical Life of Briar Jones by Lex Croucher
the type of tone and grown-up magical adventure and dark academia that I had hoped Lev Grossman's The Magicians
- Six Riveting Backlist Reads
The book contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/16/23 Edition
novel; I'm listening to the memoir The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman; and I'm Martin's Press, Wednesday Books, and NetGalley. 02 The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir But a memoir, read by the author? As usual, I'm in!
- Review of Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
Wang's memoir illustrates her family’s gritty determination in the face of extreme poverty and the many In her memoir Beautiful Country, Wang shares the few small joys she discovered as a little girl in New 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, and Six Powerful Memoirs about Or simply search "Memoir" in the Bossy search bar on each page of this site.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/3/24 Edition
rom-coms with weighty issues at its core, Just for the Summer; and I'm listening to Sloane Crosley's memoir Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. 03 Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley In Sloane Crosley's memoir
- Review of Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show by Tommy Tomlinson
Tommy Tomlinson was a reporter for the Charlotte Observer for over two decades and is the author of a memoir
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/1/26 Edition
Head Cases mystery series about a special FBI unit solving complex mysteries; and I'm listening to memoirist by Jennette McCurdy McCurdy's unique voice came through loud and clear in her personal, unflinching memoir
- Review of Honor by Thrity Umrigar
Umrigar is also the author of The Space Between Us, Bombay Time, and the memoir First Darling of the Morning: Selected Memories of an Indian Childhood.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/30/23 Edition
inhabitants in a New England cabin, North Woods; I'm listening to Henry Winkler's charming, candid memoir Press. 02 Being Henry: The Fonz...and Beyond by Henry Winkler I'm listening to Henry Winkler read his memoir
- Six More Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore
For my full review of this book, check out One Last Stop . 02 The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell In Lisa Maxwell's The Last Magician , a smart master thief bends time and finds her loyalties divided in turn-of-the-century who's a genius with knives, and Harte Darrigan as a stage (and actual) magician whose loyalties are difficult I don't think it benefited me to listen to The Last Magician , the first in Maxwell's series, as an audiobook For my full review of this book, check out The Last Magician . 03 Lost in Time by A.G. Riddle A.G.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/27/21 Edition
When he's set up as the guide for a famous musician, he baits her line, carries her gear, and sets her
- Review of Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell
Utopia Avenue contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians
- Review of The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren
But afterward, Luca retains no memory of Emery, their life, or his own personal past. Luca's memory loss propels the "second-chance" aspect of the romance, and the couple's redoubled efforts















































