He shares notable moments from his travels; industry stories; and family tales. At times he's guided in his decision-making by interpreting his own wet dreams (truly)--they aren't necessarily It’s up to us, our choice every time.” McConaughey shares vulnerable moments and times when he questioned aspects of his life, and through hindsight Rather than struggle against time and waste it, let’s dance with time and redeem it.

Vera and Edith are such a complementary partnership, and I loved spending time with these strong young I was taken by how remarkable the story was of the women's lives during this time of turmoil. 05 Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum Most of us are drawn to this time period thinking it was a war of I was fascinated by the two points of view (mother and daughter) and the two time periods (World War I'd like to read more about the facts of that time and of voyages like this.

complicated set of dynamics; a layered story of hope, emotion, and tragedy; and enough details of the time As time passes, Sallie becomes increasingly uncomfortable with the family's slave-holding, and matters She is skilled at building a story within a specific place and time, and the details made this story

His path as a young adult is unconventional and at times he lives on the fringes of societal norms. His account of his time in Thailand was one of the most fascinating portions for me. participating in porn productions as what felt like a somewhat lighthearted experiment that he abandons after a time

story in two timelines introduces the little-known real-life figure of librarian Jessie Carson, who traveled

building up strength, eliminating those who would betray her, trusting unlikely allies, and biding her time The feminist tone of the novel doesn't feel out of step with an ancient time; it feels like warranted The "misunderstood queen" aspect of this story reminded me at times of the novel Cleopatra (although

But Nina's young-adult daughter Ash thinks Nick might be too smooth, and the timing of his entrance into lately he's been acting oddly, leaving town suddenly and remaining unreachable for long stretches of time Some of the lengths he goes to feel at times extreme and dramatic, but I was fine with rolling with all I physically cringed each time another vulerable female character who was, understandably, looking for

Like I’m not crazy for being scared all the time. Like the fear has evidence.” Only time will tell whether the crisis will usher in a new era of honesty and support. Based on the page time spent on the business, it didn't involve significant involvement.

annoyance at the bards' reported tales of Odysseus as he extends his outrageously complicated and indulgent travels vulnerable in order to try to save each other, and they carve out meager existences as they bide their time

I had a hard time believing that Tom would enter into the situation at the time he did and be able to More Gillian McAllister Novels Gillian McAllister is also the author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time, a book

fiction books that look promising. 03 West ​ This isn't strictly a Western, but the main protagonist does travel He feels unshakably compelled to travel west to find out if the mammoth animals he's heard described with his sister, Bess's short-tempered aunt, although he expects to be away on his irrational, foolish travels Bess, stuck at home, traces Cy's optimistic travel route on a map (and, disturbingly, struggles multiple Hawker is also the author of The Ragged Edge of Night. 05 The Widow Nash ​ Dulcy has traveled all over

The detail of the time Fowler manages to capture in A Well-Behaved Woman is truly wonderful, both in Alva Vanderbilt emerges a strong feminist, but at times before she rises from the ashes, her thoughts She still loves architecture, fashion, and travel—and secures a financially stable future for her daughter

dual-timeline debut novel concerns 16th-century prophecies and a modern-day murder mystery, linked through time herself, and Alison dives into trying to add to her vast knowledge of the woman she's spent so much time Brown toggles back and forth in time, so that we see Alison's experiences in present day as well as Barton's We spend far more page time with Alison, her professional passion, and her interpersonal struggles.

01 Playground by Richard Powers Four people are connected across time and geography in Richard Powers's Georgia, recognizing and appreciating locals' gifts, making them feel seen, sometimes for the first time For my review of Niall Williams's wonderful Time of the Child , please click this link .

in the wilderness and rugged terrain of British Columbia, along a highway where unsuspecting women traveling alone go missing from time to time--yet a predator never ends up being brought to justice. She can't return to her aunt's, and for a time the book is satisfyingly focused on her survival skills

I loved each time period and the evolution of each strong female character. I loved that the women of each time insist upon creating situations in which they have autonomy and agency I enjoyed spending time in each time period.

Do you have all-time favorite reads that you steadily recommend to others? The Sparrow took a little time to get going for me, but then I was blown away. Gillian McAllister's twisty mystery Wrong Place Wrong Time  plays with time, and I love books that play with time. Please click here for my full review of Wrong Place, Wrong Time .

the words of James Baldwin, recounts some of her late husband's life story in "My Refugee," notes her time additional exploration and further wise reflections from Alexander, and I yearned for her to spend more time

Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Dream Count , Chiamaka, a Nigerian travel

I wished for more page time spent on everyday tasks and activities (cooking, shifting household modules , travel, and communicating), which were all carried out in Jetsons-level, fascinating, futuristic ways

Georgia, recognizing and appreciating locals' gifts and making them feel seen, sometimes for the first time Significant page time was spent on matters that I found draining and that seemed to slow the story interminably prompt assessment of each stranger's inner worth is taken as touching and true the vast majority of the time

The end of April seemed like a great time to take stock in a Greedy Reading List of my favorites so far science fiction is full of heart, heartbreak, and hope--set against a fascinating backdrop of space travel The book feels much more focused on the characters--with a backdrop of space travel and otherworldly The present-day story alternates with peeks back in time to life before this space mission, which show I laughed out loud multiple times; Kal is funny without trying too hard, and his tone is accessible even

Monaghan's excellent seaside rom-com with fake dating in which seeming opposites attract, Dolly All the Time is scheduled for publication August 4, courtesy of NetGalley and Doubleday Books. 02 Dolly All the Time When she runs into handsome Stewart, the son of the local millionaire Whitfield family, who has a flat tire Annabel Monaghan is also the author of books including Nora Goes Off Script, Same Time Next Summer, Summer

given basic animal care instructions and "take" their unconventional cat prescriptions for a period of time tells the tales of various characters, lost or in pain, who find themselves transformed by spending time softened, perspectives are broadened, families are drawn together, and new possibilities are inspired by time The clinic is not always accessible--at times, the roads and alleys around the convoluted address do

claim to the Tichborne family fortune, insisting that he was a long-lost noble son much changed by his time Her voice and point of view are sometimes testy, often incisive, and at other times diminished--a product of the limitations of single women in that time. Smith is also the author of the novels White Teeth , The Autograph Man , On Beauty , NW , and Swing Time

mental-health journeys, and early in the book she shares the ways in which they messily trudge forward at times Bamford doesn't shy away from addressing potentially weighty issues, such as her time in mental health I cringed some and I laughed at times, but I appreciated her candid sharing more than I felt immersed

I may not have followed all of the echoes in time, creatures convincingly impersonating other creatures , she realizes that someone is plunging the party down through layers of reality, through echoes of time The last time Kembral and Rika came into contact, Kembral thought they might be building something real More about Melissa Caruso books--and more favorite Bossy reads that play with time: This is the first For Bossy reviews of many other books that play with time--this is one of my favorite elements--you can

Throughout her years of surrogate work for the corporation, Natalie has plenty of time to reflect upon After the shift, significant page time is spent within a commune--the farthest thing from Natalie's interest understand that she is answerable to others, and starts to determine her future's next steps for the first time

Let the playing with points of view and the time-turning begin! This book had many moving parts, evolving points of view and senses of self, shifts between days and times with progressive ideas, and I adore how matter-of-factly and innocently she presents her wild-for-the-times Veronica finds herself entangled in a dangerous set of circumstances, complete with intrigue, a traveling The Clockmaker's Daughter took a little page time to start moving along for me, but I loved Kate Morton

this tale, and Goodman transported me into the details and (often infuriating) dynamics of life at the time For my full review of this book please see Isola . 02 Time of the Child by Niall Williams Time of the For my full review of this book please see Time of the Child . 03 Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid I love an astronaut story, and while Reid spent far more page time on relationships than This was exactly the right story for me at the right time, and I hugged it to my chest when I finished

For me, the book really took off and intrigued me once Cyrus traveled to New York to visit an artist

There was the time he kidnapped a neighbor's pet goose, the time he accidentally aided and abetted a their dilemmas in Molly Gray's The Maid and Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

in the wilderness and rugged terrain of British Columbia, along a highway where unsuspecting women traveling alone go missing from time to time--yet a predator never seems to be brought to justice.

I sometimes like to dig into a big nonfiction read during the summer, when I feel like time stretches out and allows me to take more time with a more dense title.

The only thing more outrageous is that she's asked to travel to Japan to meet her father and the rest of her royal family for the first time.

But while significant page time is spent on Margaret's life and the factors that shaped her, she is ultimately of each of the main characters are the female and male roles in society, family, and marriage in the times Had any mother ever had the time to stoically brood? feel more like lists of historical, societal events than developed factors; these set the stage of time The book's pacing (appropriately, but sometimes painfully) flags for a time as our protagonists spend

I post a monthly wrap-up of my favorite reads, and now that 2021 is almost over, it's time to share the Zauner delves into her intense love for the complex flavors, the frequently time-consuming and sometimes She can travel through the multiverse, but only to worlds where another version of herself no longer The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic. man working in a warehouse in the seaside town where she's staying temporarily, she invites Felix to travel

Archie begins wondering about unexplained aspects of his own family history, and when he and his aunts travel

I ultimately loved the novel's unusual structure, which tracked back and forth in time and revealed more Lawhon frequently tracks back and forth through time, orienting the reader at the start of each chapter

I hope your January has allowed for some cozy reading time. Have you read any of these titles? For my review of Niall Williams's lovely Time of the Child , please click   this link . 03 The Three Cate is at times a young dreamer, a haunted lover with a hardened heart, a wildly successful author dipping She remains agnostic and therefore exists spiritually adjacent to the nuns yet in daily tasks and time Four people are connected across time and geography in Richard Powers's sweeping story of their lives

SecUnit), who in this eighth book in the series is faced with another high-stakes rescue attempt--this time Then SecUnit, along with its charges, finds itself tasked with an additional time-sensitive side rescue We hear at times from Ransom's point of view, and we hear frequently from Caspia, a new-to-us character

scenes of a fictional 1960s sitcom is layered with the complex issues of the changing world at that time Now it's 1964, and times are changing for women, people of color, gay people, and society in general.

But the story and pacing became bogged down by others' motivations, and I was left wanting more page time Much of the page time is spent on what were for me like plodding explorations of others' motivations This slowed the pacing down and I had a tough time staying engaged. But I was left yearning for more tension, tighter pacing, and additional time with Sadie at the center

discord, bringing the reader into her extended periods of pain, worry, and suffering, while most of the time eventually, of the underlying conditions that caused so many intermingling, complicated, agonizing times

Wingwalkers (to be published tomorrow), a former World War II ace pilot and his daring wingwalking wife travel Depression-era America, wowing audiences and inspiring hope in a dark, sober time.

considerable talent for bringing history to life by tackling the McCarthy era--in what feels like a very timely At times, it feels a little as though Quinn is ticking every social justice box possible, but I didn't Quinn's inspiration for the Grace March storyline is a personal favorite; The Americans  is one of my all-time

reads , and last spring I posted Ten Bossy Spring Favorites (all recently published titles at that time 01 Time of the Child by Niall Williams Time of the Child  feels like poetry in prose form, and Williams For my full review, check out Time of the Child . The Everlasting  is filled with rich adventure; twisty jaunts through time; tragedy and loss; dark turns The Correspondent  was the right book at the right time for me.

Take the time to stop and imagine or feel fully the things you already know. But time, curiosity, emotional pain, and a desire to escape from it all added to his tendency to consider behind the artwork, his own feelings about the works, and others' reactions, which he witnessed in real time Bringley and his wife have two young children by the time he ends his stint at the Met and shifts into a different job, as a tour guide of the city, and the decade spent in full-time work standing and observing

The only thing more outrageous is that she's asked to travel to Japan to meet her father for the first time. After all, last time around, all kinds of horrible things happened as she dug into (and solved, thank

closed-door tale of a Russian aristocrat under house arrest in a grand Moscow hotel manages to be at times The time structure of the story is interesting; Towles moves the reader in time from the starting day four days later in a doubling pattern that ends sixteen years later, then presents events in halved time