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  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/21/23 Edition

    A book that keeps coming to mind as I read this one is This Tender Land, historical fiction by William upon Nathaniel Hawthorne--although it treats him very differently as a character--is the historical fiction

  • Review of The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan

    the secretive, haunted author has attempted to work through the pain and complications of her past by fictionalizing

  • July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved. interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading, Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading, and Six More Great Light Fiction Stories. 02 The Rachel Incident In Caroline O'Donoghue's contemporary fiction The Rachel Incident, main character Rachel is an Irish The bedrock for Lucky Red is made up of wonderful historical fiction details of life in the dusty, volatile

  • Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year

    And here's a list of Six Historical Fiction Mysteries I Loved, if you like the melding of those two The tone of this is more toward contemporary fiction, and the book offers satisfying character development But she's also alert enough to know that because of the inevitable publicity, the fiction of her current The title and cover made me think "science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty mystery as it moves through fascinating potential realities that might

  • Review of In Memoriam by Alice Winn

    Alice Winn's gorgeous, brutal, captivating historical fiction In Memoriam  is set during World War I.

  • May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    Here are my six favorite reads of the past month, which include contemporary fiction, suspense, nonfiction , science fiction, and historical fiction titles. In Taylor Brown's recently published historical fiction novel Wingwalkers, Zeno, a former World War I In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding In Revelations, Sharratt offers an immersive historical fiction novel that includes thoroughly researched

  • September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    This month my favorite reads were a retelling of a Mark Twain story; historical fiction set in North Carolina; contemporary fiction about an unplanned pregnancy; the real story of a beloved figure from 01 What the Mountains Remember by Joy Callaway The historical fiction story about the building of the James is secretly teaching other enslaved people to read; sneaking to delve into the library of books Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction

  • November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    Meanwhile, Alice's best friend Eileen is questioning her life path, working at a literary magazine and

  • Review of The Blood of the Old Kings (Bleeding Empire #1) by Sung-Il Kim

    I love a historical-fiction-feeling fantasy story like this one, and Blood of the Old Kings sets up

  • Review of Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall

    Marshall's debut historical fiction centers around women's searches for body autonomy in three timelines In this historical fiction, Marshall explores the goings-on at 1960s unwed mothers' homes in Canada--

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/28/24 Edition

    01 Table for Two: Fictions by Amor Towles In Table for Two: Fictions, Amor Towles offers six short stories

  • My Twelve Very Favorite 2021 Reads

    I loved this science fiction debut. Cara is one of a dwindling number of traversers. behind bars, securing a more equitable New York public school system, establishing the New York Public Library Meanwhile, Alice's best friend Eileen is questioning her life path, working at a literary magazine and

  • Review of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran

    I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction conversations between Maria

  • Review of Quantum Girl Theory by Erin Kate Ryan

    In Erin Kate Ryan's historical fiction mystery, she uses a fascinating story structure to explore different In Erin Kate Ryan's recently published historical fiction mystery Quantum Girl Theory, Mary Garrett focuses The title and cover made me think "science fiction," but Quantum Girl Theory is rooted in historical fiction and offers a solid, twisty mystery as it moves through various fascinating potential realities

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/11/25 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Annalee Newitz's newest science fiction, Automatic Noodle , a novella

  • Review of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

    I looooved the premise of The Secret Book of Flora Lea, and a World War II-set historical fiction tale If you're interested in World War II-set historical fiction, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/17/25 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Iida Turpeinin's upcoming historical fiction novel Beasts of the slots fantastically imperfect and wondrous main protagonists whose thoughts, dialogue, motivations, and actions

  • Review of Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher

    of Nottingham, things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction

  • Review of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

    II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review of Kate Quinn's great codebreaking historical fiction

  • November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: Renaissance-set historical fiction, two historical fiction mysteries (one with magical elements at its heart), a fictionalized memoir, a story of 1980s-set fiction, and a contemporary novel about Deaf culture. The Marriage Portrait, Maggie O'Farrell turns her attention to Renaissance Italy to tell a historical fiction The Hero of This Book straddles the line between fiction and memoir, as the letter feels deeply like

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/4/22 Edition

    I'm listening to The Personal Librarian, historical fiction with race and art at the heart of it, set twentieth century New York City; I'm reading In a New York Minute, Kate Spencer's first novel, a light fiction Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray The Personal Librarian is Benedict and Murray's historical fiction recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/10/23 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier's newest historical fiction Trackers by Charles Frazier In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction

  • Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love

    This is magical realism, folklore, and historical fiction wrapped up in one very interesting read. 05 The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo The Night Tiger is a wonderful historical fiction mystery and love I also listed this book in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You .

  • Six More Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore

    This Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light fiction/rom-com, mystery, fantasy, contemporary fiction, and science fiction. In this science fiction novel, Mandel plays with time and time travel as well as mysteries surrounding This book appeared on the Greedy Reading List Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year

  • Review of The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton

    This gorgeously written postapocalyptic climate-fiction story offers up a future in which civilization civilization kept reminding me of the Talking Heads song "Nothing But Flowers," and Brooks-Dalton's climate fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/2/23 Edition

    book, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni; I'm reading Josie Silver's newest romantic fiction publication tomorrow, A Winter in New York; and I'm listening to the first in Sara Donati's historical fiction chef who moves to New York City in hopes of a fresh start--and is quickly intimidated by the scope and action

  • March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    Read on for what I loved reading in March: The Night Ship, historical fiction set in two timelines featuring magical realism; Hello Beautiful, contemporary fiction about a family that breaks and finds its way Weyward, a multi-timeline witchy story; August Kitko and the Mechas from Space, wonderfully wacky science fiction 01 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Kidd's dual-timeline historical fiction, based on actual events, shines The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines

  • Review of Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine

    Erin Crosby Eckstine's richly detailed historical fiction explores the life of Junie, an enslaved young

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/16/23 Edition

    Fierce the Flame by Meg Long Meg Long's first novel was Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, a science fiction Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame promises more high-stakes action, intrigue, shifting alliances, emotional four Bossy stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/24/23 Edition

    Perilous Undertaking, the second in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction Curious Beginning, the first book in Deanna Raybourn's sassy Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/11/22 Edition

    I'm sooooo very excited to be reading each of these books: Blake Crouch's upcoming science fiction, Upgrade ; Gabrielle Zevin's upcoming science fiction Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow; and Kelly Barnhill's speculative fiction, When Women Were Dragons.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/2/25 Edition

    nonfiction about the Westminster Dog Show, Dogland ; I'm listening to Carys Davies's luminous historical fiction

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/13/23 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to William Kent Krueger's historical fiction novella set on the Louisa Morgan (author of A Secret History of Witches); and I'm reading the upcoming Hello Beautiful, fiction

  • Review of We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein

    Stories of various characters are interwoven through the historical fiction novel and add depth to the

  • Review of My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan

    My Oxford Year is my favorite kind of romance; Whelan uses a light-fiction structure to take on seriously

  • Review of A Family Matter by Claire Lynch

    I read this engrossing family story in a day and can't wait to read future fiction by Claire Lynch.

  • Review of Every Summer After by Carley Fortune

    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 Knight and the Moth (Stonewater Kingdom #1) by Rachel Gillig

    For more fantasy/science fiction stories I've loved, please check out these titles .

  • Review of Tilt by Emma Pattee

    More about Emma Pattee Emma Pattee is a climate journalist as well as a fiction writer.

  • Review of The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett

    Hartnett is also the author of the wonderful novel Unlikely Animals , which was one of my  Bossy Favorite Fiction

  • December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    plays with time, a book that plays with memory, a musician's memoir, Roaring Twenties-set historical fiction , postapocalyptic fiction, and the newest in a young adult mystery series. This gorgeously written postapocalyptic climate-fiction story offers up a future in which civilization review of The Box in the Woods. 04 Tell Me an Ending by Jo Harkin Harkin's fascinating debut speculative fiction I love fiction about memory and how it shapes us, and I thought Harkin's Tell Me an Ending was wonderful

  • Review of Buried Deep and Other Stories by Naomi Novik

    Novik never seems to make a misstep, and the thirteen stories here revisit favorite fictional worlds,

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/7/25 Edition

    If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading

  • Six of My Favorite Reads of the Year So Far

    full review of Small Things Like These. 03 The Night Ship by Jess Kidd Kidd's dual-timeline historical fiction The Night Ship is historical fiction with a magical realism undercurrent that's told in two timelines four Bossy stars--and listed in two Greedy Reading Lists, Six Spooky, Gothic Tales and Six Historical Fiction In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era If you're interested in Great Depression-era historical fiction like I am, you might also like the books

  • Six of My Favorite Nonfiction Reads from the Past Year

    favorite reads from lots of genres that I've loved reading in the past year: Six of My Favorite Lighter Fiction Reads from the Past Year Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads from Last Year Six More of My Favorite Fiction Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year, and Six of My With sections read by stars of The Good Place, Schur's How to Be Perfect is funny, interesting--and a

  • Six More Books about Brave Female Spies

    In Williams's historical fiction mystery, which skips back and forth in time, four years later, Iris's I looove a historical fiction mystery. If you do too, you might want to check out the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction The Invisible Woman is historical fiction about the real-life World War II-era spy Virginia Hall. The Rose Code is a wonderfully spun historical fiction story of three very different women who answer

  • Review of The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett

    In Robert Jackson Bennett's novel, The Tainted Cup , he blends a rich, historical fiction-feeling story

  • April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    Maggie Smith's beautiful memoir about divorce and life; Go As a River, Shelley Read's debut historical fiction set in mid-century rural Colorado; Illuminations, Mary Sharratt's historical fiction about a walled-in River. 05 Illuminations by Mary Sharratt Sharratt's carefully researched, richly detailed historical fiction 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

  • April Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    Shark Heart was surprisingly poignant speculative fiction. of The Book of Doors. 05 Queens of London by Heather Webb Queens of London is fascinating historical fiction Arden, author of the captivating Winternight trilogy, here shares a mysterious, haunting historical fiction

  • January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

    and lots of sweetness; The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, the first in Becky Chambers's science fiction cruel end of World War II; and Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction Maid. 02 The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers Chambers's science fiction 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.

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