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  • 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

  • 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 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

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

    There's suspense, memoir, science fiction, and historical fiction here. I listened to Katie Couric's memoir Going There, in which she traces her media career from its modest 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 you can find on each page of this site.

  • Six More Powerful Books About Facing Mortality

    intertwined beauty and pain of our finite trips around the sun, you might also want to check out the memoirs I've loved on my first Greedy Reading List on the subject, Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality 01 In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom Amy Bloom writes with brutal honesty about her heartbreak In her memoir In Love, author Amy Bloom shares the story of an impossible situation: the pending loss Reading memoirs centered around cancer is not always a go for me, but this book was special.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/6/23 Edition

    Naomi Alderman's newest novel, The Future, to be published tomorrow; I'm listening to Prachi Gupta's memoir In her memoir, Gupta explores her Indian American culture, her parents' expectations, society's pressures

  • Review of Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C. Ford

    In this memoir, Ford shares how she navigated an unforgiving childhood and complicated relationships In her memoir Somebody's Daughter, Ford explores her complicated relationship with her mother, her endless I read Ford's memoir Somebody's Daughter around the same time I read the memoir Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner, and as I was beginning to read Brandi Carlile's memoir Broken Horses. These three memoirs have commonalities I didn't expect--though they offer varied voices and tones--and

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/17/22 Edition

    memoir, Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School by Kendra James; the love-story-in-reverse 01 Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School by Kendra James Kendra James was the first African-American In Admissions, James offers a memoir that is partly a social critique, partly a recounting of absurdities

  • 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, 8/1/22 Edition

    Superhero (And Not Die Trying) by Cristina Fernandez; and I'm listening to Mean Baby, Selma Blair's memoir prepublication copy of this book courtesy of HarperCollins Children's Books and NetGalley. 03 Mean Baby: A Memoir In her memoir, Blair takes the reader through her childhood, where she is steadily called Mean Baby--

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/28/22 Edition

    recent mystery about the disappearances of young women and seeking justice; I'm listening to Kal Penn's memoir Stone to be produced as a limited television series. 02 You Can't Be Serious by Kal Penn I'm in for memoirs , and lately I've been drawn to memoirs by funny people in particular. But Penn pulls his memoir into another gear when he adds the fascinating layer of accidental political

  • Six of My Favorite Book Club Books of 2023

    01 Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young Young offers a brutally honest behind-the-scenes and a front-row view of the misogyny and gaslighting she experienced in the military in this powerful memoir For my full review, check out Lucy by the Sea. 04 Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora Zamora's memoir of perspective, which also serves to keep us focused on moment-by-moment sensations and concerns and makes the memoir

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/20/22 Edition

    Southern mystery that also explores issues of race and power; and I'm listening to Molly Shannon's memoir A Memoir by Molly Shannon Should I begin this review by admitting that I kind of, sort of followed Molly Her memoir focuses largely on her younger years, but also explores her mainly positive, almost dreamlike

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/27/22 Edition

    love, and shifts in time; and I'm also listening to Mary Laura Philpott's Bomb Shelter, her second memoir Stories to Explore. 03 Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott In her new memoir Philpott is also the author of the memoir I Miss You When I Blink.

  • Review of The Measure by Nikki Erlick

    interested in books that explore mortality, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs

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

    tomorrow) bitingly funny novel about politics and family; I'm listening to Seth Rogen’s funny, silly memoir courtesy of NetGalley and Henry Holt & Company. 02 Yearbook by Seth Rogen Last week I mentioned my memoir love (again) and how I've recently been drawn to memoirs by funny people (as with Kal Penn's You Can't

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/10/22 Edition

    from Olivia Hawker; I'm listening to I'm Glad My Mom Died, the memoir from actress Jennette McCurdy about I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy I wasn't familiar with McCurdy when I began listening to her memoir

  • Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Reads

    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.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/6/23 Edition

    publication tomorrow); and an upcoming book club book for me, Solito, which is poet Javier Zamora's memoir received a prepublication edition of this book courtesy of NetGalley and Atria Books. 03 Solito: A Memoir

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/10/25 Edition

    Nathaniel Ian Miller is also the author of The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven . 02 The Nickel Boys by Colson

  • Thankful for More Five-Star Bossy Reads

    If you're interested in books that explore mortality, you might want to check out Six Powerful Memoirs Bloom is also the author of the heartbreakingly beautiful In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss , Away , by Lucinda Williams Lucinda Williams offers a gritty, honest, captivating, spare yet fully developed memoir

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/21/22 Edition

    Where the Forest Meets the Stars, a book I loved; and my book club's next read, Beautiful Country: A Memoir (to be published March 22) courtesy of NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing. 03 Beautiful Country: A Memoir In her memoir Beautiful Country, Wang shares the small joys she discovered as a little girl in New York

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/1/21 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Stanley Tucci's memoir Taste: My Life Through Food; I'm reading 01 Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci I've been on an ongoing audiobook memoir kick, and Stanley In this memoir, the charming, food-obsessed cookbook author and actor shares the stories behind his Italian-American

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/2/24 Edition

    listening to the quirky Japanese story We'll Prescribe You a Cat ; and I'm listening to Patrick Bringley's memoir

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

    favorite reads were a playful, poignant novel set during the week leading up to an ill-fated wedding; the memoir of this book, please see The Wedding People . 02 Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten Ina's memoir specialty food shop in the Hamptons (and television show), Barefoot Contessa, offers a personal, charming memoir

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/25/22 Edition

    from Vaishnavi Patel; Going There, Katie Couric's memoir about love, loss, her career, and motherhood ) courtesy of Redhook and NetGalley. 02 Going There by Katie Couric I'm listening to Katie Couric's memoir

  • Review of The Luminous Web: Essays on Science and Religion by Barbara Brown Taylor

    Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others, Learning to Walk in the Dark, and Leaving Church: A Memoir

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/28/25 Edition

    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, 7/25/22 Edition

    Friends by Kimmery Martin, a local-to-me author I'm reading for my book club; I'm finally reading the memoir that this was a light fiction book, but the topic and tone is anything but. 02 Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir

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

    Here are my six favorite reads of the past month: two memoirs, two historical fiction titles, a science 01 In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom Amy Bloom writes with brutal honesty about her heartbreak In her memoir In Love, author Amy Bloom shares the story of an impossible situation: how she faced the For my full review, check out In Love. 02 Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad Jaouad offers a powerful memoir about coping with leukemia and facing mortality, with thoughtful

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

    by Stanley Tucci The author shares his love of food, cooking, and sharing meals in this irresistible memoir But Taste is also a memoir. For my full review, check out Taste: My Life Through Food. 02 The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathanial The pacing of The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven is measured, as befits a story that is largely about daily Click here for my full review of The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven. 03 Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/12/22 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Surrender, Bono's memoir about inspiration, faith, pain, love 01 Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono I prefer listening to my memoirs read by the author, and I'm

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/4/21 Edition

    The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Broken Horses, Brandi Carlile's unflinching, fascinating memoir 01 Broken Horses: A Memoir by Brandi Carlile I'm listening to Broken Horses: A Memoir by Brandi Carlile

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/21/24 Edition

    Stanley Tucci is also the author of cookbooks and the memoir Taste: My Life Through Food . 03 The Charm

  • Review of Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs #1) by Jacqueline Winspear

    Jacqueline Winspear is the author of 18 Maisie Dobbs novels as well as a memoir, This Time Next Year

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/12/21 Edition

    her recent short story collection Five Tuesdays in Winter; I'm listening to Dave Grohl's immersive memoir NetGalley. 02 The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl I'm listening to Dave Grohl's memoir

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

    in the background; a collection of three short stories by a favorite author; a vulnerable celebrity memoir Click here for my full review of So Late in the Day. 04 The Woman in Me by Britney Spears Spears's slim memoir In her memoir The Woman in Me, Britney Spears offers the story of her life to date: select events of

  • Review of Blue Hour by Tiffany Clarke Harrison

    I initially thought I was hearing a narrator read a memoir.

  • Review of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

    Gabrielle Zevin is also the author of The Hole We're In, Margarettown, Elsewhere, Memoirs of a Teenage

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/14/25 Edition

    They're both currently on Georgia's tiny Little Crescent Island, vying to be the author of the memoir

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 1/24/22 Edition

    Gifts This Holiday. 03 No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) by Kate Bowler Reading memoirs Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I've Loved) in the Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs

  • Review of After Annie by Anna Quindlen

    interested in books about mortality, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs

  • Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Reads

    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 Five-Star Bossy Reads to Check Out

    included a book each from these genres: faith-focused science fiction, young adult LGBTQ+ fiction, 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.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 2/26/24 Edition

    interested in books about mortality, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs

  • Review of White Houses by Amy Bloom

    Bloom is also the author of the heartbreakingly beautiful In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss, Away, Lucky

  • Review of Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune

    If you're interested in memoirs that explore similar themes, check out the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality.

  • My Very Favorite Bossy 2022 Reads

    01 In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom Amy Bloom writes with brutal honesty about her heartbreak In her memoir In Love, author Amy Bloom shares the story of an impossible situation: how she faced the I listed other heartbreaking and beautiful memoirs about facing death and loss in the Greedy Reading List Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality, and Kate Bowler's No Cure for Being Human is another Reading memoirs centered around cancer is not always a go for me, but this book was special.

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/25/21 Edition

    published World War II-set story Beneath a Starless Sky; Nathanial Ian Miller's atmospheric novel The Memoirs the titles on the Greedy Reading List Six Great Stories about Brave Women During World War II. 02 The Memoirs

  • Three Books I'm Reading Now, 12/11/23 Edition

    interested in books about mortality, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs

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