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- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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 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, 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
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/22/23 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Lucinda Williams's memoir, Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets 01 Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You: A Memoir by Lucinda Williams In Don't Tell Anybody the you're interested in this one, you might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Musicians' Memoirs
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 7/4/22 Edition
, a light fiction meet cute; and I'm reading Amy Bloom's heartbreaking, thoughtful, brutally honest memoir in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading. 03 In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom In her memoir In Love, the wonderful author Amy Bloom shares the story 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
- 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 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, 9/21/26 Edition
Elizabeth Alexander is also the author of the memoir The Light of the World. 03 Clytemnestra by Costanza
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 3/1/26 Edition
by Jennette McCurdy McCurdy's unique voice came through loud and clear in her personal, unflinching 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 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, 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--
- 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, 7/6/26 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, 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
- 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
- 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, 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, 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
- 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.
- Review of Blunt Instrument (Dell Chandler #1) 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, 6/27/22 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.
- 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, 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
- 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, 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, 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
- 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
- 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, 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, 10/21/24 Edition
Stanley Tucci is also the author of cookbooks and the memoir Taste: My Life Through Food . 03 The Charm
- 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, 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
These were my six favorite reads of January--an intriguing memoir, a five-star literary fiction wonder 01 Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle Burden I was surprised by how interested I was in the implosion
- 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
- 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, 4/14/25 Edition
They're both currently on Georgia's tiny Little Crescent Island, vying to be the author of the 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


















































