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The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Tayari Jones's newest novel, Kin , about childhood friends and the diverging paths of two Southern women; I'm listening to Inside Man , the second book in the Head Jennette McCurdy's debut fiction about an inappropriate obsession, Half His Age . What are you reading, bookworms? but I had to find out how McCurdy's command of narrative nonfiction storytelling would translate into fiction

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading climate journalist Emma Pattee's novel, which is set during a devastating earthquake, Tilt ; I'm reading Chris Bohjalian's newest historical fiction, The Jackal's Mistress , What are you reading, bookworms? Emma Pattee is a climate journalist as well as a fiction writer. inspiration for this novel. 02 The Jackal's Mistress by Chris Bohjalian In Chris Bohjalian's newest historical

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to SenLinYu's 1000-plus-page fantasy novel Alchemised , which started as dark Harry Potter fan fiction; I'm reading Benjamin Wood's northern-England-set quiet, mysterious story Seascraper ; and for my book club I'm reading Lisa Ridz é n's story about a Swedish man aging What are you reading, bookworms? I'm listening to Alchemised as a library audiobook through Libby. 02 When the Cranes Fly South by Lisa

My very favorite Bossy June reads! These were my favorite reads in June. I had several literary fiction reads, a dystopian fantasy, and a fun nonfiction book. If you've read any of these titles, I'd love to hear what you think. I listened to The Boy from the Sea  as an audiobook. check out Silver Elite . 06 O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker O Caledonia  is a modern classic, literary fiction

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Iida Turpeinin's upcoming historical fiction novel Beasts of the Sea ; I'm listening to Jen Hatmaker's memoir Awake ; and I'm listening to my newly discovered favorite What are you reading, bookworms? slots fantastically imperfect and wondrous main protagonists whose thoughts, dialogue, motivations, and actions

This month my favorite reads were a missing-person camp story in two timelines; literary fiction set in Belfast during The Troubles; literary fiction about two brothers coping with the death of their father I listened to Trespasses  as an audiobook. I'm such a greedy reader, it's been a while since I've slowed down to savor a book the way I felt compelled by Naomi Novik Novik never seems to make a misstep, and the thirteen stories here revisit favorite fictional

Have you read any of these titles? What were some of your favorite reads this month?  the year I read it) as well as other novels. I can't wait to read her next mystery. I laughed while listening to this one; Osman's series has me hooked. I listened to The Man Who Died Twice  as a library audiobook.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Jennifer Weiner's upcoming novel, The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits ; I'm listening to Miranda July's All Fours ; and I'm reading Christina Lynch's bighearted mystery What are you reading, bookworms? If you like to read fiction about music, you might also like the titles I included in the Greedy Reading List Six Rockin' Stories about Bands and Music . 02 All Fours by Miranda July Miranda July offers an

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 For more North Carolina stories, check out the books on this Bossy list . Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle Moran I was hooked on the behind-the-scenes feeling of Moran's historical-fiction

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Glassmaker, the newest historical fiction from Tracy Chevalier (Girl with a Pearl Earring); I'm reading Bear, the newest literary fiction from Julia Phillips (Disappearing 01 The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier I'm so excited about this new historical fiction from Tracy Chevalier I mentioned Julia Phillips's fascinating novel Disappearing Earth in the Greedy Reading List Six Chilly Books to Read in the Heat of Summer.

list at will. For classic light fiction that's also great for summer reading, check out these titles and Bossy reviews In The Vanishing Half, Bennett follows the history of the fictional Vignes twins, Desiree and Stella, The book contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians I read this in 24 hours while wishing I were making it last longer.

Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month: two historical fiction stories, gothic magical 01 October in the Earth by Olivia Hawker Hawker's newest historical fiction gives a wonderfully evocative Olivia Hawker's newest historical fiction is set in Depression-era Kentucky. You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Fascinating Dystopian and Postapocalyptic I included the wonderful Ron Rash short story collection Nothing Gold Can Stay in my Greedy Reading List

supporting characters--as well as a romantic story that tackled weighty issues (my favorite kind), and a historical fiction story that made me buy into a body-snatching storyline . Dunlap's debut novel is dark, twisty, gothic, and it's set in 19th-century Scotland as fictionalized I listened to The Last Hour Between Worlds  as an audiobook. other books that play with time--this is one of my favorite elements--you can check out the books and lists

Bossy Favorites of 2025 So Far I love looking back on my reads of the year to date and taking stock of What are some of your favorite reads of 2025? small-town Irish community's everyday and extraordinary events in this poignant, gorgeous literary fiction Williams's writing feels like a poem in prose structure; no word is wasted, and I read this novel slowly I listened to The Boy from the Sea  as an audiobook.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading I, Medusa , Ayana Gray's recently published story from the perspective of the fabled villainess; I'm reading The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy; and I'm listening What are you reading, bookworms? might want to check out a favorite book of mine, Madeline Miller's Circe , which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Wonderfully Witchy Stories to Charm You , and again in my review of Natalie Haynes's

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Kaveh Akbar's novel Martyr!; I'm reading to C. J. Wray's sassy multiple-timeline historical fiction novel about sisters who served pivotal roles in World War II, The Excitements; and I'm reading Allison Pataki's most recent historical fiction, about a little-known It's part historical fiction with wonderful World War II details and part sassy modern-day tale about You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Books about Brave Female Spies. 03 Finding

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Taylor Brown's newest historical novel, Rednecks, which centers Ranging from the Matewan Massacre through the Battle of Blair Mountain, Rednecks offers a mix of fictional author of Wingwalkers, The Gods of Howl Mountain, Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War, and other novels. list.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Meghan Majumdar's novel A Guardian and a Thief ; I'm reading Ling Ling Huang's speculative fiction novel Immaculate Conception ; and I'm listening to Kiran Desai's novel What are you reading, bookworms? In this speculative fiction story, issues of memory, creativity, wealth and power, envy, fame, self-doubt I'm listening to The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny as an audiobook.

More Light Fiction Favorites When I posted a few weeks ago about favorite light fiction reads and asked I love Christina Lauren's and Emily Henry's books (I list another of Emily Henry's here), and I haven't What other lighter fiction authors or books do you love? You might also like some of the titles on my first Greedy Reading List of light fiction favorites. And click here for my review of Emily Henry's Beach Read.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading a historical fiction story set just before the Civil War, about a young enslaved woman haunted by her sister's ghost, Junie ; I'm listening to middle-grade historical fiction from Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin, set during World War II in the heart of British codebreaking What are you reading, bookworms? War II-focused books here , and you can also check out my review of Kate Quinn's great codebreaking historical

My Greedy Reading Lists are usually made up of six books, but I've had a wonderful start to 2024 reading If you're interested in books about mortality like I am, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality and Six More Powerful Books about Facing Mortality I've seen Lone Women listed as a horror book, and there are horrifying elements, but the novel is far If you like this book, you might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading List Six Great

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Allegra Goodman's newest novel, which follows members of an extended Jewish-American family through life dramas large and small, This Is Not About Us ; I'm listening to Yume Kitasei's climate fiction featuring two sisters determined to save their oldest sibling, Saltcrop What are you reading, bookworms? I first read Allegra Goodman's work 25 years ago, when I enjoyed her novel Kaaterskill Falls .

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Micaiah Johnson's science-fiction novel Those Beyond the Wall; I'm listening to Kristin Hannah's historical fiction about women who served in the Vietnam War, The Women ; and I'm listening to Dolly Alderton's contemporary literary fiction about a stand-up comedian's breakup 02 The Women by Kristin Hannah I loved Kristin Hannah's book The Nightingale and mentioned it in my Greedy Reading List Six Books about Brave Female Spies.

The Paradise Problem ; I'm listening to Moonbound , Robin Sloan's fantasy-science-fiction story; and You might also be interested in the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading , Six of My Favorite Light Fictions Reads of the Past Year , Six More of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads of the Past Year , Six Great Light Fiction For Bossy reviews of Western stories, check out the books listed here .

My very favorite Bossy November reads! I mentioned Naomi Alderman's novel The Power in the Greedy Reading List Six Fascinating Dystopian and You might also want to check out the books on the Greedy Reading List Six More Fascinating Dystopian fiction story linked through timelines. But North Woods isn't a charming historical fiction novel.

If you're interested in this book, you might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set You might also want to check out the short story collections listed in my Greedy Reading Lists Six Short I listened to this title as an audiobook, which was read wonderfully by Michelle Williams. I've had this book on my list for ages, and recently both my friend Jamie and my nephew Jamie sang its

Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month: time travel, historical fiction, a mother's If this book sounds down your alley, you might want also to check out the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Fascinating Dystopian and Postapocalyptic Novels, Six More Fascinating Dystopian and Postapocalyptic I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Satisfying Novels about Revenge and Six

The Books I'm Reading Now Welcome to my fall-color-themed current reads! ; I'm listening to Ann Leckie's science fiction novel about AI, starships, and revenge, Ancillary Justice What are you reading, bookworms? NetGalley. 02 Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch #1) by Ann Leckie In the first in Leckie's science fiction Devious series, skilled amateur high school sleuth Stevie Bell is in denial about her senior-year to-do list

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Tommy Tomlinson's engaging nonfiction about the Westminster Dog Show, Dogland ; I'm listening to Carys Davies's luminous historical fiction story set in 19th century rural Scotland, Clear ; and I'm reading comedian and former pro tennis player Michael Kosta's memoir What are you reading, bookworms? I'm listening to Clear as an audiobook. 03 Lucky Loser: Adventures in Tennis and Comedy by Michael Kosta

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Sara Holland's upcoming fantasy novel Break Wide the Sea ; I'm reading Seth Haddon's debut fiction novel Volatile Memory ; and I'm reading Bruce Holsinger's novel Culpability What are you reading, bookworms? teenaged orphan makes a questionable deal with an untrustworthy ship captain, hoping to travel to the head Volatile Memory is Seth Haddon's science fiction debut. 03 Culpability by Bruce Holsinger The Cassidy-Shaws

More Science Fiction Faves I love character-driven science fiction stories. You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into Have you read any of these books? I'd love to hear what you thought. Which other books should I add to my science fiction to-read list? full review of Dark Matter. 03 How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Nagamatsu's science fiction

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the first in Gail Carriger's young adult steampunk mystery in Deanna Raybourn's great Veronica Speedwell series; and I'm reading We Don't Talk about Carol , Kristen What are you reading, bookworms? Raybourn In the sixth book of the wonderful Deanna Raybourn's feisty Veronica Speedwell series of historical fiction mysteries, Veronica remains a strong and unorthodox main protagonist who finds herself entangled

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Belle Burden's upcoming memoir about the abrupt end of her marriage Alibi by Ashley Elston I loved Ashley Elston's mystery First Lie Wins (it was on my December favorites list ; it was one of my Bossy Fiction Ideas for Your Holiday Gift List ; and it was on my recent list of Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Reading Last Year ). Jennifer Givhan Jennifer Givhan's mystery-thriller-horror novel Salt Bones made it onto multiple best-of lists

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Jessica Knoll's novel inspired by real-life events surrounding afternoon, and included it in my Greedy Reading Lists Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the I read it. 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

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Rachel Hawkins's upcoming suspense novel, The Storm ; I'm listening to Kate Fagan's intriguing novel The Three Lives of Cate Kay ; and I'm reading Charlotte Wood's meditative What are you reading, bookworms? 01 The Storm by Rachel Hawkins St. The secretive, haunted author has attempted to work through the pain and complications of her past by fictionalizing key elements of her personal history and using real details of her life in her novels.

historical fiction mystery series featuring irresistible heroines; a girl-power science-fiction space This book made it onto the recent Greedy Reading List Six More Great Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading If this book sounds intriguing, you might also be 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, I listened to the audiobook of the second in Thomas's Lady Sherlock series (read wonderfully by Kate

The Books I'm Reading Now After a long Fredrik Backman hiatus (after reading Beartown I swore off this author for an extended period), I'm reading his newest novel, My Friends ; I'm reading and loving Patrick Ryan's upcoming (to be published tomorrow) literary fiction, Buckeye ; and I'm listening to Carley Fortune's What are you reading, bookworms? friendship that comes out of a painful loss. 02 Buckeye by Patrick Ryan In Patrick Ryan's upcoming literary fiction

Read's debut novel is gorgeously written, with vivid details of mid-century Colorado, moments that change Read brings Go As a River to life through the sights, sounds, and wildlife in the high Colorado forest This is Shelley Read's debut novel. reminded me of another book I loved, Elizabeth Hardinger's All the Forgivenesses, which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Historical Backlist Favorites.

Five-Star Bossy Favorites I've been thinking through my favorite books of the year for an upcoming year-end Greedy Reading List I'll be posting--and I'm always thankful for books and reading. You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading List Six Five-Star Bossy Reads to Check Out. This is fantastic contemporary young adult fiction. I loved digging into this 750-page historical fiction wonder.

The Books I'm Reading Now I've been having a wonderful beachy break, and these are the titles I've been reading: The Summer Guests , Tess Gerritsen's newest Martini Club offering, which centers around a mystery Schwab's historical fiction-fantasy story about vampires linked together through centuries. What are you reading, bookworms? The first is The Spy Coast . 02 Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid Joan has always been

and communicative cats; a historical fiction novel featuring female doctors, set in 15th century China ; a gothic, magical-realism Western; a historical fiction escape through the wilderness, set in the time If you're interested in books about mortality like I am, you might like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Powerful Memoirs about Facing Mortality and Six More Powerful Books about Facing Mortality I've seen Lone Women listed as a horror book, and there are horrifying elements, but the novel is far

My very favorite Bossy November reads! show personality; a dark academia story that centers around feminism and building new perspectives; historical fiction about a traveling librarian in 1930s Appalachia; a luminous story of astronauts on the International I listened to Be Ready When the Luck Happens as an audiobook. For my full review, please see How to Read a Book .

But I had such a great reading run for the rest of the year, none of the books from that list made it to my final Favorites list here. this list. I got full-body chills when I saw that Paulette Jiles had a new historical fiction novel coming out. You might also like the books on my Greedy Reading Lists Six Satisfying Novels about Revenge and Six

My very favorite Bossy April reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. Reading this one made me happy. Shark Heart was surprisingly poignant speculative fiction. full review of The Book of Doors. 05 Queens of London by Heather Webb Queens of London is fascinating historical Katherine Arden, author of the captivating Winternight trilogy, here shares a mysterious, haunting historical

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading another college admission book, The Price You Pay for College by Ron Lieber; I'm reading Olivia Hawker's newest historical fiction, scheduled for publication tomorrow climate-change fiction. and The Ragged Edge of Night, and One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow, which I mentioned in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to a story about redemption, forgiveness, and books, which is set in Maine, How to Read a Book ; I'm listening to Alison Espach's playful and poignant novel about second chances, The Wedding People ; and I'm reading Bonnie Blaylock's Appalachian-set 1930s historical I'm listening to How to Read a Book as an audiobook. 02 The Wedding People by Alison Espach Phoebe arrives fiction story set in Appalachia , and I also love to read books about books .

The cover art and title of How to Read a Book  gave me the impression that Wood's novel was likely going Harriet Larson is a retired English teacher who leads the prison book club, and her forays into the local I love reading a book that takes place in Maine, but I didn't get a significant Maine feel to the characters or setting while reading the story despite the mentions of the state and of towns in it. I listened to How to Read a Book  as an audiobook.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Eilish Quin's upcoming debut, a retelling of the story of the most What are you reading these days, bookworms? Cosby is also the author of Razorblade Tears, a book I listed on my Greedy Reading List Six Satisfying Choo is also the author of The Night Tiger, a title I listed in my Greedy Reading List Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the seventh installment in Martha Wells's fantastic science fiction Murderbot series, System Collapse; I'm reading V. What are you reading these days, bookworms? If you like Westerns, you might want to check out the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West and  Six More Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Ava Glass's newest Emma Makepeace spy mystery, The Trap ; I'm listening to Miss Morgan's Book Brigade , Janet Skeslien Charles's historical fiction in two timelines, focused What are you reading these days, bookworms? Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles I love a book about scrappy librarians , and Janet Skeslien Charles's historical fiction novel Miss Morgan's Book Brigade takes that setup farther into favorable Bossy territory, by