Search Results

The Daily Show 's Michael Kosta recounts his youth as a pro tennis player (#864 in the world), an assistant college tennis coach, then a stand-up comedian. The behind-the-scenes peeks at tennis and comedy were highlights. Kosta digs into his history as a young professional tennis player--including the unglamorous early tour --while spending evenings working out a stand-up routine--Kosta abandoned the world of tennis for good

Tennis brings them together, and they use their inner strength and smarts to fight through troubles as Tennis ultimately brings together three women, formerly strangers to each other.

I loved the tennis focus, the fast pacing, and the father-daughter relationship that drives the story Tough, talented Carrie Soto retired from tennis at the top of her game, as the best player in the world No one returns to tennis at age 37. I love playing tennis and watching tennis, and I was 100 percent in for Reid's accounts of Soto's training through and about tennis has led to some conflicts and some stress for many years.

historical fiction story set in 19th century rural Scotland, Clear ; and I'm reading comedian and former pro tennis I'm listening to Clear as an audiobook. 03 Lucky Loser: Adventures in Tennis and Comedy by Michael Kosta about Michael Kosta when I began reading this book, but I love memoirs, behind-the-scenes peeks, and tennis Kosta digs into his history as a young professional tennis player--including the unglamorous early tour

She's lived next to the local Liverpool tennis club for years but hasn't played since she was a young along with the beginner-team's desperate need for players, lead Jules to reluctantly decide to give tennis You might also like these other Bossy reviews of books about tennis.

Nicola Harrison's historical fiction set in 1950s California, about female friendship, secrets, and tennis Tennis brings together three women, formerly strangers to each other.

This bighearted novel holds a mystery, but its main focus is  neurodivergent main protagonist Denny and Denny lives a quiet life in small-town Minnesota, caring for his elderly mother with the companionship Trying to do the right thing seems to not work out very well for Denny. As Denny's big personality, kindness, and discerning views become clear, the story tracks the lead-up to the recent death in the community and how Denny became a murder suspect.

Unsinkable is historical fiction by Jenni L. Walsh that's set in two timelines.

Academy; I'm reading Taylor Jenkins Reid's upcoming (to be published tomorrow) story about a cutthroat tennis and NetGalley. 02 Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid Tough, talented Carrie Soto retired from tennis father sacrificed everything to get her to the top, setting records that should cement her place in tennis No one returns to tennis at age 37.

I loved the tennis focus, the fast pacing, and the father-daughter relationship that drives the story Tough, talented Carrie Soto retired from tennis at the top of her game as the best player in the world coach, sacrificed everything to get her to the top, setting records that have cemented her place in tennis No one returns to tennis at age 37. Lenni and Margot was one of my top twelve reads of last year.

It was a book of beautiful tennis courts around the world and a tennis-playing crowd, but I think a beautiful

I loved the tennis focus, the fast pacing, and the father-daughter relationship that drives the story Tough, talented Carrie Soto retired from tennis at the top of her game as the best player in the world coach, sacrificed everything to get her to the top, setting records that have cemented her place in tennis No one returns to tennis at age 37. Her life expectancy isn't long, but Lenni still has a lot she wants to do and be.

(The prominent sports element reminded me of the tennis-focused novel Carrie Soto Is Back .)

Although her tennis pro husband's recent infidelity with a famous tennis player is putting a damper on

Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives in the terminal ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital Her life expectancy isn't long, but Lenni still has a lot she wants to do and be. The character of Lenni seemed significantly younger than seventeen, and this kept occurring to me but Cronin's debut takes place in a hospital's terminal ward and dips in and out of Margot's and Lenni's The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot explores mortality, but also friends who are like family, failings

This suspenseful collaboration between Clinton and Penny kept me on the edge of my seat through heart-stopping In Clinton and Penny's suspenseful collaboration, the characters of the president and Adams, political I also loved how Clinton and Penny made me question the loyalty and intentions of almost everyone in Louise Penny is the author of seventeen Chief Inspector Armand Gamache novels, and Hillary Rodham Clinton

title courtesy of Gallery Books and NetGalley. 02 Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid Although her tennis pro husband's recent infidelity with a famous tennis player is putting a damper on things, in Malibu

one that exposed cheating throughout her school's crown jewel of sports, the revered, state-champion tennis

(The prominent sports element reminded me of the tennis-focused novel Carrie Soto Is Back .)

plus six bonus books, listed below, that also look intriguing: Queen of the Court: The Many Lives of Tennis

(The prominent sports element reminded me of the tennis-focused novel Carrie Soto Is Back .)

We arranged to spend the next day, a Sunday, looking at apartments together, followed by a round of tennis

Benny and Joy are best friends who met under unusual circumstances; Joy, a narcoleptic, was asleep outside a bar bathroom when Benny woke her up. Now Joy and Benny host one of the most popular podcasts around. In fact, Benny and Joy are in talks to sell the podcast for millions. and Joy's finances), go missing under mysterious circumstances, Benny is suspect number one.

In Pony Confidential 's alternating points of view, Christina Lynch offers a playful story of Penny, schoolteacher accused of a murder she didn't commit, and the grumpy pony she used to love, who resents Penny's observant, headstrong Pony finds his hard feelings fading as he develops an elaborate plan to find Penny Penny doesn't remember the events around the death for which she's imprisoned, but she recalls other cute for my taste--tale that always seemed sure to be headed toward a heartwarming ending for both Penny

recently published story from the perspective of the fabled villainess; I'm reading The Sideways Life of Denny Thousand Ships , a woman-centered retelling of events surrounding the Trojan War. 02 The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy Denny lives a quiet life in small-town Minnesota, caring for his elderly mother A developmental delay--caused by an accident at his birth--means that his options are limited, but Denny Trying to do the right thing seems not to work out very well for Denny.

in my Bossy reviews of other Tana French novels . 03 This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum Benny In fact, Benny and Joy are in talks to sell the podcast for millions. So when Joy and her husband Xander, who's been highly involved in the management of the podcast and Benny and Joy's finances, go missing under mysterious circumstances, Benny feels it's up to him to put together

historical fiction, set in Mississippi during the Great Depression, The Calamity Club; I'm listening to Jenny version of this title courtesy of NetGalley and Spiegel & Grau. 02 How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson This is my first Jenny Lawson read.

Almost thirty years ago, Dennis, a young boy from a children's home, washed away in the rough waves of Now his sister Amanda, a young adult who first learned of Dennis while researching her birth mother, is trying to find out how Dennis escaped the children's home and what happened leading up to her brother's They believe that Dennis had an unorthodox friendship with a custodian at the boys' home, but can find out little else about Dennis's short life.

For my full review of this book please see Bunny . 03 The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy This bighearted novel holds a mystery, but its main focus is  neurodivergent main protagonist Denny Denny lives a quiet life in small-town Minnesota, caring for his elderly mother with the companionship As Denny's big personality, kindness, and discerning views become clear, the story tracks the lead-up to the recent death in the community and how Denny became a murder suspect.

Click here   for my full review. 05 The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy This bighearted Denny lives a quiet life in small-town Minnesota, caring for his elderly mother with the companionship A developmental delay--caused by an accident at his birth--means that his options are limited, but Denny As Denny's big personality, kindness, and discerning views become clear, the story tracks the lead-up to the recent death in the community and how Denny became a murder suspect.

Confidential by Christina Lynch In alternating points of view, Christina Lynch offers a playful story of Penny observant, headstrong Pony finds his hard feelings fading as he develops an elaborate plan to find Penny little too cute for my taste--mystery that seems sure to be headed toward a heartwarming ending for both Penny

01 The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin Cronin's debut novel explores mortality Lenni and Margot  was one of my top twelve reads the year I read it. Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives in the terminal ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital Her life expectancy isn't long, but Lenni still has a lot she wants to do and be. For my full review of this book, please see The One Hundred Years of Lennie and Margot .

Dangerous Things and A Flicker in the Dark. 03 Sleeping Giants by Rene Denfeld Almost thirty years ago, Dennis Now his sister Amanda, a young adult who learned of Dennis while researching her birth mother, is trying to find out how Dennis escaped the children's home and what happened leading up to her brother's death

01 The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin Cronin's debut novel explores mortality Lenni and Margot  was one of my top twelve reads the year I read it. Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives in the terminal ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital Her life expectancy isn't long, but Lenni still has a lot she wants to do and be. For my full review of this book, please see The One Hundred Years of Lennie and Margot .

Penny is hooked on the promise of a big payday and leaves her teaching position in Connecticut to move Penny begins to suspect that she has unleashed a power within her story that somehow allows her mermaid The Penny-in-Los-Angeles storyline offers some hilarious (and often cringey) peeks at the world of movie-making excerpts from the book within a book of American Mermaid show glimpses of the novel that is the basis for Penny's

book, scheduled for publication February 13, courtesy of NetGalley and Random House. 03 Unsinkable by Jenni Walsh Unsinkable is historical fiction set in two timelines by Jenni L. Walsh.

novel, Thistlefoot, a fairy tale informed by Jewish folklore; and I'm reading The One Hundred Years of Lenni on my Greedy Reading List Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love. 03 The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives in the terminal ward at the Her life expectancy isn't long, but Lenni still has a lot she wants to do and be.

You can find my full review of The Light of the World here. 06 The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot Lenni and Margot was one of my top twelve reads of the year the year I read it. Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives in the terminal ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital Her life expectancy isn't long, but Lenni still has a lot she wants to do and be. Click here for my full review of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot.

My friend Jenny mentioned this book to me, and I'd never heard of it but loved the premise.

Almost thirty years ago, Dennis, a young boy from a children's home, washed away in the rough waves of His sister Amanda and Larry, her new local friend, believe that Dennis had an unorthodox friendship with a custodian at the boys' home, but can find out little else about Dennis's short life.

fiction-fantasy Skyhunters duology; and I'm listening to State of Terror, Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny's Click here for my full review of Skyhunter. 03 State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny In Clinton and Penny's suspenseful collaboration, the characters of the president and Adams, political

Wray's The Excitements, Archie's British great-aunts Josephine and Penny are a handful.

Practical, tough sixteen-year-old Bridget arrives in 1877 Dodge City without a penny to her name or enough

Wray's The Excitements, Archie's great-aunts Josephine and Penny are a handful.

please check out What Happened to the Bennetts. 06 State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny This suspenseful collaboration between Clinton and Penny kept me on the edge of my seat through heart-stopping I loved how Clinton and Penny made me question the loyalty and intentions of almost everyone in State

Abby Jimenez Briana Ortiz's divorce from her cheater husband is about to be finalized, her brother Benny's

full review of Nightwatch on the Hinterlands. 04 State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny This suspenseful collaboration between Clinton and Penny kept me on the edge of my seat through heart-stopping I loved how Clinton and Penny made me question the loyalty and intentions of almost everyone in State

Penny is hooked on the promise of a big payday and leaves her teaching position in Connecticut to move excerpts from the book within a book of American Mermaid show glimpses of the novel that is the basis for Penny's

Red by Claudia Cravens Practical, tough sixteen-year-old Bridget arrives in 1877 Dodge City without a penny

Briana Ortiz's divorce from her cheater husband is about to be finalized, her brother Benny's health