Nov 29, 2024
November Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy November reads! This month my favorite reads were a playful, poignant novel set during the week leading up to an...
Nov 28, 2024
Thankful for More Five-Star Bossy Reads
Thankful for Five-Star Bossy Favorites I'm always thankful for books and reading, so I wanted to reshare some of my five-star reads from...
Nov 27, 2024
Review of Orbital by Samantha Harvey
The luminous novel Orbital tracks six astronauts in the International Space Station for one day as they goggle at the majestic beauty of...
Nov 26, 2024
Review of Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
Blue Sisters explores three surviving sisters' messy paths into and out of grief after the loss of their fourth sister Nicky. They make...
Nov 25, 2024
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/25/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Creation Lake , Rachel Kushner's noir, dark humor mystery; I'm reading Lex Croucher's soon-to-be...
Nov 22, 2024
Bossy Holiday Book Gift Ideas: Sports and Recreation Nonfiction
Sports and Recreation Nonfiction Book Gift Ideas Where are my sports and recreation book gift-givers? I'll be sharing my annual Bossy...
Nov 21, 2024
Review of Pines (Wayward Pines #1) by Blake Crouch
In the first book of Blake Crouch's haunting mystery trilogy, secret agent Ethan Burke tries to grasp the shifts in time, widespread...
Nov 20, 2024
Review of Blood Over Bright Haven by M. L. Wang
I loved the dark academia setting, Sciona's bid to become the first female in the High Magistry, and her rethinking of long-held...
Nov 19, 2024
Review of Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten
Ina's memoir is personal and thoughtful. Her charm comes through in candid reflections about her fascinating life, and her young life's...
Nov 18, 2024
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/18/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to the first book in Blake Crouch's Wayward Pines mystery trilogy, Pines ; I'm listening to Ina...
Nov 15, 2024
Bossy Holiday Book Gift Ideas: Cookbooks
Cookbook Book Gift Ideas Where are my cookbook gift-givers? These are the 2024 cookbooks that I'm most excited to give as gifts this...
Nov 14, 2024
Review of Bull Moon Rising (Royal Artifactual Guild #1) by Ruby Dixon
I was hooked on the story of a team of young women fighting for admittance to a guild, their bonds, and their adventures. But the...
Nov 13, 2024
Review of Light to the Hills by Bonnie Blaylock
Blaylock's story centers around a packhorse librarian in 1930s Appalachian Kentucky and adds layers like a complicated past, second...
Nov 12, 2024
Review of How to Read a Book by Monica Wood
This novel about the power of books takes a tough situation that ends in a death and allows for a fresh start--which might push the...
Nov 11, 2024
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/11/24 Edition
The Books I'm Reading Now I guess this list is an Escape from Reality attempt, as I have three fantasy novels going right now. I'm...
Nov 8, 2024
Six Great Stories about Robots, Humans and Alien Life, and AI
The Robot Books I love a good artificial intelligence- or robot-focused story, and these six (plus, in several cases, their sequels)...
Nov 7, 2024
Review of To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
This slim book tells the story of a small crew of astronauts in the twenty-second century who are searching for alien life--and who must...
Nov 6, 2024
Review of His Majesty's Dragon: Temeraire #1 by Naomi Novik
ICYMI: This series by Naomi Novik introduces vain, strong-willed, talking dragons, their complex, wonderfully faulted handlers, and...
Nov 5, 2024
Review of The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Espach layers complex emotional challenges like suicidal thoughts, grief, and loneliness with funny, quirky, poignant moments in this...
Nov 4, 2024
Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/4/24 Edition
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 ;...