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Six of My Favorite Mystery Reads of the Year
Six Great Bossy Mystery Reads I didn't read as many mysteries last year as I typically do, but here are six of my favorites. I'm hoping...
Feb 14
Six of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Year
Six Great Bossy Historical Fiction Reads I loved so many historical fiction books last year. Here are just six of my favorite reads--some...
Feb 7
Six of My Favorite Contemporary Fiction Reads of the Year
Six Great Bossy Contemporary Fiction Reads I loved a range of great books last year, and these were six of my favorite contemporary...
Jan 31
January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy January reads! This month my favorite reads consisted of multiple fantasy reads, aka escapes from reality--one...
Jan 24
Six of My Favorite Fantasy Reads of the Year
Six Great Bossy Fantasy Reads I read some entertaining, imaginative, sometimes funny, fantastic fantasy in the past year--enough to make...
Jan 17
Six of My Favorite Rom-Com Reads of the Year
My Favorite Rom-Com Reads This is my first of two favorites lists of rom-coms and romantic reads. I was just talking to my friend Martha...
Jan 10
My Favorite Science Fiction Reads of the Year
My Favorite Sci-Fi Reads I love how science fiction stretches the way I think about what's possible, or explores issues like mortality,...
Jan 1
My Very Favorite Bossy 2024 Reads
My very favorite reads of 2024! I love looking back over my year to highlight my very favorite reads. Out of the 127 titles I read in...
Dec 31, 2024
December Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy December reads! This month my favorite reads were a historical-fiction fantasy set during the Spanish Inquisition;...
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 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 1, 2024
October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy October reads! This month my favorite reads were a missing-person camp story in two timelines; literary fiction...
Oct 25, 2024
Six More Illuminating Memoirs to Lose Yourself In
More Memoirs I've Loved I love a good memoir, one that offers a glimpse or a deep dive into the life and pivotal experiences of another...
Oct 18, 2024
Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love
Fairy Tales and Retellings For this list, I focused on books with fantastical elements; clear good-and-evil conflicts; characters living...
Oct 11, 2024
Six Fascinating Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War
The Civil War Books This painful, terrible time in our nation's history makes for some poignant, brutal, often beautiful storytelling....
Sep 27, 2024
September Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy September reads! This month my favorite reads were a retelling of a Mark Twain story; historical fiction set in...
Sep 20, 2024
Six Fascinating Books about Immigrants' Experiences
Powerful Books about the Experiences of Immigrants I could have listed many other powerful books about immigrants. But these four fiction...
Sep 13, 2024
Six Powerful Memoirs About Facing Mortality
Are you intrigued by reflections on life and death? This is a departure from many of my more playful Greedy Reading Lists: witchy books,...
Sep 6, 2024
Six Historical Fiction Backlist Favorites
Historical Fiction Story Love If you're into historical fiction, you might also like to take a look at the books I listed on the Greedy...
Aug 30, 2024
August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy August reads! Welcome to the last gasp of summer---and the final Bossy summer book reviews. I hereby present to...