March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy March reads! I'm taking a break from social media for Lent, and while I love to talk books on Instagram and...
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Six More of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Year
Six More Great Bossy Historical Fiction Reads It's March, and I'm still spending Fridays obsessing over my favorite reads of the past...
Mar 21
Six of My Favorite Literary Fiction Reads of the Year
Six Great Bossy Literary Fiction Reads I read so many read literary fiction books last year, I'll need another best-of-the-year list. But...
Mar 7
February Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
My very favorite Bossy February reads! February is the shortest month, but I squeezed in some great reading: compelling historical...
Feb 28
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 21
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 14
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...
Feb 7
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 31
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 24
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 17
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 10
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...
Jan 1
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;...
Dec 31, 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 28, 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 8, 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...
Nov 1, 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 25, 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 18, 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....
Oct 11, 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 27, 2024