The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading A. Rae Dunlap's debut novel The Resurrectionist , focused on early medicine, serial killers, and a...

Bossy Gift Ideas: The Novels Here are six great novels that I'm excited to give as gifts this holiday season--I hope one of them is also...

Robinson's gentle novel Gilead spans generations of fathers and sons and explores a reverend's complicated relationship with his troubled...

This young-adult rom-com picks up with the protagonists of Better Than the Movies , now in a difficult college reunion for two. I loved...

Our Evenings explores a young, often cruel, existence at a British boys' boarding school; later fits and starts of exploring sexuality...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Shadowed Land , the third in Signe Pike's wonderful Scottish series of bravery, loyalty,...

The Music Book Gift Ideas Whose people love music and love reading about the behind-the-scenes wonder and drama? I have a lot of music...

Met Museum guard Bringley reflects on the decade he spent guarding priceless works of art, encountering a fascinating range of...

Ishida's offbeat, heartwarming story of unconventional "medicine" in the form of cats explores interconnectedness and new perspectives,...

I love Liang's books, and this departure from her romantic comedies is inspired by the Chinese legend of Xishi. It's full of danger,...

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Our Evenings , Alan Hollinghurst's novel of a young man in boarding school; I'm listening to the...

My very favorite Bossy November reads! This month my favorite reads were a playful, poignant novel set during the week leading up to an...

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...

The luminous novel Orbital tracks six astronauts in the International Space Station for one day as they goggle at the majestic beauty of...

Blue Sisters explores three surviving sisters' messy paths into and out of grief after the loss of their fourth sister Nicky. They make...

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...

Sports and Recreation Nonfiction Book Gift Ideas Where are my sports and recreation book gift-givers? I'll be sharing my annual Bossy...

In the first book of Blake Crouch's haunting mystery trilogy, secret agent Ethan Burke tries to grasp the shifts in time, widespread...

I loved the dark academia setting, Sciona's bid to become the first female in the High Magistry, and her rethinking of long-held...

Ina's memoir is personal and thoughtful. Her charm comes through in candid reflections about her fascinating life, and her young life's...