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Nov 8

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)...

Oct 25

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

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...

Sep 20

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 6

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 16

Six More Riveting Time-Travel Stories to Explore

You Had Me at "Time Travel" I love a time-travel story in any genre, and this Greedy Reading List offers a little of everything: light...

Aug 9

Six Romantic Novels Set in the World of TV and Movies

Lighter Fiction Set in Show Biz I love a peek behind the scenes, and each of the novels here provides a fictionalized version of a movie...

Aug 2

July Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite Bossy July reads! I did a lot of traveling and some great reading last month, but I didn't do a lot of reviewing. My...

Jul 26

Six Lighter Fiction Stories Perfect for Summer Reading

Some Lighter Fiction Favorites What I love about a romantic, rom-com, lighter fiction read is that real, weighty issues can be raised...

May 31

May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month

My very favorite Bossy May reads! Here are the six books I most loved reading this past month. If you've read any of these titles, I'd...

May 24

Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West

Do you enjoy a character-driven Western? I appreciate an unflinching reflection of the atrocities visited upon the indigenous peoples of...

May 17

Six Illuminating Memoirs to Dive Into

Do you love reading memoirs like I do? I love digging into the story of someone's life--notable because of chance, circumstance, or...

May 3

Six Nonfiction and Memoir Reads I Loved in the Past Year

Six Great Bossy Nonfiction Reads I promise that this is the last roundup list of 2023 favorites, which seems appropriate now that we have...

Nov 3, 2023

Six More Powerful Books About Facing Mortality

The Life-and-Death Books I've Loved Who's with me in having an obsession with reading about facing mortality? Does it stem from being in...

Jun 9, 2023

Six Rom-Coms Perfect for Summer Reading

Funny and Sweet Light Fiction Is it really summer without some great rom-com reads teed up and ready to go by the pool, on the porch, at...

May 19, 2023

Six Books Set in Australia that Are Fair Dinkum Fascinating

Six Great Australian Reads Fridays are for highlighting books I've loved, and I have a thing for books set in Australia (this is...

May 5, 2023

Six of My Favorite Nonfiction Reads from the Past Year

Six Bossy Favorite Nonfiction Reads Fridays are for highlighting books I've loved! I thought these titles were fascinating, surprised me,...

Apr 14, 2023

Six Favorite Bossy Fantasy Reads from the Past Year

Six Favorite Fantasy Reads I love spending Fridays raving about books I've loved! I've also recently posted about favorite reads from...

Mar 3, 2023

Six of My Favorite Memoir Reads Last Year

Six Favorite Memoir Reads The Bossy memoir love continues! I've been posting roundups of my favorite reads from last year by genre. I...

Jan 20, 2023

Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year

Six Four-Star (and Up) Bossy Science Fiction Reads I realize I just said this last week regarding mysteries, but really, doesn't the cold...

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