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Six Great Bossy Literary Fiction Reads I read so many read literary fiction books last year, I'll need In my mind, literary fiction focuses on realistic characters and themes, the author's writing style is What are some of your favorite literary fiction reads? fiction work. I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache

shapes a small-town Irish community's everyday and extraordinary events in this poignant, gorgeous literary fiction novel. You can find Bossy reviews of other novels set in Ireland here and more reviews of literary fiction

The Other Valley is literary fiction with a captivating setup: three adjacent valleys, each of which Howard's literary speculative fiction explores fate, free will, changing the past and implications for

Flawed main characters Jack and Elizabeth try to find their way back to an emotional connection in this literary fiction work.

Six Great Bossy Historical Fiction Reads I loved so many historical fiction books last year. Here are just six of my favorite reads--some of which cross genres into mystery, science fiction (time travel), fantasy (legends) and literary fiction. Please stay tuned for more lists of Bossy historical fiction favorites! What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads?

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading the recently published Red Dog Farm , Nathanial Ian Miller's fiction about a young man growing up in Iceland; I'm listening to Colson Whitehead's fiction based upon a real-life boy's reform school, The Nickel Boys ; and I'm reading Laila Lalami's recently published literary fiction

while illustrating the interconnectedness of grief, love, community, and nature in this heartwarming literary fiction story. The ending section is lovely, with heartwarming promise, hope, resolution, and a fig-tree-related revelation

I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache

This literary fiction from Ash Davidson is wonderfully wrought, with lots of tense undercurrents, heartbreaking This literary fiction from Ash Davidson is wonderfully wrought, with lots of tense undercurrents, a growing

This is introspective literary fiction in which Krishan examines his young life, analyzes the romantic A Passage North is introspective literary fiction in which Krishan examines his young life, analyzes

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Micaiah Johnson's science-fiction novel Those Beyond the Wall; I'm listening to Kristin Hannah's historical fiction about women who served in the Vietnam War, The Women ; and I'm listening to Dolly Alderton's contemporary literary fiction about a stand-up comedian's breakup I received a prepublication digital edition of this science fiction title courtesy of NetGalley and Random

biography of Lorne Michaels, released as Saturday Night Live turns 50; I'm reading Niall Williams's literary fiction set in a small Irish village in the 1960s, Time of the Child ; and I'm listening to the third So far there's lots of action, some humor, healthy amounts of dragon page time, and far less angst and

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Black Woods, Blue Sky , literary fiction about a single mother

In The Trackers, Cold Mountain author Charles Frazier offers historical fiction featuring a Great Depression-era I love a Great Depression-set story, and in Frazier's literary fiction The Trackers, he immerses us in If you're interested in Great Depression-era historical fiction like I am, you might also like the books

Alderton's literary fiction rom-com is a funny, poignant, and sometimes frustrating deep dive into the

01 Rednecks by Taylor Brown In this mix of fictional and fascinating historical elements, Brown crafts The true events that inspired the book are shocking and often read like fiction--the cutthroat, sometimes fiction with a captivating setup: three adjacent valleys, each of which is a different timeline of the Howard's literary speculative fiction explores fate, free will, changing the past and implications for fiction work.

chances (and third, and more) at life; and I'm diving into A Passage North, Anuk Arudpragasam's recent literary In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships Here he offers a literary fiction story in which Krishan examines his young life, analyzes his romantic

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Glassmaker, the newest historical fiction from Tracy Chevalier (Girl with a Pearl Earring); I'm reading Bear, the newest literary fiction from Julia Phillips (Disappearing 01 The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier I'm so excited about this new historical fiction from Tracy Chevalier

about college students, a death, and a missing girl; and I'm reading Sleeping Giants, Rene Denfeld's literary fiction about trying to find out the truth about the decades-old death of a young boy at a children's I've read and reviewed another book called Sleeping Giants; that one was a science fiction story by Sylvain

I hereby present to you historical fiction, literary fiction, romance, fantasy, and science fiction. The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby by Ellery Lloyd The Final Act of Juliette Lloyd  is a historical fiction This was immensely satisfying historical fiction. I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West are a young married couple on the verge

This month my favorite reads were a missing-person camp story in two timelines; literary fiction set in Belfast during The Troubles; literary fiction about two brothers coping with the death of their father by Naomi Novik Novik never seems to make a misstep, and the thirteen stories here revisit favorite fictional

For my full review, please see Happiness Falls . 03 A Literary Fiction Novel about Life and Love You I loved this literary fiction--the increasing vulnerability and search for connection after heartache For my full review of this book, please see Listen for the Lie . 04 Smart Historical Fiction with a Time-Travel

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 Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West , Six Historical Fiction F avorites , Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You , and Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War . What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads?

Jen Beagin's literary fiction novel is consistently bizarre, at times base, and often darkly funny as

My Favorite Sci-Fi Reads I love how science fiction stretches the way I think about what's possible, and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year Six More Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads I Loved in the Past Year Six Four-Star (and Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year Six More Science Fiction Reads I Loved in the Past Year Six Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into Six More Science Fiction Favorites Did you read any other science fiction novels in the past year (or otherwise) that you loved?

In Table for Two: Fictions , Amor Towles offers six short stories set in New York City and a novella

Six Great Bossy Contemporary Fiction Reads I loved a range of great books last year, and these were six of my favorite contemporary fiction reads. What are some of your favorite contemporary fiction reads? conflicts and political upheaval won't touch them out in the wild, and they figure that the charged friction

compelled to take a different path, rush to check on a loved one, or take some other seemingly odd action In Life After Life, Atkinson focuses her literary fiction lens on the character of Ursula, her relationships

Six More Great Bossy Historical Fiction Reads It's March, and I'm still spending Fridays obsessing over I loved so many historical fiction books last year, this is my second list of favorite reads. What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads? 01 Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles This historical fiction story in two timelines (The novella's historical fiction setting is what earned Table for Two a spot on this list.)

Some Lighter Fiction Favorites What I love about a romantic, rom-com, lighter fiction read is that real In a rom-com or lighter fiction story, all of these issues can be explored within a safe space--amid I'm due to create another Greedy Reading List of my more recently read light fiction favorites, but meanwhile , you can find other Bossy light fiction reviews here . What other lighter fiction authors or stories do you love?

Historical Fiction Mysteries I adore historical fiction and mystery books, and I love the intersection Here's a greedy reading question: What other historical fiction mysteries should I read? Bridie is a strong female protagonist, and Things In Jars offers solid historical fiction details of Echoes, and The Dire King. 06 The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo The Night Tiger is a wonderful historical fiction

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Anthony Doerr's upcoming literary fiction tale of interconnected

If you like historical fiction, you might also like some of my many other Bossy Bookworm Greedy Reading Lists; here are just a few: Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year Six Historical Fiction Mysteries to Intrigue You Six Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West Six More Great Historical Fiction Books Set in the American West Have you read any of these books? And: which other books should I add to my Civil War historical fiction to-read list?

Historical Fiction Favorites These were just a few of my favorite historical fiction reads during the But I could make ten lists of my historical fiction loves from over the years (and I just might)! I do love historical fiction, and my World War II focus has been pushing out all others in my book club Do you have any historical fiction favorite reads that I should add to my outrageously unmanageable to-read

Reading Now I'm reading A Rip Through Time, the first in Kelley Armstrong's time-travel historical fiction mystery series; Young Mungo, Shuggie Bain author Douglas Stuart's most recent literary fiction about

while illustrating the interconnectedness of grief, love, community, and nature in this heartwarming literary fiction story. The ending section is lovely, with heartwarming promise, hope, resolution, and a fig-tree-related revelation Stories of various characters are interwoven through the historical fiction novel and add depth to the In The Comfort of Crows, Margaret Renkl offers a literary, nature-focused devotional of 52 chapters,

Joy offers an often dark work of Southern literary fiction through which bubbles of hope emerge.

In the small Southern town of Troy, Georgia, a lending library and a battle over banned books pits nemeses switches out the dust jackets of her old-fashioned, out-of-touch books with novels featuring LGBTQ+ love, literary File Lula under "lighter fiction that tackles difficult issues." This is my favorite kind of lighter-tone contemporary fiction. I listened to Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books  as an audiobook.

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 Reading Lists Six Great Historical Fiction Stories Set in the American West, Six Historical Fiction Favorites, Six Historical Fiction Mysteries Sure to Intrigue You, and Six Great Historical Fiction Stories about the Civil War. What are some of your favorite historical fiction reads?

like those listed here, you might also like the titles on my Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction And for great historical fiction of all types, look at: Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved in the Past Year and Six Historical Fiction Books I Loved This Year. Doc is nonfiction, but it reads like historical fiction (as opposed to a heavier nonfiction title like City, Kansas, in the late nineteenth century, is a slow build rather than a dramatic, gun-slinging action

01 When These Mountains Burn by David Joy Joy offers an often dark work of Southern literary fiction of Eden, Fallen Land, a title I loved and included in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Historical Fiction The Caretaker. 05 The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda Miranda uses the framework of a famous fictional sinister underbelly of their rural North Carolina town, and basically everything about this intricate literary

Six Bossy Favorite Light Fiction Reads from Last Year I love spending Fridays highlighting books I've For more Bossy lighter fiction favorites, you might want to check out the books on these Greedy Reading Lists: Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great Escapism Six Great What are some of your favorite lighter fiction reads, from the past year or from this one so far? This is a perfect light-fiction read that's fun and funny, but never silly.

Six Favorite Fiction Reads I recently posted about Six Four-Star Mystery Reads I Loved Last Year, Six More Four-Star Mysteries I Loved Last Year, Six Four-Star Historical Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year , and Six Four-Star (And Up) Science Fiction Reads I Loved Last Year. Here are six of my favorite fiction reads from last year--with more lists to come. I'd also love to hear about some of your favorite fiction reads, from last year or from this one so far

Science Fiction Faves I've been giving book talks lately about stories I've loved and upcoming titles I'm excited about, and I've seen some eyes-glazing-over reactions when I gush about science fiction I love character-driven science fiction stories. Which other books should I add to my science fiction to-read list? Chambers's story is science fiction that's full of heart, heartbreak, and hope.

Six Bossy Favorite Light Fiction Reads from Last Year I love spending Fridays highlighting books I've (You can check out my roundup list Six of My Favorite Light Fiction Reads from the Past Year, which I For more romantic reads and lighter fiction Bossy favorites, you might want to check out the books on these Greedy Reading Lists: Six More Great Light Fiction Stories Six Lighter Fiction Stories for Great This was funny, sweet, steamy, and poignant--a fantastic summer light-fiction read that I loved.

For classic light fiction that's also great for summer reading, check out these titles and Bossy reviews In The Vanishing Half, Bennett follows the history of the fictional Vignes twins, Desiree and Stella, Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell In Utopia Avenue, Mitchell takes us through the twists and turns of a fictional The book contains endless imagined cameos, fictional adventures, and gems of wisdom from real-life musicians fiction through which bubbles of hope emerge.

fiction rom-com is a funny, poignant, and sometimes frustrating deep dive into the emotionally stunted with romance-novel elements that keep things moving but frequently pulled me out of the historical fiction The excellent historical fiction here is conflated with romance-novel-worthy storylines and dialogue The Women. 06 Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross Donna Woolfolk Cross offers a fascinating historical fiction Pope Joan is Donna Woolfolk Cross's historical fiction about a figure whose existence the Catholic church

Six More Great Bossy Science Fiction and Fantasy Reads The Obsessive Wrap-Up of Favorite Reads continues You can click here for other science fiction and fantasy books that I've reviewed on Bossy Bookworm. What are some of your favorite science fiction reads? crew, the mystery and suspicion, and most of all the character-driven storyline in Kitasei's science fiction In Yume Kitasei's science fiction thriller The Deep Sky, a mission to deep space is disrupted by an explosion

More Light Fiction Favorites When I posted a few weeks ago about favorite light fiction reads and asked What other lighter fiction authors or books do you love? You might also like some of the titles on my first Greedy Reading List of light fiction favorites. And you can find other Bossy light fiction reviews here. 01 Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey I delighted Winfrey's Very Sincerely Yours is light fiction that delivers delightful, charming banter, the promise

More Science Fiction Faves I love character-driven science fiction stories. You might also like the books on the Greedy Reading Lists Six Science Fiction Favorites to Dive Into Which other books should I add to my science fiction to-read list? fascinating journeys through the multiverse, her various lives, and her alternate selves in this science fiction full review of Dark Matter. 03 How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Nagamatsu's science fiction