February is Black History Month, and the Matchmakers have put together a list of suggested Adult Fiction reads by Black authors. Celebrate the history and achievements of Black writers this month by giving one of these a try! The Survivalists by Kashana Cauley ---...
One way to time-travel is to peruse a vintage cookbook, follow the recipe, whip up some crazy food nobody eats anymore, and eat up the results. I have read two novels lately where vintage cookbooks drive the plot for a contemporary protagonist. If you're a fan of the...
December is the month to look back at the year as it's drawing to a close. I'm thinking about my favorite fiction from this past year. These are books I read in 2022... not all of them were published in 2022, but these are all my faves, old and new, from the year....
The Matchmakers team welcomes our newest member, Amanie McGee! Amanie writes: Sometimes, you need to go back and remember your childhood. Those quick and easy readers with characters that felt like your friends and not just characters in a book. Why not revisit those...
Today we welcome a new member of the Matchmakers team, Erika Hogan! Erika writes: A twelve-year old girl finds the words and strength to speak about past trauma in the emotionally resonant middle grade novel Caprice by Coe Booth. On the outside, Caprice’s life appears...
I've recently become very excited about solving crossword puzzles, so imagine my delight to find a refreshing, smart novel featuring crossword puzzles as part of the plot! Jeffrey Bartsch's debut novel, Two Across, is about two brainy people trying to build a...
Happy Halloween from the Matchmakers team! Today we welcome our guest blogger, Youth Services Librarian E Hogan! E writes: In the book The Clackity by Lora Senf, twelve year old Evie's aunt Desdemona goes missing, and Evie sets out to find and rescue the one person...
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes our guest blogger, Youth Services Associate Shannon Cooch! Shannon writes: Who doesn’t want to uncover the dark secrets and illicit whispers of a challenged or banned book these days? Craig Thompson’s enigmatic graphic novel,...
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes our guest blogger, Michele Hirschfeld! Michele writes: I hope to see more from Australian debut author Hayley Scrivenor, whose style may appeal to fans of Jane Harper and Wiley Cash. Dirt Creek, a literary, small-town crime...
I adore historical fiction and I adore whodunnit mysteries, so I'm never happier than when I have discovered a new historical mystery series. I have found two of them lately that I've particularly enjoyed, because they're both set in India in the 1920s. I don't know...