Today the Matchmakers team welcomes guest blogger James Rogers, who leads the Pioneers of Sci-Fi Book Club! James writes: I’m a big fan of Science […]
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Black History Month 2023 Reading List: Fiction for Adults
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 […]
Vintage Cookbooks Drive the Plot: Elinor Lipman and Karma Brown
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 […]
The Backstreets: A Novel from Xinjiang
In the summer of 2010, I was fortunate to have been part of a month-long study abroad program in China sponsored by my university. The […]
Top Movies of 2022
I am more of a movie person than a tv person, and I normally like to see new movies at the theater. But this past […]
Best Fiction of 2022
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 […]
Fiction Featuring Crossword Puzzles: Jeffrey Bartsch
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 […]
Why Retire When There Are Aliens to Fight?
Every genre in literature has a subgenre within it that contains books that can be considered “comfort” or “cozy” reads, stories which are simply fun […]
Let Me Tell You What I Mean
Let Me Tell You What I Mean, by Joan Didion, was published last year shortly before the author’s death. The book contains twelve essays ranging throughout […]
