Adult

In Search of Lost Mind: Denis Johnson’s The Name of the World

by Luke N | Mar 17, 2021 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers

“In the strangeness of spring, finally without our hats, our jackets open, inhaling the warm air suspiciously, I’m sure we all looked like...

The Final Frontier

by Amia W | Mar 3, 2021 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers

Over the past several weeks I've been watching a Discovery Channel series called The Last Alaskans about several families that have the last housing...

Romance: Alyssa Cole

by Andrea L | Feb 24, 2021 | Adult, African-American, Fiction, Matchmakers, Romance

It's February, which is Black History Month, so what better time to start a new romance series by a Black author? Alyssa Cole's contemporary romance...

Historical Fiction: Heather B. Moore

by Andrea L | Feb 17, 2021 | Adult, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers

Does the name Donaldina Cameron ring a bell for you? It didn't for me, until I read this terrific novel, The Paper Daughters of Chinatown, by...

Like An Image From A Dream: Paul Auster’s “The Red Notebook”

by Luke N | Feb 10, 2021 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers, Short Stories

The Red Notebook is a good starting point if you have never read anything by Paul Auster. At just over 100 pages, it is an enjoyable, quick read. I...

Black History Month Reads

by Sara P | Feb 3, 2021 | Adult, African-American, Diverse Voices, Matchmakers, Romance, Thrillers

Today marks the third day of Black History Month 2021, so it seemed fitting to celebrate a few of the Black authors I've read recently. I like to...

Books About Black Achievement for Black History Month

by John P | Feb 2, 2021 | 1619 Project, Adult, African-American, History, Non-Fiction

This Black History Month why not take a moment to celebrate Black Firsts and Black Achievement? Here is a list of books currently available at...

Looking to History for Guidance in a Time of Plague

by Stephen S | Jan 27, 2021 | Adult, History, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction, Science

It's early days in 2021, but in March it will have been a year since we first went into lockdown due to COVID-19. And if this winter has shown us...

New Contemporary Fiction: Bennett and Hornby

by Andrea L | Jan 13, 2021 | Adult, African-American, Fiction, Matchmakers

If you're looking for fresh and entertaining, yet complex, novels set in the here and now, try these two new books! Brit Bennett's newest novel, The...

Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

by Amia W | Jan 6, 2021 | Adult, African-American, Classics, Diverse Voices, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers, Sci-Fi

I finished this book a few months ago, and the essays have stuck with me every since. I find myself going back to the lists of books by Black women...

The Fantasy Novella: Nghi Vo

by Andrea L | Dec 30, 2020 | Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Matchmakers

Are you in the mood for a couple of little short books that tell unique stories with a wealth of gorgeous detail? Nghi Vo creates a fantasy world...

John le Carre and the CIA

by Stephen S | Dec 16, 2020 | Adult, Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Matchmakers, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Thrillers

John le Carre, the master of espionage fiction, died this past weekend. A former MI5 and MI6 spy for Britain, his novels showed the solitary,...

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