Ahoy, there! Announcing a new novel for historical fiction readers who enjoy a salty adventure on the high seas! William Westbrook launches (!) a...
Because I Could Not Stop for Death
So far this year I've read two memoirs that, in my estimation, earned five stars, the highest rating on Goodreads. Both are extremely well written,...
Read-Alikes
During our last meeting of the Matchmakers, we kept spontaneously coming up with read-alikes, so it seemed like it might be a worthwhile post. Let...
Spring Cleaning Time is almost here!
Spring is finally, sort-of, almost, maybe on it's way to Cleveland! This often makes me feel restless and motivates me to clean like I haven't...
Q & A with David Giffels
In anticipation of his upcoming reading at Heights Libraries, local author David Giffels very generously answered a few questions for us regarding...
Stand up and be the change…
Over the past few months, the #metoo and #standup movements have gained a great deal of momentum and more and more women are finding the courage...
Mystery 1-2-3
Greetings, mystery readers! and welcome to the first and only edition of Mystery 1-2-3, brought to you by the Heights Matchmakers! What is Mystery...
Chocolate and Ashes
This year, the 14th of February is both Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday, a conjunction that hasn’t happened since 1945. Whether you tend towards...
The “Perfect” Nanny
It is my pleasure to post my colleague John's guest post: Leila Silmani’s The Perfect Nanny is one of those novels you will hear about. Much like...
Tangerine-Captivating: The book, the characters, the locale
Tangerine, the debut novel written by British author Christine Mangan, won't be published until the end of March, but reserve it at your library...
Mystery: Max Wirestone
Meet Dahlia Moss, who is not a detective, okay? She just happens to be around crimes and murders and arrests a lot. Dahlia is the protagonist of a...
Alternatives to Fire and Fury
Since its well-publicized release three weeks ago, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House has been flying off library shelves. If you’ve...
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