Adult

Summer Reading: Adventure Awaits

by Luke N | May 24, 2023 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers

The Matchmakers are happy to welcome our Adult Summer Reading Coordinator, Jen, as our guest blogger today! Jen writes: Chart your own adventure...

New Contemporary Fiction: Meg Howrey, Terri-Lynne DeFino, and Clare Pooley

by Andrea L | May 17, 2023 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers

I recently read three terrific new novels. I'm not sure that they have much in common; they all have contemporary timelines, except one of them has...

Cobalt Red: The Dark Side of the Electronic and Tech Revolutions

by Stephen S | May 10, 2023 | Adult, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction

“Please tell the people of your country, a child in the Congo dies every day so that they can plug in their phones.” Have you ever wondered how...

Historical Fiction from the Recent Past

by Sara P | May 3, 2023 | Adult, African-American, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers

When most people think of historical fiction, they picture books set in the regency era, or perhaps WWII, since that seems to be a very popular time...

Debut Fiction: Toya Wolfe

by Andrea L | Apr 25, 2023 | Adult, African-American, Biography, Fiction, Matchmakers

Today the Matchmakers welcome guest blogger Michele Hirschfeld! Michele writes: Last Summer on State Street, the 2022 debut novel by Toya Wolfe,...

New Fiction: Spring 2023

by Luke N | Apr 19, 2023 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers

Looking for something great to read this spring? Check out this list of recently published novels! You can also fill out our Match Me Up form for...

Women’s History Month 2023: Historical Fiction by and about Women

by Andrea L | Mar 22, 2023 | Adult, African-American, Bookmark Lists, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers

March is Women's History Month, and the Matchmakers team has created a list of historical fiction titles by women authors, with women as the heroes...