Today the Matchmakers team welcomes guest blogger Michele Hirschfeld, an avid mystery reader. Michele writes: British author Erin Kelly’s latest novel, The Skeleton Key, is […]
Local Poets: Rita Dove and George Bilgere
“laughing softly at the beauty and intransigence of indescribable phenomena” from “Touched”, by George Bilgere I am recommending two new collections of poetry by regional […]
Adult Summer Reading Program: 5-Star Reviews
The Matchmakers team welcomes our Adult Summer Reading Coordinator, Jen, as our guest blogger! Jen writes: As part of our Adult Summer Reading Program, your […]
Summer Reading: Adventure Awaits
The Matchmakers are happy to welcome our Adult Summer Reading Coordinator, Jen, as our guest blogger today! Jen writes: Chart your own adventure with the […]
New Contemporary Fiction: Meg Howrey, Terri-Lynne DeFino, and Clare Pooley
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 […]
Cobalt Red: The Dark Side of the Electronic and Tech Revolutions
“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 […]
Historical Fiction from the Recent Past
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 […]
Debut Fiction: Toya Wolfe
Today the Matchmakers welcome guest blogger Michele Hirschfeld! Michele writes: Last Summer on State Street, the 2022 debut novel by Toya Wolfe, describes the summer […]
New Fiction: Spring 2023
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 […]