The cover resembles an old catalog card found in the back of a library book. You open it by pulling the lower half down and the top part up. I feel...
Noble Staff Book Club Picks
Beginning last fall, some of the Noble reference staff have been getting together for a staff book club each month. It's been really fun getting to...
Yet Another Pride and Prejudice Spin-off!
My, my... there really can never be too many spin-offs of Jane Austen's most famous novel, Pride and Prejudice, can there? But this one is so good...
The 1619 Project and Its Detractors
The 1619 Project is a long-form journalism project developed by Nikole Hannah-Jones, from The New York Times, which "aims to reframe the country's...
Beware of Scrabble Playing Argentines in Blimps
A short history lesson: poker began to be televised in the late 1990s. What was once a card game played in casinos and at family card tables was now...
My Top March Reads
I typically try to have a theme when I write my book blogs, but this month, I read books that varied widely. So, I guess this would fall under my...
Graphic Novel: Nate Powell
The Matchmakers are delighted to spotlight a post by guest blogger and Adult Reference Associate, Kate Atherton! Kate writes: Come Again , written...
In Search of Lost Mind: Denis Johnson’s The Name of the World
“In the strangeness of spring, finally without our hats, our jackets open, inhaling the warm air suspiciously, I’m sure we all looked like...
Herstory with Picture Book Biographies
March is Women's History Month, four weeks dedicated to celebrating and highlighting the accomplishments of women throughout history. Picture book...
The Final Frontier
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
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
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...
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