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Black History Month

by Kornela B | Feb 10, 2021 | African-American, Children

It's February and with it comes Black History Month! It's the perfect time to pick up some books and read about the numerous and amazing...

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,...

Read Woke! Teen Winter Reading Program

by Hannah V | Dec 10, 2020 | African-American, Diverse Voices, Teens

What is Read Woke? Read Woke is a movement. It is a feeling. It is a style. It is a form of education. It is a call to action; it is our right as...

Contemporary Fiction: Jean Kwok

by Andrea L | Dec 9, 2020 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers

At this point I'm pretty sure Jean Kwok is one of my new favorite authors. I recently read her newest book, Searching for Sylvie Lee, and my, was it...

New Fantasy: Susanna Clarke

by Andrea L | Dec 3, 2020 | Adult, Fantasy, Matchmakers

Here's a book that just came out this fall and is unlike any book I have ever read before. Susanna Clarke (of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell fame)...

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