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Satire at its Finest

by Michele Hirschfeld | May 23, 2024 | Adult, Fiction, Genres and Topics, Matchmakers

Humor, irony, and exaggeration are the three necessary components of the satirical novel, and if this sounds enjoyable to you then I have three...

A Houseful of Hauntings

by Lisa G | May 7, 2024 | Adult, Fiction, Horror, Matchmakers

This month, I thought I’d focus my pleasure reading on haunted house books—but only those that have the word “house” in the title, just for fun!A...

Waiting to be Arrested at Night: A Memoir from Xinjiang

by Stephen S | May 1, 2024 | Adult, Diverse Voices, History, Matchmakers, Memoir, Non-Fiction

I want to begin this post with a short explanation. This blog post is a companion piece to a post I wrote last year about The Backstreets, the first...

Older Women Can Be Protagonists, Too, You Know

by Andrea L | Apr 24, 2024 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers, Mystery

Every romance heroine doesn't have to be in her 20s. Every amateur detective does not have to be a Girl Sleuth. I particularly enjoy novels in which...

Mushrooms and Beetles and Snails, Oh My!

by Lisa G | Apr 9, 2024 | Adult, Animals/Nature, Gardening, Matchmakers, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Science

I’ve read several books lately that focus on the tiniest forms of life—some creatures charming and inspiring, others, devastatingly harmful, and...

Hispanic and Latinx books

by Sara P | Mar 28, 2024 | Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers, Mystery

Today's blog comes from guest author, Michele Hirschfeld, who is highlighting Hispanic and Latinx authors. Anita De Monte Laughs Last, by Xochitl...

Gardening with Children!

by Louise L | Mar 20, 2024 | Animals/Nature, Children, Gardening, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction, Picture Books

Here at the Coventry Village Branch, we’re gearing up for gardening season. In this week of the vernal equinox, we’ve got seedlings starting inside,...