The Matchmakers team salutes the Juneteenth holiday with a blog post featuring fiction for adults, written by Black authors. The characters in these...
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The Matchmakers team salutes the Juneteenth holiday with a blog post featuring fiction for adults, written by Black authors. The characters in these...
This post is all about Black Joy in YA books! These are both new and slightly older titles that focus on the joys found in the day-to-day life of...
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...
Today the Matchmakers welcome guest blogger Michele Hirschfeld! Michele writes: Last Summer on State Street, the 2022 debut novel by Toya Wolfe,...
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...
February is Black History Month, and the Matchmakers have put together a list of suggested Adult Fiction reads by Black authors. Celebrate the...
Where is your favorite place to sit? What seat do you know the best? When you’re out and about, where do you sit for a rest? Are there enough places...
Today we welcome a new member of the Matchmakers team, Erika Hogan! Erika writes: A twelve-year old girl finds the words and strength to speak about...
With the arrival of her newest work, I'm Not Small, I wanted to take a look back at Nina Crews’ catalog of fantastic photo-illustrated picture books...
One of my favorite books from recent years is Black Leopard, Red Wolf (BLRW) by Marlon James, a fantasy novel with sharp, African twists on...
National Fair Housing Month celebrates the passage of the Fair Housing Act in April, 1968, a national law that prohibits discrimination in the sale,...
I read a lot of romance, but these two books struck me as a little bit different than your typical romantic faire. Must Love Books and Float Plan...