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 […]
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The Matchmakers Celebrate Black History Month with Fiction Titles
The Matchmakers team celebrates the heritage and contributions of Black Americans by focusing on fiction titles that further our understanding of these experiences. Here are […]
Historical Romances Featuring Strong Female Leads
The Matchmakers recently got a Match Me Up! request from a customer who was wanting to get back into reading for pleasure after finishing a […]
Coventry Staff’s Favorite Reads of 2023
In honor of the new year, I asked my colleagues here at the Coventry Village Branch about the best books they read in 2023. 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 […]
Women’s History Month 2023: Historical Fiction by and about Women
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 […]
Black History Month 2023 Reading List: Fiction for Adults
February is Black History Month, and the Matchmakers have put together a list of suggested Adult Fiction reads by Black authors. Celebrate the history and […]
Take a Super Seat and Read!
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 […]