Who would have thought ten years ago that Carrie Brownstein would be better known as a comedic actress rather than a punk rock guitarist? But […]
Read Harder
I am a big fan of reading challenges. Every year I do the Goodreads Challenge, where you set a goal for how many books […]
Outlaws no more
A couple years ago, I read a review of a forthcoming book that I just had to read. It wasn’t a bestseller. It wasn’t the […]
Choose Your Own… ?
Neil Patrick Harris. Go ahead and laugh; yeah, he’s a funny guy. And if that reference means anything to you, then you, like me, will be […]
Picture Book Biographies of Notable Women
It’s Women’s History Month: a great time to showcase some of my favorite picture book biographies about notable women. That might sound like a niche […]
We Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh Sundquist
With the month of love just behind us, I wanted to share a book I read that I really enjoyed that was slightly different from […]
Black Lives Matter
To celebrate Black History Month, Matchmakers tweeted a recommendation for each weekday using the eight-word review model. If you’re not on Twitter, you can read […]
It’s about the Journey
With the sponsorship of his village, Ajatashatru Oghash Rathod travels to Paris to purchase a new bed of nails from Ikea, and so begins The […]
Cartoonist has Stroke of Genius
Every year the MacArthur Foundation awards a five-year grant to individuals “who show exceptional creativity in their work and the prospect for still more in the […]
