Weird Fiction is a difficult genre to describe, but you know it when you read it. Stories that get categorized as Weird Fiction often take […]
Stepping outside my usual genre
Sometimes when a book gets buzz that I have no interest in reading, I’ll usually tell people, “Oh, I’ll have to put that on my […]
Moon Witch, Spider King, Bewildered Reader
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 […]
New Fiction In Three Genres
Are you a reader who reads all kinds of different books? Because I’m a reader who reads all kinds of different books… and I’ve been […]
Harrow the Ninth: More Skeletons! More Swords! More Memes!
(Spoiler Warning: I am going to discuss some minor spoilers from Gideon the Ninth.) After reading Maggie’s post about Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, I […]
Gideon the Ninth
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes guest blogger Maggie Lawrence, Youth Services Associate at our Noble Branch! Maggie writes: Gideon the Ninth is one of […]
Stories of Your Life: Short Stories by Ted Chiang
I recently finished Ted Chiang’s sci-fi short story collection Stories of Your Life and Others, an engaging, smart, and varied set of stories that stretch […]
Springtime Staff Picks from Your Library!
Springtime is the best season for reading… well, every season is the best season for reading! Here are some books the Matchmakers team enjoyed reading. […]
Noble Staff Book Club Picks
Beginning last fall, some of the Noble reference staff have been getting together for a staff book club each month. It’s been really fun getting […]
