Here on the blog the other Matchmakers and I share what we are reading, watching, or listening to quite frequently, but we don’t often hear […]
Genre Spotlight: Fantasy and Historical Mystery
It’s springtime, it’s raining, and I’m filling up an ark with two of every kind… it’s a book ark, and my first two sets of […]
The Dark, Dark Wood
In the dark, dark wood, there was a dark, dark tower. In the dark, dark tower there was a dark, dark tomb. In the dark, […]
Genre Benders
Take two middle school nerds, outliers who are each supremely gifted in opposing ways. Add one assassin. Sprinkle in some mentors from unlikely places. Liberally […]
YA for Grown Ups
If you didn’t know, the other Heights Matchmakers and I put out bookmarks with even more recommendations than those found here on the blog! My […]
The Midnight Queen
Today’s query: How is The Midnight Queen a really terrific fantasy novel? Well. Let me count the ways… World-building? Check. The author, Sylvia Izzo Hunter, reworks history just […]
New Children’s Fiction: Charlie and the Grandmothers
Hello, all! It’s your friendly neighborhood librarian here to tell you about a great new title that I finished recently. In the spooky spirit of […]
Children’s Books We Love (2015)
Recently, several of our staff members got together and shared the children’s books we love and have loved. We thought we’d be depriving you if […]
Teen Books We Love (2015)
Recently, several of our staff members got together and shared the teen books we love and have loved. We thought we’d be depriving you if we […]
