Cohen delivers her fourth shiveringly fun middle grade novel with the standalone book, Shadow Grave. Primarily set in an isolated New Hampshire logging town where […]
Horror
Spooky Reading for the Spooky Season
October is in full swing and with it, the season for spooky reading! At the top of my […]
Jack London’s To Build a Fire (or, why you shouldn’t go for a hike in -75 degree temperatures)
When it comes to Jack London, you will mostly hear about his most famous stories, The Call of the Wild and White Fang. I haven’t […]
Weird Fiction Spotlight: Caitlín R. Kiernan
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 […]
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 […]
Thanksgiving books to get you in the holiday spirit
I’m always a big fan of books set during holidays, and Thanksgiving is no exception! Here are some books that you can enjoy in between […]
Queen of the Cicadas
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes our guest blogger, Youth Associate E Hogan! Queen of the Cicadas a novel by V. Castro, builds a layered, […]
Horror and Hope in My Heart is a Chainsaw
It’s October, and the Matchmakers welcome our guest blogger, Noble librarian Hillary Brown! Spooky season: It’s the most wonderful time of the year for horror […]
Spooky Reads to Kick Off October
October is the perfect month to read some spooky thrillers and mysteries! I don’t go too deep into the horror genre, but I do like […]