I want to begin this post with a short explanation. This blog post is a companion piece to a post I wrote last year about The Backstreets, the first...
Mushrooms and Beetles and Snails, Oh My!
I’ve read several books lately that focus on the tiniest forms of life—some creatures charming and inspiring, others, devastatingly harmful, and...
Tragedy to Triumph: Heartbreaking Memoirs That Point Toward Hope
I happen to find tragic memoirs compelling, especially those that end on a note of hope or the promise of redemption. Three memoirs I’ve read...
Celebrity Memoirs: Good Taste, Bad Taste, and Aftertaste
The Matchmakers welcome new Matchmaker Lisa Gordon! Lisa writes: Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci (2021) The pungent odor of sautéed...
Memoir: Sigh, Gone
I don't normally read memoirs, but I did recently for a book club. Much to my surprise, I enjoyed it! We read Phuc Tran's Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's...
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...
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 to...
New zine features pandemic art
In April, it became clear that the annual Pekar Park Comics and Art Festival, a summer tradition in Coventry Village, would have to be canceled or...
Meet Author Caitlin Moran: Film, Ebook and Eaudiobook
The Matchmakers welcome today's guest blogger, librarian Amy Marshalek! Amy writes: If you haven’t heard of Caitlin Moran before, now is the time to...
Notes from an Eclectic Reader
While it may sound cliche, I really do enjoy reading just about anything. I may not read a ton of nonfiction or historical fiction, but I will read...
Matchmakers Favorites: 2019 in Review
What to read in 2020? Look no further! The Heights Matchmakers team has compiled a list of our favorite books that we read in 2019. Fleishman is in...
My 19 + 1 Favorite Books of 2019
It's the time of the year to look back and reflect on what we read and what we loved. Here are my 19 favorites from 2019, plus 1 additional title...
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