If you enjoy reading about unconventional childhoods, have I got a book for you. Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood delivers in scenes from a childhood spent […]
Noble Bookworms-April 2017
Our Youth Services staff at Noble have been having a blast choosing and reviewing books for our monthly book club. In April, we enjoyed nonfiction […]
Check into a Literary Hotel
I love checking into a literary hotel. Recently, my guide was Nicolaia Rips, a seventeen year old who penned the new book, Trying to Float: Coming […]
New Year, New You Nonfiction
January can be dreary and depressing, but goals of your own choosing can provide a nice light to guide you through the year. Reading outside of […]
My 16 Favorite Books of 2016, and, of Course, a Few More!
2016 has almost ended and it’s time to share my most memorable books from the past 12 months. It’s always hard to whittle down the […]
An Uplifting and Beautiful Turning Lemons Into Lemonade Memoir
Martha’s Vineyard, Island of Dreams by Susan Branch is a charming, original memoir relaying the author’s story of running away from California after her marriage collapses. Arriving […]
Better Know a Library Staffer: Amy
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 […]
Something New
I’ve long been a fan of graphic memoirist, Lucy Knisley, from her food encounters traveling with her mother in France in her book, French Milk to Something […]
Amore, Famiglia, Cibo and Vita in Naples
Katherine Wilson’s debut memoir, Only In Naples: lessons in food and famiglia from my mother-in-law, is engaging and lighthearted. Naples, sometimes called the Appalachia of […]
