Genres and Topics

Satire at its Finest

by Michele Hirschfeld | May 23, 2024 | Adult, Fiction, Genres and Topics, Matchmakers

Humor, irony, and exaggeration are the three necessary components of the satirical novel, and if this sounds enjoyable to you then I have three...

A Houseful of Hauntings

by Lisa G | May 7, 2024 | Adult, Fiction, Horror, Matchmakers

This month, I thought I’d focus my pleasure reading on haunted house books—but only those that have the word “house” in the title, just for fun!A...

Waiting to be Arrested at Night: A Memoir from Xinjiang

by Stephen S | May 1, 2024 | Adult, Diverse Voices, History, Matchmakers, Memoir, Non-Fiction

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...

Older Women Can Be Protagonists, Too, You Know

by Andrea L | Apr 24, 2024 | Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers, Mystery

Every romance heroine doesn't have to be in her 20s. Every amateur detective does not have to be a Girl Sleuth. I particularly enjoy novels in which...

Mushrooms and Beetles and Snails, Oh My!

by Lisa G | Apr 9, 2024 | Adult, Animals/Nature, Gardening, Matchmakers, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Science

I’ve read several books lately that focus on the tiniest forms of life—some creatures charming and inspiring, others, devastatingly harmful, and...

Hispanic and Latinx books

by Sara P | Mar 28, 2024 | Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers, Mystery

Today's blog comes from guest author, Michele Hirschfeld, who is highlighting Hispanic and Latinx authors. Anita De Monte Laughs Last, by Xochitl...

Gardening with Children!

by Louise L | Mar 20, 2024 | Animals/Nature, Children, Gardening, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction, Picture Books

Here at the Coventry Village Branch, we’re gearing up for gardening season. In this week of the vernal equinox, we’ve got seedlings starting inside,...

Winning Fixes Everything Review: Do you want to play, or do you want to win?

by Stephen S | Mar 13, 2024 | Adult, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction, Sports

Evan Drellich's Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball's Brightest Minds created Sports' Biggest Mess is a book about baseball and a team that...

Indigenous Heritage Books for Youth

by Louise L | Mar 12, 2024 | Children, Diverse Voices, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Teens

November is National Native American History Month. We're fortunate that the last several years have seen an increase in the number of books...

Taking a Look at Artificial Intelligence

by Joseph K | Mar 12, 2024 | Technology

This month’s blog post is an introduction to Artificial Intelligence or AI for short. There has been a buzz in the news and online about AI – we'll...

Meet Tech Trainer Kate

by Joseph K | Mar 12, 2024 | Technology

This month’s blog we would like to introduce you to our newest Tech Trainer Kate. We sat down with Kate and asked her a few questions about...

Black Joy in YA

by Amanie M | Feb 28, 2024 | African-American, Matchmakers, Teens, Uncategorized

This post is all about Black Joy in YA books! These are both new and slightly older titles that focus on the joys found in the day-to-day life of...

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