Spooky season is still going strong, so here are a handful of new Young Adult horror reads! My four picks include a a creepy town with a sinister...
YA Psychological Thriller with a twist!
Have you ever thought about what a crossover between Criminal Minds and Silence of the Lambs, but with teenage protagonists, would look like? Well,...
How to Survive Your Murder
What’s your favorite scary movie? If you are Alice Lawrence, you may have a problem answering that one. Not because Alice hates scary movies. No,...
Best Fiction of 2022
December is the month to look back at the year as it's drawing to a close. I'm thinking about my favorite fiction from this past year. These are...
Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor
This week the Matchmakers team welcomes our guest blogger, Michele Hirschfeld! Michele writes: I hope to see more from Australian debut author...
Spooky Reading for the Spooky Season
October is in full swing and with it, the season for spooky reading! At the top of my October...
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 place in...
Moon Witch, Spider King, Bewildered Reader
One of my favorite books from recent years is Black Leopard, Red Wolf (BLRW) by Marlon James, a fantasy novel with sharp, African twists on...
New Fiction In Three Genres
Are you a reader who reads all kinds of different books? Because I'm a reader who reads all kinds of different books... and I've been reading a...
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 cooking,...
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 a little scare...
More Than Meets the Eye
I love books where the characters are not quite what they seem--it leads to lots of suspense and page-turning intrigue! These three books are sure...
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