So the Wind Won’t Blow It All Away is a captivating coming-of-age story about a twelve-year-old boy who lives in rural Oregon during the 1940s. […]
Fiction
Contemporary Romance Times Three
I love a fresh and frothy romance in hot summer weather… here are three contemporary romance novels, all leading to a special Happily Ever After! […]
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 […]
Blast To the Past (in Fiction): the 1970s
It’s the mid-1970s in Baltimore, and Mary Jane, age 14, brings her groovy babysitting skills to her first summer nanny job taking care of five-year-old […]
A Body at Rest by Susan Petrone
Each month members of the Matchmakers team create unique book displays for patrons to browse on the 2nd floor of the Lee Road branch. Last month, I made a display […]
The Song of Achilles: A Retelling of an Old Myth
I have read several retelling’s of old tales and myths over the past few years, but I cannot think of a better one that I’ve […]
Hot Summer Reads
Do these hot summer temperatures have you hiding out at home to beat the heat? If you’re looking for a good read that will rival […]
Matchmakers Midsummer Book List
On June 21st, the Matchmakers hosted our first-ever Outdoor Book Talk event! Each member of our team prepared to share three books we enjoyed and […]
Consumed by the flame: Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Whereabouts”
In Whereabouts, Jhumpa Lahiri explores the terrain of her own mind amid a lush, formidable Italian city. The word “novel” appears below the title, but it […]
