Fiction

My Favorite 18+ Books of 2018

by Raidene H | Jan 22, 2019 | Adult, Biography, Book Discussion, Cooking, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Matchmakers, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Romance, Travel

January is the perfect time to reflect on what we read last year and to compile a list of our favorite books. Below are the titles that made a big...

Twice Read

by Constance D | Jan 2, 2019 | Adult, Fiction

At our recent Matchmakers' meetings, Carole talked about rereading Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca which she has done a number of times. She said that...

Take a Cup of Kindness Yet

by Baladine C | Dec 26, 2018 | Adult, Classics, Fiction, Memoir

As the holidays up the ante on the usual hustle and bustle, remember to take the time to be kind to sales clerks, baristas, mail carriers, friends,...

Light, Pleasant Reading: Georgette Heyer

by Andrea L | Dec 12, 2018 | Adult, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance

Ah, the long dark evenings of December. Whenever I wish for a journey to a sunnier time and place, I check out a Georgette Heyer novel from the...

Enlightening Historical Fiction

by Raidene H | Dec 5, 2018 | Adult, African-American, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Jack Ford's compelling, historical novel, Chariot on the Mountain, is based on little known events that took place in Rappahannock County,Virginia...

Spinning Silver, Spinning Stories, Spinning Gold

by Carole W | Nov 24, 2018 | Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Folklores/Myths

Mention the phrase “fairy tales” and many familiar images spring to mind – a lost glass slipper, a shiny poisoned apple, an enticing gingerbread...

The Adventure Zone: Here there be Gerblins

by Stephen S | Nov 21, 2018 | Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphics Novels

Before I begin telling you all about this book I need to provide some background on the story’s origins. The Adventure Zone is a podcast, an...

Forever TBR…

by Baladine C | Nov 15, 2018 | Adult, Classics, Cooking, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Non-Fiction

Do you ever look at your To-Be-Read List and see things that have been on there for YEARS but you just can't bring yourself to read them right now?...