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The cover resembles an old catalog card found in the back of a library book. You open it by pulling the lower half down and […]
Beginning last fall, some of the Noble reference staff have been getting together for a staff book club each month. It’s been really fun getting […]
Like many Americans, I have spent much of the past year-and-a-half trapped (more or less) inside of my home. And spending that much time inside […]
My, my… there really can never be too many spin-offs of Jane Austen’s most famous novel, Pride and Prejudice, can there? But this one is […]
A short history lesson: poker began to be televised in the late 1990s. What was once a card game played in casinos and at family card […]
I typically try to have a theme when I write my book blogs, but this month, I read books that varied widely. So, I guess […]
The Matchmakers are delighted to spotlight a post by guest blogger and Adult Reference Associate, Kate Atherton! Kate writes: Come Again , written and drawn […]
“In the strangeness of spring, finally without our hats, our jackets open, inhaling the warm air suspiciously, I’m sure we all looked like lunatics.” The […]
“To free yourself, to be more authentic, to be less addicted, to be less manipulated, to be less paranoid … for all these marvelous reasons, […]
Over the past several weeks I’ve been watching a Discovery Channel series called The Last Alaskans about several families that have the last housing permits […]
It’s February, which is Black History Month, so what better time to start a new romance series by a Black author? Alyssa Cole’s contemporary romance […]
Does the name Donaldina Cameron ring a bell for you? It didn’t for me, until I read this terrific novel, The Paper Daughters of Chinatown, […]
The Red Notebook is a good starting point if you have never read anything by Paul Auster. At just over 100 pages, it is an […]
Today marks the third day of Black History Month 2021, so it seemed fitting to celebrate a few of the Black authors I’ve read recently. […]
It’s early days in 2021, but in March it will have been a year since we first went into lockdown due to COVID-19. And if […]
