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The Final Frontier

March 3, 2021 / AmiaW / Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers / No Comments

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 […]

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Romance: Alyssa Cole

February 24, 2021 / AndreaL / Adult, African-American, Fiction, Matchmakers, Romance / No Comments

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 […]

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Historical Fiction: Heather B. Moore

February 17, 2021 / AndreaL / Adult, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers / No Comments

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, […]

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Like An Image From A Dream: Paul Auster’s “The Red Notebook”

February 10, 2021 / LukeN / Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers, Short Stories / No Comments

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 […]

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Black History Month Reads

February 3, 2021 / Sara Phillips / Adult, African-American, Diverse Voices, Matchmakers, Romance, Thrillers / No Comments

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. […]

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Looking to History for Guidance in a Time of Plague

January 27, 2021 / SteveS / Adult, History, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction, Science / 1 Comment

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 […]

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A Wild, Gossipy Ride of Faith and Fanaticism: Rich Cohen’s “Pee Wees: Confessions a Hockey Parent”

January 20, 2021 / JessicaR / Adult, Ages, Genres and Topics, Matchmakers, Non-Fiction, Sports, Uncategorized / No Comments

When did youth sports in America start becoming less about the children playing, and more about the status of the parents watching? This is one […]

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New Contemporary Fiction: Bennett and Hornby

January 13, 2021 / AndreaL / Adult, African-American, Fiction, Matchmakers / No Comments

If you’re looking for fresh and entertaining, yet complex, novels set in the here and now, try these two new books! Brit Bennett’s newest novel, […]

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Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

January 6, 2021 / AmiaW / Adult, African-American, Classics, Diverse Voices, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Matchmakers, Sci-Fi / No Comments

I finished this book a few months ago, and the essays have stuck with me every since. I find myself going back to the lists […]

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The Fantasy Novella: Nghi Vo

December 30, 2020 / AndreaL / Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Matchmakers / No Comments

Are you in the mood for a couple of little short books that tell unique stories with a wealth of gorgeous detail? Nghi Vo creates […]

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John le Carre and the CIA

December 16, 2020 / SteveS / Adult, Crime, Fiction, Historical Fiction, History, Matchmakers, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Thrillers / No Comments

John le Carre, the master of espionage fiction, died this past weekend. A former MI5 and MI6 spy for Britain, his novels showed the solitary, […]

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Contemporary Fiction: Jean Kwok

December 9, 2020 / AndreaL / Adult, Fiction, Matchmakers / No Comments

At this point I’m pretty sure Jean Kwok is one of my new favorite authors. I recently read her newest book, Searching for Sylvie Lee, […]

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New Fantasy: Susanna Clarke

December 3, 2020 / AndreaL / Adult, Fantasy, Matchmakers / No Comments

Here’s a book that just came out this fall and is unlike any book I have ever read before. Susanna Clarke (of Jonathan Strange and […]

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New York, New York: A City in Six People

November 25, 2020 / SteveS / Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Matchmakers, Sci-Fi / No Comments

I’ve only ever seen New York City through a glowing screen. Movies, news broadcasts, TV shows, photographs of the Empire State Building, or just from […]

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A Thriller With Bite: Victoria Schwab’s hard twist on the traditional superhero story

November 11, 2020 / JessicaR / Adult, Ages, Fantasy, Fiction, Genres and Topics, Matchmakers, Sci-Fi, Thrillers / No Comments

“There are no good men in this game.” If Victoria Schwab’s raw and ruthless novel Vicious had a movie poster, this quote would be on […]

Read More

The Final Frontier

March 3, 2021 / AmiaW / 0

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 […]

Read More

Romance: Alyssa Cole

February 24, 2021 / AndreaL / 0

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 […]

Read More

Historical Fiction: Heather B. Moore

February 17, 2021 / AndreaL / 0

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, […]

Read More

Like An Image From A Dream: Paul Auster’s “The Red Notebook”

February 10, 2021 / LukeN / 0

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 […]

Read More

Black History Month Reads

February 3, 2021 / Sara Phillips / 0

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. […]

Read More

Looking to History for Guidance in a Time of Plague

January 27, 2021 / SteveS / 1

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 […]

Read More

A Wild, Gossipy Ride of Faith and Fanaticism: Rich Cohen’s “Pee Wees: Confessions a Hockey Parent”

January 20, 2021 / JessicaR / 0

When did youth sports in America start becoming less about the children playing, and more about the status of the parents watching? This is one […]

Read More

New Contemporary Fiction: Bennett and Hornby

January 13, 2021 / AndreaL / 0

If you’re looking for fresh and entertaining, yet complex, novels set in the here and now, try these two new books! Brit Bennett’s newest novel, […]

Read More

Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

January 6, 2021 / AmiaW / 0

I finished this book a few months ago, and the essays have stuck with me every since. I find myself going back to the lists […]

Read More

The Fantasy Novella: Nghi Vo

December 30, 2020 / AndreaL / 0

Are you in the mood for a couple of little short books that tell unique stories with a wealth of gorgeous detail? Nghi Vo creates […]

Read More

John le Carre and the CIA

December 16, 2020 / SteveS / 0

John le Carre, the master of espionage fiction, died this past weekend. A former MI5 and MI6 spy for Britain, his novels showed the solitary, […]

Read More

Contemporary Fiction: Jean Kwok

December 9, 2020 / AndreaL / 0

At this point I’m pretty sure Jean Kwok is one of my new favorite authors. I recently read her newest book, Searching for Sylvie Lee, […]

Read More

New Fantasy: Susanna Clarke

December 3, 2020 / AndreaL / 0

Here’s a book that just came out this fall and is unlike any book I have ever read before. Susanna Clarke (of Jonathan Strange and […]

Read More

New York, New York: A City in Six People

November 25, 2020 / SteveS / 0

I’ve only ever seen New York City through a glowing screen. Movies, news broadcasts, TV shows, photographs of the Empire State Building, or just from […]

Read More

A Thriller With Bite: Victoria Schwab’s hard twist on the traditional superhero story

November 11, 2020 / JessicaR / 0

“There are no good men in this game.” If Victoria Schwab’s raw and ruthless novel Vicious had a movie poster, this quote would be on […]

Read More
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