Do you want to join the legions of mystery readers who delight in Lord Peter Wimsey — amateur detective, aristocrat, musician, and sophisticated man-about-town? Look no further than the Mystery collection at Heights Library. These classic novels by Dorothy L. Sayers are set in England in the 1920s and 1930s. There is as much pleasure […]
British author Caro Peacock started a new historical mystery series back in 2008. And you should read it, and get to know her delightful creation, Liberty Lane, who is not a detective but is motivated by an indomitable sense of justice. I thoroughly enjoyed the first installment in the series, A Foreign Affair, and look forward […]
I decided to do a sort of introduction with a Top Five Favorites from various genres. 1. Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Science Fiction) The more people recommend something, the less likely I am to read it and this book was recommended to me several times. I am glad I put that aside and picked it […]
Here it is: a historical mystery series launch in which the story does not take place in Victorian England! I know, I could hardly believe it either. Rosemary Simpson’s mystery novel, What the Dead Leave Behind, is set in New York City during the Gilded Age. Specifically, in 1888. But stating the year is not nearly as […]
I have nothing but praise for authors who set historical fiction in times and places that aren’t especially well-known. Because, you know, history is happening all the time, not just during wartime or significant political change or the discovery of new inventions. I’ve got to love a historical fiction novel that gives me insight into […]
Here on the blog the other Matchmakers and I share what we are reading, watching, or listening to quite frequently, but we don’t often hear from our other staff members all over the library system. Now, we will be sharing interviews from other staff members so that you the reader can see what we’re reading/watching/listening […]
Welcome to the Victorian era in England! Meet Veronica Speedwell, lepidopterist and world traveler! Today’s definition: a lepidopterist is “a person who studies and collects butterflies and moths.” Veronica Speedwell, however, has nothing in common with the organisms she pursues with such scientific fervor. In fact, I can’t think of anyone less deserving of the moniker […]
Here on the blog the other Matchmakers and I share what we are reading, watching, or listening to quite frequently, but we don’t often hear from our other staff members all over the library system. Now, we will be sharing interviews from other staff members so that you the reader can see what we’re reading/watching/listening […]
It’s been another happy year of reading for me, and this year I don’t feel like making a list. I would rather write short book chats about clusters of books that I’ve read. This year, my Best of 2016 will include 2oth-century classics, historical mystery, and fantasy. Away we go! Twentieth-Century Classics: This winter, I […]
Here on the blog the other Matchmakers and I share what we are reading, watching, or listening to quite frequently, but we don’t often hear from our other staff members all over the library system. Now, we will be sharing interviews from other staff members so that you the reader can see what we’re reading/watching/listening […]
