Confession time: I’m seven books away from completing my 2023 Goodreads challenge of 40 books. If you’re doing the math, that will be about one book every three days. It won’t be easy, but it’s...
Picture Ted Bundy in your mind. Are you thinking of Zac Efron? Mark Harmon? He's handsome, isn't he? Clever and cunning? Jessica Knell will convince you otherwise in her third novel "Bright Young Women,"...
When I heard Rachel Harrison’s “Such Sharp Teeth” described as a feminist werewolf novel, the part of me that read “Twilight” at a very formative, far-too-young age was quick to add it to my...
Marcellus is a great detective — he has keen observational skills and a photographic memory and he just might know the information that Tova and Cameron are trying to find out. He’s also a Giant Pacific...
Summer has always been reading season for me, and this one was no different. Here are a few of the greatest hits from my break.
Best laugh-out-loud read: "The Celebrants" by Stephen Rowley
It is...
Carrie Soto loves to win.
In fact, for her, it’s the only option. She has dedicated her whole life to being the best tennis player in the world, angering plenty of people along the way with her intensity...
If you’re like me, once in a while you need your sappy, sentimental romance fix. In my experience, people might be hesitant to admit they enjoy a good romance novel. Whether that’s because of the designation...
Ah, winter break — the season of giving, resting and getting ahead on my Goodreads challenge before classes and jobs start again.
My winter break reading list ran the gamut from books that exceeded...
2022 was a great year for books — and for Maddie’s Library.
I’ve read 30 books (so far) this year. Here are my favorites, in no particular order:
“True Biz” by Sara Nović
The story of...
Did you know that there’s a dialect of Black American Sign Language (BASL) that has a distinct history and set of signs? Did you know that Alexander Graham Bell was a eugenicist? I didn’t until I read...
Dating columnist Cleo needs a break from London. A stay on a remote Irish island in an even remoter cabin will be just the right remedy for her burnout and will let her take on her most ambitious column...
A historical romance novel featuring Marquis de Lafayette set in 18th-century Bethlehem? Say no more. Take my money.
Beloved readers, I’m being completely honest with you when I say that I have never...
