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...
Florence Day takes ghostwriting to a new level in Ashley Poston’s paranormal romance novel “The Dead Romantics.”
Florence is secretly a ghostwriter for one of the most successful romance novelists...
How far would you go to save your local library? June Jones, library assistant at Chalcot Library and wallflower of epic proportions, will go as far as it takes, confronting corrupt councils, engaging...
Imagine yourself on the train to work. Of course, no one talks to each other on the train — it’s one of the golden rules of commuting. But when a man in front of you starts choking on a grape, you...
A tiny island in the throes of climate change. A town of people talking to a dead man. A journalist looking to uncover the truth. These are all ingredients for the head-scratcher that is Colleen Oakley’s...
For the third time in three years, Emily Henry has taken her rightful place on the romantic comedy throne. “Book Lovers,” released this past May, details the story of Charlie and Nora, literary rivals...
