Dedicated to our Ukrainian series, Books We Read is pleased to share reading recommendations in November, typically a month of Holodomor commemoration in Ukraine and within Ukrainian communities abroad. Initiated … Read More
Libraries are proud to recommend reading material to raise awareness, share information, and as discussion tools for therapeutic purposes. During Disability Awareness Month Books We Read bloggers are honored to … Read More
October is Disability Awareness Month at Rutgers, when the community comes together to raise awareness highlighting diversity and disabilities with events hosted by the Office of Disability Services. October 16 … Read More
If there’s only a single book you can recommend to readers of all ages to explain the concept of banning books, what would that title be? The question is similar … Read More
As a large academic library in the United States, censoring, challenging, and banning books is out of the question. Our collection development policies allow us librarians to add pretty much … Read More
Have you ever read a book that had such a profound impact that it defined you and your career for the rest of your life? Contributing to the English-language literature … Read More
A popular title with the Rutgers READ Book Club, Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour bookstore by Robin Sloan, is a perfect book to kick off the new semester, whether reading for fun … Read More
Breaking through: My life in science, a modest and unpresuming title, sounds unlike the typical editorializing titles of memoirs published by “celebrities” in the popular culture sense of the word. … Read More
This post continues my (non-competitive) efforts to highlight a cross-section of food, books, and libraries, previously detailed in Hamburger America: Burgers and Books (Part 1). Our Hamburger Story (cont’d) While … Read More
Without trying to compete with our in-house foodie and accomplished food writer, Becky Diamond, in this post I’d like to highlight a cross-section of food, books, and libraries that I … Read More