Tales We Read Kickoff
Does the start of the semester have you overwhelmed and frazzled? We have a quick, guilt-free escape lined up for you! Leave behind your textbooks for an hour and join … Read More
Judit Hajnal Ward
Summer Tales Creative Writing Contest – The Winner
Enjoy the winning essay of the Summer Tales Creative Contest written by Aaradhana Natarajan. Please see more about Ada and her work on her blog. ———————————————————————————————————— On July 23rd, Rutgers … Read More
Joyce Carol Oates from both sides of the Iron Curtain
Have you ever noticed that once you start paying attention to something – or someone – you seem to bump into it/him/her everywhere? Some call it Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon; I prefer … Read More
Summer Tales – End of Story?
As we are closing to wrap up our Summer Reading program this week with a series of blog posts with our reflections, first, here is a list of findings participants … Read More
Summer Tales with Joyce Carol Oates!
Come hear acclaimed writer Joyce Carol Oates read from and talk about her short story “Where Is Here?”! Oates is a National Book Award winner, a five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and one … Read More
Summer with New Jersey books and authors
Summer in New Jersey? Whether you are staycationing or longing to come back to campus, we’ve got you covered! Browse our summer reading recommendations below until the reopening of Rutgers … Read More
A recap of Session 1 of the Summer Tales Book Club
As hosts of the Summer Tales Book Club reading program delivered in Canvas in the summer of 2020 as a joint initiative of Summer Session and New Brunswick Libraries, we … Read More
Summer Reads: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
(or the peculiar motives to read) It’s no secret that we at Books We Read also host the Summer Tales Book Club, the reading program of the Rutgers Summer Session … Read More
Summer: Time for Audiobooks
Tired of staring at the screen? Finished all the print books at home you had purchased in the past few years? Libraries still closed? How about trying something new? If … Read More
Staff Picks: Around the World in 80 Days
Comfort in re-reading Kicked out of our comfort zone and trying to make sense of what is happening around us, I find that a few healthy regressions may help make … Read More