What is “Books We Read” Again?
Back in 2019, little did we know that a small library’s reading initiative would survive its first semester, let alone that it would grow into a campus-wide program at Rutgers-New … Read More
Judit Hajnal Ward
Death is Not the End: Writing in Style
Ever wonder why you see a book by a beloved author published under a different name? Following up on Death is not the end: legacy titles in mystery, let’s look … Read More
From the Archives: Hollywood Squares from Rutgers
If you have never heard of Hollywood Squares, you are not alone. The catchy title refers to a popular game show based on tic-tac-toe that ran on NBC from the mid … Read More
New Jersey Authors: Harlan Coben
Did you have a favorite plush toy or blanket that you’d drag along with you everywhere as a child? Familiarity provides comfort and reduces the anxiety we are bound to … Read More
Quit Lit and Alcohol Memoirs
Following up on a previous post about memoirs, it should be noted that storytelling has great traditions in alcohol literature. The most famous book that inspired thousands of people to … Read More
Author Talk with Javier Zamora Rescheduled!
Registration is STILL open for our Author Talk Series, an event free and open to the public! Our guest, Javier Zamora, will discuss his New York Times best-selling book Solito … Read More
Words that Heal: Solito by Javier Zamora
Registration is open to our Author Talk Series, an event free and open to the public! Our guest, Javier Zamora will discuss his New York Times best-selling book Solito with … Read More
From the Archives: Alcohol, Cats, and People
Alcoholism is occasionally referred to as “Jellinek’s Disease” in honor of E. M. Jellinek, whose works, including the book The Disease Concept of Alcoholism, published in 1960, has left a … Read More
Soul Food: Honey, Cake, & Latkes
Do you consider recipes thought-provoking? Have you ever read a cookbook from cover to cover? Can one really cry over a recipe collection? Honey Cake & Latkes: Recipes from the … Read More
Brave New World, by ChatGPT
Joining the club of the ChatGPT discussion, what’s a better experiment for a blog post on a book than Brave New World? As college professors and grade school teachers express their … Read More