Why Read Over the Summer?
If you’re already someone who reads for pleasure, you know what that pleasure is like; if you’re not, then you’ll have to trust us that it’s a lot of fun … Read More
Nicholas Allred
Poets to Try
Looking to get into poetry but not sure where to start? We’ve got some ideas, cross-posted here from our upcoming LibGuide called Books We Read: Poetry. Take a look at … Read More
How to Read a Poem
It’s actually not that hard: find one and start reading! OK, that was a little glib––when we talk about how to read a poem, we’re talking about how to process … Read More
Poetry Series: What is Poetry, and Why Read It?
April is National Poetry Month! In celebration, the Books We Read team is posting a series on the poetry we enjoy, and why we enjoy poetry in the first place. … Read More
What We (All) Have Been Reading
As a project and as a blog, we here at Books We Read have been very interested in what––and how––people are reading during the pandemic. Are people taking the time … Read More
Spring Break Reads: Cannery Row
My pick for a spring break book isn’t something that was recently written, or even a book that I’ve recently read. Instead, John Steinbeck’s 1945 novel Cannery Row is the … Read More
From the Alcohol Archives: Haywood’s Present
Note: we are reposting a series of pieces written to accompany the ALA-funded Reading for Recovery Project. The following was originally published in the March 2016 issue of the Information … Read More
2021 Bishop Lecture: Reading from Home: Book History in Pandemic Times
Rutgers Distinguished Professor Leah Price will deliver the 35th annual Louis Faugères Bishop III Lecture “Reading from Home: Book History in Pandemic Times,” on Thursday, March 25 at 5:00 p.m. … Read More
Reading for Recovery: Alcohol Memoirs
Note: we are reposting a series of pieces written to accompany the ALA-funded Reading for Recovery Project. The following was originally published in the December 2015 issue of the Information … Read More
Tom Jones and the History of the Chapter: What’s on the Menu?
When I was very young, perhaps five or so, I remember that one of the major milestones in reading was starting to tackle “chapter books”: books divided into chapters. A … Read More