Long Walks with Books
Many years ago, my husband recommended Bill Bryson’s delightful A Walk in the Woods, Bryson’s detailed account of hiking the Appalachian trail (with his friend Stephen Katz). It was my … Read More
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James Baldwin and his Lasting Legacy
I must admit that I didn’t know much about James Baldwin or his work before entering the James Baldwin Centennial: Native Son, Global Voice exhibit at Alexander Library. I’d heard of his … Read More
Hope: How three dogs taught me the meaning of life
As nearly half a million followers keep their fingers crossed or pray for little Alba on X (formerly Twitter), Niall Harbison’s list of followers keeps growing on all platforms. On … Read More
Imagining Sisyphus happy: About the Neimark Fund
The point of our Books We Read blog posts is to make the reader think of something “more” about the book, whether good or bad, as the blogger, to some … Read More
More Audiobook Musings
I recently wrote about Brooke Shields’ latest book (Brooke Shields is not Allowed to Get Old) and how much of it resonated with me as someone going through many of … Read More
AA & Philly: A gripping legal thriller with a powerful message
Staff Picks: The Truth About the Devlins by Lisa Scottoline After a 5-month-long waiting list on my local library’s audiobooks app, I couldn’t have been more excited to start listening … Read More
How We Read: Read Diverse Books
Welcome to Spring 2025! Let’s continue to read together, one book at a time. In 2022, the Books We Read Blog conducted a series of interviews with contributors and friends … Read More
Connecting the right book with the right reader at the right time
Interviews with Authors: The librarian’s guide to bibliotherapy Bibliotherapy is typically defined as utilizing guided reading for therapeutic means. Because librarians have access to a wide range of reading material, … Read More
Never Again: UNWLA’s Holodomor Commemoration Initiatives
In 2023, Rutgers University’s Mabel Smith Douglass Library hosted an exhibit curated by the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA) to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Holodomor, the great Ukrainian … Read More
Holidays, dogs, and Rutgers -a Mystery by David Rosenfelt
Are you one of those readers who can’t wait to get ahold of the latest book by their favorite authors? Do you like reading books for comfort? If you think … Read More