Mystery in the Wild
How come this topic never occurred to us any earlier? After all, we are writing these blog posts for students interested in biology, the environment, plants and animals, forests and … Read More
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Staff Picks: Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather
How did you see the world when you were a kid? Did you paint pictures where the sky was bluer than blue and didn’t meet the ground at the horizon? … Read More
The Many Flavors of Crime Fiction
Like its older sibling, the mystery novel, crime fiction focuses on characters in high stakes situations. Whether they’re planning a heist, impersonating a dead man, or chasing a perp, these … Read More
The Many Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin
My first encounter with the work of Ursula K. Le Guin happened in my freshman year at Rutgers, when my friend handed me a book she was reading for a … Read More
New Experiences in the Archives
This summer I spent a lot of time in the air-conditioned library working on a project in the X room, the archives and special collections of the Douglass library. Behind … Read More
Books We Write: Writing Food History
There’s no need for long introductions when it comes to Business Librarian Becky Diamond (BLD), accomplished author and productive blogger. However, Books We Read (BWR) took the opportunity to get … Read More
Books That Heal On the Road
Following up on a previous post On the Road: Bibliotherapy for Hungarians Abroad, I’m sharing what can be gleaned from a full semester bibliotherapy group session with fellow Hungarians living abroad. … Read More
Books We Write: Plum Pudding
For many Americans, cookies, cakes and pies are the desserts most often associated with Christmas. But if we traveled back in time to the Victorian era, it was plum pudding … Read More
Drawing Rutgers: Creativity and Play as Stressbusters
Q&A with Art Librarian Megan Lotts The New Brunswick Campus, As Seen by the Art Librarian is the latest addition to the Books We Read (BWR) Gallery. Previous projects by … Read More
In Their Words: More Than Just Books
What Students Say About the Library Following up on the Books They Read post, miniposters SEBS students created during their library session as part of their Academic Mentoring course in Fall 2022, … Read More