Memoirs, autobiographies and biographies are all book genres that focus on someone. A person’s life, put on display. The difference lies in the way this person’s story is told. Although both memoirs and autobiographies are first person accounts, a memoir takes selected memories and musings and weaves them into a cohesive narrative. This can be a … Read More
It’s the time of year that fills me with a sense of possibility and new beginnings like no other. That’s right, Spring Training is right around the corner. I was six years old when I went to my first baseball game, got a giant Mets foam finger and a ball used in batting practice, and … Read More
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 oceans. Moreover, when it comes to reading for fun, my favorite genre is definitely mysteries. I still remember when I picked up my first book … Read More
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 stories get our blood pumping as we delight in seeing cops, pretty crooks, cold blooded killers and ordinary people enforce, evade, or operate wholly outside … Read More
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 to know her work a bit more on the occasion that Becky will manage the day-to-day responsibilities for Books We Read, along with our social … Read More
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. The first rule of fight clubs (i.e., don’t talk about fight clubs) applies to bibliotherapy groups too. Joking aside, the confidential setting is a powerful … Read More
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 that was the highlight of the holiday feast. Even the poor Cratchit family in the Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol had one on their holiday table. … Read More
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 Megan Lotts (MCL) shared in online mini exhibits during the pandemic include: New Brunswick in Sketches: The Town New Brunswick in Sketches: The Campus The … Read More
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, here is recap of the humbling experience these classes pose to each librarian. One can’t expect miracles from a one-shot, 80-minute session. The “less is … Read More
For the longest time, I wasn’t much of a horror fan. I thought the genre was all blood, guts, and jump scares, and none of those things appealed to me (and they still don’t). So my introduction to the work of Stephen King was not one of his horror novels, but a new (at the … Read More