Stressbusters: Books for the End of the Semester
As a graduate student, I can’t stand even looking at a nonfiction book during the semester, so the phrase “Books for stress relief” might seem like a bit of a … Read More
Bibliotherapy
Myron Bolitar: your favorite Jersey boy you might not know yet
Featured in an article “Here’s What Rutgers Librarians Are Reading for Fun This Summer” published in Rutgers Today, Harlan Coben’s Think Twice was on my list. The return of Myron … Read More
100 years of The Great Gatsby, Part 2
Following up on 100 years of The Great Gatsby, Part 1 – My Great Gatsby, the second part continues to celebrate the book’s 100th anniversary with more reflections and references … Read More
Speaking of Jitters: Hosting Public Events
When I read the previous two posts about the anxiety and challenges of speaking in public, it occurred to me that not every public speaking situation involves an author expected … Read More
Drunkalogue: A journey from addiction to redemption
As the librarian-subject specialist for Alcohol Studies since 2007, I have read my share of drunkalogs when purchasing memoirs and autobiographies related to addictive behaviors for the collection for a … 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
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