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
Bibliotherapy
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
Thoughts on Aging
Aging is a fact of life, involving some not so great side effects such as wrinkles, sagging skin and loss of flexibility and muscle tone. Luckily there are positive factors … Read More
Neurodiversity on Campus
Perspectives from Black/Brown Students Navigating the Academic and Social-emotional Challenges of College* The term neurodiversity is often attributed to Judy Singer, an Australian sociologist, who first tried to map and … Read More
Disability awareness month: Female voices
Libraries are proud to recommend reading material to raise awareness, share information, and as discussion tools for therapeutic purposes. During Disability Awareness Month Books We Read bloggers are honored to … Read More