Author Talk with Ben Purkert
Ben Purkert, former Rutgers Creative Writing Professor and author of the best-selling novel The Men Can’t Be Saved, is coming back to Rutgers! Join us on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 2:00 … Read More
Bibliotherapy
Intergenerational Friendship: Reading Fredrik Backman
I always wanted to start a series of posts called “Books That Connect Us” highlighting topics that often divide us. Remaining open minded and curious through our differences is key … Read More
Books They Write – Celebration of Scholarship 2023
The Books We Read team is planning to attend the Celebration of Scholarship at New Brunswick Libraries this year again in Douglass Library on Wednesday, November 8, 2022 from 4 … Read More
Halloween 2023: Processing the World Around Us
Last year Ian Dykstra introduced a new genre – horror fiction – to Books We Read fans in his post Halloween Horror, posing the question: “there’s enough horror in the … Read More
From the Archives: Hollywood Squares from Rutgers
If you have never heard of Hollywood Squares, you are not alone. The catchy title refers to a popular game show based on tic-tac-toe that ran on NBC from the mid … Read More
Staff Picks: The Red Flags I’ve (Repeatedly) Ignored by Brianna McCabe
The concept of red flags within the context of dating is currently quite trendy on social media. Plenty of influencers are cashing in on this focus, even from the skeptical … Read More
Staff Picks: Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
I wrote this blog once. Then it disappeared into the virtual ether. (My fault! Here’s your reminder to save your work in multiple places!). Fortunately, this mistake is a fitting … Read More
Quit Lit and Alcohol Memoirs
Following up on a previous post about memoirs, it should be noted that storytelling has great traditions in alcohol literature. The most famous book that inspired thousands of people to … Read More
Author Talk with Javier Zamora Rescheduled!
Registration is STILL open for our Author Talk Series, an event free and open to the public! Our guest, Javier Zamora, will discuss his New York Times best-selling book Solito … Read More
Food and Culture in Solito
Registration is open to our Author Talk Series, an event free and open to the public! Our guest, Javier Zamora will discuss his New York Times best-selling book Solito with … Read More