How We Read: Sense-Making
The Books We Read Blog is conducting a series of interviews with contributors and friends of the blog to get a snapshot of our reading habits: the things we like … Read More
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How We Read: Books = Comfort
The Books We Read Blog is conducting a series of interviews with contributors and friends of the blog to get a snapshot of our reading habits: the things we like … Read More
Welcome to Summer Tales 2022
Join our fun summer reading program hosted by New Brunswick Libraries and Summer Session. Summer Tales Book Club is back––in a brand new, more sustainable and even less stressful format! … Read More
Reflections on a PhD in Literature: Reading for Fun
[This is Part 3 of Reflections on a PhD in Literature. Read Part 1: The Basics and Part 2: What it Takes. See also the short speech at the Rutgers’ School … Read More
Reflections on a PhD in Literature: The Basics
[This is the first post in our three-part series Reflections on a PhD in Literature. Continue to read what it takes to get a PhD in Part 2: What it … Read More
Author Talks: Douglas Stuart
I recently attended an event celebrating the release of Douglas Stuart’s new novel, Young Mungo. The release was hyped up by a dear friend who introduced me to his work, … Read More
The Titanic Cookbook for Difficult Times
“Feel like rearranging the deck chairs?” we used to ask in my library when we saw the writing on the wall about its sad demise. It was around that time … Read More
Staff Picks: Encyclopedia Titanica
Rabbit holes are curious things. One moment you click on an article that a social media algorithm tossed onto your feed based on your likes, clicks, and general activity, and … Read More
Staff Picks: Graphic Non-Fiction
When I was an undergraduate, my grandfather gave me a copy of Pogo: We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us. Walt Kelly’s comic collection from 1972 introduced me … Read More
Staff Picks: Matrix by Lauren Groff
I had seen positive reviews for Matrix by Lauren Groff, so when I found the book listed in the Recreational Reading Collection, I picked it up. I have been interested … Read More