Take a Look, It’s In a Book…
In times of stress we often turn to books for comfort, or even guidance about what to do. In a practice known as bibliomancy, or “book magic,” a person faced … Read More
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Blind Dates With Books
Who doesn’t want to be set up with an enchanting stranger — particularly one you can simply put down on the shelf if you don’t find a spark? In the … Read More
From Humans to Gods: a Trip Through the History of Humankind
“This storm will pass. But the choices we make now could change our lives for years to come” – Yuval Noah Harari, Financial Times, March 20, 2020. Following the trend … Read More
Staff Picks: Around the World in 80 Days
Comfort in re-reading Kicked out of our comfort zone and trying to make sense of what is happening around us, I find that a few healthy regressions may help make … Read More
Books and Reality Shows
Reality shows: fun to watch, and sometimes a bummer to binge. So if The Real World (not to mention the real world) has you down, why not dip into a fictional … Read More
Escapist Reads: Fantasy Edition
We’ve been talking A LOT about pandemics and viruses and I think it’s time to take a break. In fact, I think it’s time to escape. However, since we can’t … Read More
Plays We Read?
New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley has a suggestion in the March 27 issue of the New York Times for entertainment during the pandemic era: reading plays aloud! Now is … Read More
Rutgers University Groups Reading Alone Together (RUGRAT)
This current moment of social distancing and public anxiety has left many of us with the contradictory needs to both feel connected and to escape: to feel less alone, … Read More
Staff Picks: One Hundred Years of Solitude
“Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento, el coronel Aureliano Buendía había de recordar aquella tarde remota en que su padre lo llevó a conocer el hielo. [Many years later, as he faced … Read More
UPDATE: Books in the Time of Corona
It hasn’t been too long since the original post, and we have been working on adding more resources ever since. However, the original recommendations now have to be modified, as … Read More