Writers We Meet
Many authors are thought of as introverts. Think J.D. Salinger and his reclusive nature after the huge success of The Catcher in the Rye; Emily Dickinson, who rarely left her … Read More
Staff Picks
Shadow Ticket, by Thomas Pynchon
As your friendly neighborhood librarian, I must remind you: stack your bedside books carefully. Your nightstand is essentially a tiny public library you operate in your sleep, and if you … Read More
Inconspicuous Consumption
We are inundated daily with reports about the devastating effects climate change is wreaking on the planet. I have written about climate change books in the past, but I wanted … Read More
Books We Write: Christmas for Everyone!
Interview with Becky Diamond, author of the The Gilded Age Christmas Cookbook Becky Diamond is the Business Librarian at Rutgers University Libraries–New Brunswick, bringing valuable experience from past roles at … Read More
Reading Cookbooks: Padma’s All American
As someone who writes cookbooks, I also enjoy reading cookbooks. I’ve blogged about this before in the context of historical and manuscript cookbooks, but this goes for any cookbook. Cookbooks … Read More
Disability Awareness: Cancer and the ADA
October is Disability Awareness Month, and it’s a great time to talk about something that, in our experience, many people don’t realize: cancer can be considered a disability under the … Read More
Disability and Activism: Alice Wong’s Year of the Tiger
Dear Readers, I’m excited to make my first post here on Books We Read, especially in October, which we recognize as Disability Awareness Month here at Rutgers. First, a disclosure: … Read More
Disability Awareness: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Who gets to decide what is good representation and what isn’t? This Disability Awareness Month, I was thinking about this question as I started to compile a list of books about Autism … Read More
Disability Awareness for Children and Young Adults
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or “NDEAM,” celebrating the value, talent and contributions workers with disabilities bring to America’s workplaces and economy. This year is NDEAM’s 80th anniversary … Read More
Banned Books to Movies
[SPOILERS AHEAD!] I love movies! Sometimes even more than books. I especially love movie adaptations of popular books I’ve never read because if they as good as a movie, they … Read More