Banned Books Librarians Read
Here at Books We Read, we have shared several banned book posts over the past few weeks to celebrate Banned Books Week 2023. In addition, the New Brunswick Libraries (NBL) … Read More
Here at Books We Read, we have shared several banned book posts over the past few weeks to celebrate Banned Books Week 2023. In addition, the New Brunswick Libraries (NBL) … Read More
Do I get annoyed every time I read a banned books list? Yes. For me it is particularly frustrating to see banned and challenged children’s books. Several of my favorites … Read More
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
Did you have a favorite plush toy or blanket that you’d drag along with you everywhere as a child? Familiarity provides comfort and reduces the anxiety we are bound to … Read More
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
I’ve talked about short stories on this blog before. To sum up my earlier post, I love the format of the short story because it allows the author and the … Read More
Just like manuscript cookbooks, historical cookbooks are also a fabulous way to get a glimpse into the past. I always say that there is so much history to be learned … Read More
It seems that whenever I write about a book, I like to give credit to how I found it (or do books find us?) Emily St. John Mandel’s work registered … Read More
In my last post, I discussed True Crime and reflected on my fraught relationship with the genre and its most popular blood-soaked titles. In this post, I’ll talk about some … Read More
In July ‘22, Kaitlyn Greenberg introduced us to Madeline Miller’s Circe, as a great read for “anyone with an interest in mythology, a fondness for retellings of “classic” stories, or … Read More