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
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Staff Picks: One Woman in the War
WARNING: This post contains graphic content dealing with sexual assault and war crimes against civilians. “You can’t possibly think anyone would publish a story with the slightest hint that the … 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
What Food is Typically American?
I’ve been reading American Cuisine: And How it Got This Way by Paul Freedman. It delves into the history of “American” cuisine and how it was shaped by the country’s … 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
Staff Picks: Our Country Friends
I don’t think it is a moral slip to feel fatigued by the pandemic after two-plus years of masks and distancing. So why would it be enjoyable to read an … Read More
How to Find Books in the Recreational Reading Collection
The Recreational Reading Collection is physically located in the Carr Library. More than 1,000 books are available for borrowing to current Rutgers affiliates. Rutgers NetID is required. But how do … Read More
Staff Picks: The Dispossessed
Note: The perfect excuse to re-post* an excerpt from a previous book review of The Dispossessed by Szilárd Borbély is that his posthumously published novel Kafka fia (Kafka’s Son) has … Read More
There, There: This is America’s History Too
While browsing the Carr Library recreational reading collection recently, I eagerly picked up There, There by Tommy Orange. This book had been on my “to read” list but had proved difficult … Read More
Stressbusters 2021: Let’s Slow Down
At this time of the semester, schedules begin to change in a strange way. It suddenly seems that meetings are thinning out and the calendar has more open spaces. Yet … Read More