Summer Tales with Natalie Díaz
Poet Natalie Díaz will be virtually coming to Rutgers for a live Zoom session! Register Today Díaz won an American Book Award for her first collection of poems, When My … Read More
Summer Tales
Something’s Happening and You Don’t Know What It Is: “Adolescence II”
This post, and this poem, is about puberty… I chose Rita Dove’s poem “Adolescence-II” for this summer program in part because (like all of our poems this session, actually) I’ve … Read More
Poetry Month with Summer Tales
Are you taking classes this summer? The Summer Tales Books Club operates as a non-credit course in Canvas. Started first in the summer of 2020 in response to the changed learning … Read More
Carmen Maria Machado, Between Persons
A heads-up: This post, like Machado’s memoir, discusses intimate-partner abuse. There are two distinctive formal features of Carmen Maria Machado’s In The Dream House: A Memoir that are apparent from early … Read More
Why Read Banned Books
In a recent New York Times opinion article entitled Banning My Book Won’t Protect Your Child Carmen Maria Machado shared that parents in a school district demanded the removal of her … Read More
Summer Tales with Carmen Maria Machado
Acclaimed author Carmen Maria Machado is (virtually) coming to Rutgers! Register Today! Machado’s smash hit debut story collection Her Body and Other Parties and award-winning memoir In The Dream House … Read More
In the Dream House and the Importance of Naming
Please note: This post discusses abusive relationships. If you or someone you know needs support regarding domestic or dating violence, please go to The National Domestic Violence Hotline or Rutgers … Read More
Why Read Short Stories
Short stories wrap everything up. Short stories leave you wanting more. Short stories quickly move from one topic to the next. Short stories are neat and tidy. Short stories are … Read More
Why Read Over the Summer?
If you’re already someone who reads for pleasure, you know what that pleasure is like; if you’re not, then you’ll have to trust us that it’s a lot of fun … Read More
Summer Tales 2021: Reading Program Starts in June
Summer Tales Book Club is back! Join our fun summer reading program hosted by New Brunswick Libraries and Summer Session. The program will start on June 1, 2021, but students … Read More