Banned Books Week 2020
Banning books has been a long practice as a form of censorship for various reasons, mostly falling into two categories over time: indecency or political subversion, although in greater variety. … Read More
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Banned Books Week 2020: Introduction to Banned Books
On October 1st, the Student College, Academic, and Research Libraries Association (SCARLA) and the Library and Information Science Student Association (LISSA) here at Rutgers held a virtual banned books “read-in.” … Read More
Joyce Carol Oates Perspective: A Powerful Teacher
Between my previous education experience and my current studies as a Masters of Information candidate I have spent the majority of my life in school. As a perpetual student I … Read More
Summer Tales Update: In the Homestretch
Following up on our successful Neil Gaiman discussion, the Summer Tales Book Club turned to a classic: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Sleeping and Waking,” a piece about insomnia that straddles the … Read More
Summer Tales with Joyce Carol Oates!
Come hear acclaimed writer Joyce Carol Oates read from and talk about her short story “Where Is Here?”! Oates is a National Book Award winner, a five-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, and one … Read More
Summer Tales Update: Our First Discussion is in the Books!
Over at the Summer Tales project we’ve wrapped up a successful month-long discussion of Neil Gaiman’s short story “How to Talk to Girls at Parties“! Students brought a lot of … Read More
Summer Reads: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
(or the peculiar motives to read) It’s no secret that we at Books We Read also host the Summer Tales Book Club, the reading program of the Rutgers Summer Session … 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
Audiobooks for Quarantine
If you haven’t yet tried audiobooks, this “social distancing” period might be the perfect time to start! One of the great advantages of an audiobook is that it can become … Read More