Musical Mysteries: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
As a nod to the other BWR blog posts written on mystery novels, here’s a recommendation for a musical mystery. The Violin Conspiracy is a story about a stolen Stradivarius. … Read More
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Ukrainian Libraries a Year Later
You don’t have to be a librarian to think about the damages of war to libraries. If you love books, you must be horrified to see images of shelled buildings … Read More
How We Read: Perspectives
The Books We Read Blog is conducting a series of interviews with contributors and friends of the blog to get a snapshot of our reading habits: the things we like … Read More
Stressbusters 2022: Pet Therapy (Ukrainian War Edition)
Fact: Pets are very popular at library stressbuster events. After the lockdown in Spring 2020, Books We Read came up with the idea of “Virtual Pet Therapy” as a new, … Read More
Pet Therapy: Cats
Stressbusters 2022: Pet Therapy (Ukrainian War Edition: Cats) Pets are very popular at library stressbuster events. This year, unfortunately, for many of us, there’s a lot more to worry about … Read More
Pet Therapy: Dogs
Stressbusters 2022: Pet Therapy (Ukrainian War Edition: Dogs) Pets are very popular at library stressbuster events. This year, unfortunately, for many of us, there’s a lot more to worry about than … Read More
The Judy Blume Rest Area: A Lesson in Free Speech and Democracy
If you grew up in the United States, you must know who Judy Blume is. If you didn’t, the name may still sound familiar, especially if you are interested in … Read More
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
InfoLit 101: Warship Stamp by Ukrposhta
[This post was written in mid-March, 2022. Scroll down for updates to follow the story of warship Moskva and the stamp.] True or false? The Ukrposhta, the Ukrainian Post Services … Read More
War Poetry: What Is It Good For?
With Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, war is back on the minds of the West––even though, as Syria, Yemen, and other sites of conflict should remind us, it never really … Read More