One of my favorite books I read this past schoolyear was one I read in my Intermediate Non-Fiction course with Professor Glen Retief; that book is Carmen Maria Machado’s “In the Dream House,” a devastating yet splendid memoir from the perspective of an abused woman in her same-sex relationship. About the Book: Carmen Maria Machado…Continue Reading Book Review: In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado
Summer is coming in HOT this year as we enter into June, which also welcomes important international holidays to bring awareness to our one and only Earth. Specifically, there are two holidays proposed and celebrated by the United Nations to raise awareness for environmental issues. The U.N. first celebrated World Environment Day in Stockholm, Sweden,…Continue Reading Narratives of Nature
There are few places spoken of that can unite us in such dark discomfort yet intrigue the minds of anyone in earshot. I picked up The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe with a culmination of fear and curiosity. To me, a library is one of the safest and calmest environments, a place to relax and…Continue Reading Book Review: The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
Here at Susquehanna University, we don’t typically get the opportunity to celebrate Pride Month in June (seeing as we tend to finish Spring Semester in mid-May) as such, we usually partake in the festivities in April, and this year the Student Library Advisory Committee pulled together a list of 45 of our most popular LGBTQIA+…Continue Reading Read With Pride!
May is a month of representation for many groups across the nation. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and Jewish American Heritage Month, and we’ve got shelves full of books for people of all communities to enjoy. Mental Health Awareness: Way back in 1908, Mental Health Awareness Month…Continue Reading Books You May Read This May
I believe I mentioned in my “Spring Book Recs” post that something about spring puts me in the mood for historical romance. A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft gives the vibes of a regency era romance within the bonds of an intricately political world of magic. Niamh has magic in her blood that allows her…Continue Reading Book Review: A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft
I have no idea what put me in the mood for a horror novel, but I am so glad this was the book I picked up when the mood struck. Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak follows Mallory Quinn as she tries to get her life back on track after her time in rehab. Now, as…Continue Reading Book Review: Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak
We all do it. We make a list of goals about this or that which we would like to complete in our brief few months of summer and then never really stick to them. Some of us have the excuse of work and vacations and time with family and friends to make us feel better…Continue Reading Summer Reading Goals (You Can Actually Hold Yourself to)
Romantasy is an ever-growing genre that has seemingly taken over the book world since the covid era from what I can tell, especially with their consistent appearance on BookTok. Along with BookTok growing the genre, it is also contributing new authors to the genre. With this, there come critiques. Poor writing or too much romance…Continue Reading Book Review: Fourth Wing and Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros
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