For those who do not know, Patrick Thomas Henry (whom I will refer to as PTH) is an alum of Susquehanna University with degrees in both Creative Writing and Political Science. After his graduation in 2008, he went on to get an MA in English Literature from Bucknell University, an MFA in Creative Writing from…Continue Reading Patrick Thomas Henry on the Stories that Inspired Him
I said I would be back with another Ali Hazelwood book review, and here it is! And for this one. Ali Hazelwood tried something new. Bride is a paranormal romance set in a world where vampyres and werewolves are real, and in this corner of the world, they are not fans of each other. The…Continue Reading Book Review: Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Since April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I chose to visit the VIP Center (found in the lower level of the Blough-Weis Library) to speak with Wynn Phillips, the Director of Violence Prevention, about books that pertain to sexual assault awareness, so that I could share a list of books/resources for those interested. To be…Continue Reading Sexual Assault Awareness Month Book Recs
I am the first to admit that I do not read a lot of nonfiction unless it is required for class, but that is something I am genuinely wanting to change. To that end, I have begun to find a true appreciation for memoirs over the course of this school year (not just because of…Continue Reading Book Review: Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton
In celebration of National Library Week, I sent out a survey to the full-time staff members of our very own Blough-Weis Library to learn about their individual reading experiences with classic literature. I assume most (if not all) of us have had some experience reading classic literature, either from English courses of the past or…Continue Reading National Library Week: Blough-Weis Staff Talk Classics
I have no idea what made Ali Hazelwood wake up one day and decide that on top of having a PhD in neuroscience (which has led to her being a professor) she also wanted to write romance novels that have been climbing the best-sellers lists since her debut novel The Love Hypothesis was published in…Continue Reading Book Review: Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid is a YA fantasy following an eighteen-year-old girl on her quest to prove herself in a world that seems bent on holding her down. Effy Sayre has loved fairytales her whole life, but her misfortune at being born female keeps her from being able to follow her passion…Continue Reading Book Review: A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid
As we reach the halfway point in our spring semester, the Blough-Weis Library wants to celebrate some of our fantastic student employees. Check these profiles for faces you may recognize and some new workers! Aubrey (Mars) Russell Aubrey is a first-year secondary education major with a concentration in English who began working at the library’s…Continue Reading Meet the Student Workers
The beginning of the fantasy series, Letters of Enchantment, Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross follows two rival journalists as they face the war that surrounds them and the fate it has in store. The gods are awake, and they are at war, a war that they keep pulling humans into—humans like Iris Winnow’s older brother….Continue Reading Book Review: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
That time of the semester has finally come ya’ll—Spring Break! A week with no classes and (hopefully) no homework. The weather has been smiling on us favorably, and we can at last do the one thing we’ve been wanting to do all semester—nothing. Or, if you’re like me, nothing but curling up with a good…Continue Reading Spring Break Book Recs
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