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Why Not Read About Summer?
If you’ve been following our blog, you’ve seen Gabrielle’s great suggestions for summer reading. But that made me wonder: Do we have many novels that deal with summer as a topic or setting? A subject search for ‘summer fiction’ in … Continue reading
Growing up and Grown Up: Memoir Graphic Novels
Graphic novels can be great for relaxed summer reading and for intriguing stories (see our posts “Get Graphic!” and “Summer Reading: On the Go!”). But, graphic novels are not afraid to take on difficult subjects. There are many deeply personal … Continue reading
Summer Reading: On the Go!
Hooray, you’re off! It’s summer and you’re heading out of town—or maybe you’re planning a trip to the far reaches of your very own backyard for an imaginary afternoon getaway. Either way, you’re going to want something to read. Traveling … Continue reading
Summer Reading: Experiment!
In a recent blog post, I made some suggestions for good summer reads that offer a relaxing break from the academic routine—a way to shift your mind into summertime gear. But of course, what counts as a break depends on … Continue reading
Summer Reading: Relax!
Summertime and the livin’ is easy, according to Porgy and Bess. Sometimes, at the end of a tough semester, what you really need to unwind is a nice big stack of sentimental romance novels, heart-rending memoirs, and thrillers calculated to … Continue reading
What’s on your Summer Reading List?
Summer is the season for reading. When temperatures soar, you can take refuge in a shady hammock or an air-conditioned nook and be instantly whisked away to some exotic, far cooler land. For students, it’s the only time you can … Continue reading
Summer Reading, or, How will you spend your summer “vacation”?
Endless stretches of time before us, lazy hazy days and long hours of sunlight. And yet, the perennial question: what should we read this summer? We all have lists of long-neglected classics we intend to read, someday. One summer not … Continue reading
Looking for Something Good to Read?
Check out the winner and finalists from the world’s biggest literary prize. Norwegian author Per Petterson won the world’s richest literary prize (the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award) for a single work of fiction in English on Thursday (June 14) … Continue reading