If you plan to be in Charles Village on Saturday, October 13, 2012, be prepared for thousands of runners thundering down Guilford Avenue and St. Paul Street. The 12th edition […]
China in Ten Words
How is it possible to summarize a country as complex as China in ten words? Yu Hua, a renowned novelist in China, did just that. In his first work of […]
The End of the Book?
If someone said that recent technological advances made the printed book, as the conveyor of knowledge and information, obsolete, would you think this prediction a recent one? What about a […]
The Election is Coming! The Election is Coming!
Now, it does not take the ride of Paul Revere to set the nation on its ear. The Election is not just coming. It is upon us, all around us, […]
Adventures of the General Jewish Encyclopedia
Looking into MSEL’s collections can lead you to travel across continents and to share incredible adventures. Editing and publishing books can become quite an endeavor when it meets history’s turmoil. […]
Asia and the West: Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange Collection
Interested in learning about the diplomatic relations between East Asia and the West in the nineteenth century? Are you writing a paper on the missionary accounts of the Asian countries? Or, […]
Fun & Fascinating Databases to Wake Up Your Mind: Part I
With school starting in just a week, you might be feeling somewhat rusty. Before you have to plunge headfirst into homework, take a little dip into some of our amazing […]
Olympic Withdrawal
It’s worse than a hang-over. I miss the Olympics! Amazing athletes, cool opening and closing ceremonies; Rio in 2016 can’t come quickly enough for me. So what’s the remedy for […]
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 […]
The Movies Are Coming, So Read the Books Now
Everyone knows that the book is always better than the movie, right? (Of course there are exceptions: I could never get through The Shining, so finally saw the movie. But […]