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This new book by J.R.R. Tolkien, the first in three decades, is available in the Luria Library collection. If you are interested in some of the new titles in the library, check out a great web 2.0 technology called LibraryThing. Browse recently added titles by their cover and see what other readers think of the book. The titles in LibraryThing are not all the new titles but it will give you an idea of what is available.
The theme of war has been pervasive in human creative endeavors, whether the emphasis is on valor, glory, horror, loss, military success or defeat. This theme is being explored through literature for Professor Celeste Barber's English 111 course and works her students will study, as well as books of painting, photography, history, journalism, fiction and poetry, are on display in the library now.
According to the American Library Association, "summer reading programs began in the 1890s" and are "geared for reading for the fun of it." With the semester rapidly coming to a close, many of us will head off for vacation or home or just to the beach. The National Resource Center has a list of colleges with summer reading programs. In fact, last year an article in the New York Times highlighted summer reading for first year college students.
I've got a bunch of books on my reading shelf, so I hope to get through a few. Top of the list is My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead: Great Love Stories, from Chekhov to Munro and Queen's Shadow Queen of the Orcs. What book do you recommend to read this summer? Use the comment link below to share your ideas.
