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Summer Reading Series: UC Berkeley Reading List
by Taylor Follett
Each year, UC Berkeley releases a reading list for summer with selections curated from the campus community. This year’s theme, “Between The Worlds,” includes books which consider what it means to be “between,” whether that is between identities, between cultures, between life and death, or even between humanity and nature.
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New Books by Black Authors for Black History Month
by Taylor Follett
February 2019 marks the celebration of Black History Month in the United States, and the perfect opportunity to read recently published works by Black authors! 2018 (and the beginning of 2019) saw some wonderful novels, poetry collections, memoirs and more. Check out some of the major works published in the past year from the library below.
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Fun with the Library Collection: The EUA’s Student Book Club
by Taylor Follett
Calling undergrads! We all use the Library for study and research, but the collections are bursting with popular novels, collections from local poets, YA, graphic novels, and everything you might need for a cozy weekend of pleasure writing. The UC Berkeley English Undergraduate Association’s book club, EUA Reads is indulging this semester by reading and discussing three wonderful works pulled from Library bookshelves. Whether you want to follow along on your own or join the EUA for their fortnightly book club, please join us in reading these picks!
Maggie Nelson
Mary Ruefle
Claudia Rankine
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New Year’s Resolution?: Read More Books
Happy New Year! With a new year comes the inescapable (and usually unfulfillable) list of New Year’s resolutions. At a loss for realistic ideas? Join us in our resolution to read more — including and especially for leisure. If you’ve resolved to spend some more time hitting the books (for pleasure), check out our recommendations for a great start to your reading year: