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2019 Best Books from Robbins & Fox Library Staff
Happy New Year!!! Here are the Robbins & Fox Library librarians’ top books of 2019! As usual, far too many to list! But here are a few anyway: Nonfiction: Wordslut by Amanda Montell Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez Adult … Continue reading
Best Video Games of 2019
Here’s a roundup of our librarians’ favorite video games in 2019! Control (PS4, XBox One, PC) A wildly entertaining 3rd person shooter game that puts you in the shoes of Jessie Faden, a woman who is seeking out an X-Files-esque … Continue reading
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ex·per·i·men·tal
This month we’ve asked our librarians to share their favorite media with experimental/non-traditional narrative structures. Check out their responses below: House of Leaves – Mark Z. Danielewski Hotel World – Ali Smith The God of Small Things – Arundhati Roy … Continue reading
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And The Rest Is History
This month we asked our librarians “What are your favorite historical fiction books?” Check out their answers here: Fever by Mary Beth Keane: The main character of this book is Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary, one of the … Continue reading
QBG Reads…. Looking for Lorraine
This month Queer Book Group will be discussing the Lambda Literary award winning biography Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry by Imani Perry. Copies of the book are still available at the Circulation Desk! “A revealing portrait of one of … Continue reading
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Autumnal
As we fall into October, our librarians share their favorite media with autumn colored covers! Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey The Ascent to Godhood by J.Y. Yang Abbott by Saladin Ahmed Human Acts by Han Kang Teaching My Mother … Continue reading
“Banned” Books Week 2019
During Banned Books Week, we celebrate the freedom to read. As you can imagine, this is most librarians’ favorite theme week; after all, as our code of ethics states, “We uphold the principles of intellectual freedom and resist all efforts … Continue reading
Got Your Number
We asked our librarians what some of their favorite titles that contain a number are, and here are their answers! The Dust of 100 Dogs by A. S. King – This is a very compelling story. I wish it was … Continue reading
Game Chat – JRPG Edition
Join us for our first meeting of Game Chat! It’s like a book club, but for video games! We meet quarterly and every meeting we’ll pick a topic & suggest a recommended title – but feel free to play any … Continue reading
QBG Reads… Amberlough
Join us on Wednesday August 28th for a discussion of Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly. “A double-agent sacrifices all his ideals in order to save his smuggler lover before a government coup takes over their decadent city in Lara Elena … Continue reading
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