Washington University Libraries Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Join us for the June Book Club to discuss "Gutenberg's Apprentice" by Alix Christie. Book club will begin by showing an original leaf of the Gutenberg Bible. Sign up> https://t.co/kVLnSoEMgK. https://t.co/8m0CQ4GSXh

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Join us for the virtual September Book Club featuring a discussion of Maya Angelou's I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. Book Club will begin with a special presentation on banned books. To register > https://t.co/GgqTeEJKg7. https://t.co/aC9fmTiv41

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Exciting events in March in @WUSTLlibraries. Please join us for journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis's talk on her book, "Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus." #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/kBYdT588Rz https://t.co/Ez1mJWJx0q

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Our Rare Books Collection is home to several works by J.R.R. Tolkien. The celebrated writer of The Lord of the Rings was deeply interested in medieval history and myth as can be seen in the Tolkien materials in our Special Collections. https://t.co/p64xAjae2r

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Welcome to our March Book Club! Please join us on Zoom to discuss The Book of Madness and Cures by Regina O'Melveny. A presentation of materials related to medicine in early modern Europe will precede the discussion. Register > https://t.co/FHhNWpTbsc. https://t.co/RVIOCHipPC

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Join us on Monday, Nov. 7, for the next Faculty Book Talk. Assistant Professor of religion & politics Tazeen Ali @tazeenmali will discuss her book, "The Women's Mosque of America." Sign up > https://t.co/yRtyAzxHIg. https://t.co/LTcJcpEgWG

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Join us for the virtual September Book Club featuring a discussion of Maya Angelou's I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. Book Club will begin with a special presentation on banned books. To register > https://t.co/GgqTeEJKg7. https://t.co/aC9fmTiv41

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Introducing our staff picks for summer reading. Learn about the cultural history of print in "Ephemeral City: Cheap Print and Urban Culture in Renaissance Venice" by Rosa Salzberg. Reviewed by Lino Mioni, #WashU Romance languages & literatures librarian https://t.co/sWMWpL5QRs

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It's not too late to sign up for next week's virtual book club discussion -- we're reading The Dictionary of Lost Words and showcasing some of the early and important dictionaries on our Rare Books Collection. Join us! #lexicography https://t.co/wQPTUvuD3P https://t.co/qkMdrq1Tbb

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The University Libraries are thrilled to congratulate @WUSTL English professor Carl Phillips @CPhillipsPoet for winning the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for his collection "Then The War." @WUSTLArtSci @MFA_WUSTL https://t.co/eDqzkRly3h