Category: Books and Authors

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team is one of the most insightful and practical books I have ever read about...

Immediately upon publishing his first public letter—which serves as an introductory chapter to this volume—criticizing the way in which his...

A friend recently said of my Goodreads profile, “You read the most uninteresting things.” For this book review, I was...

Special Collections is delighted to add a signed copy of Irma Rombauer’s The Joy of Cooking (1943) to the local...

Much has been written, debated, and published on questions surrounding Israel and Palestine. The following list contains non-fiction titles speaking...

Calling all bibliophiles! The Carl Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Contest, sponsored by the Washington University Libraries, will award cash...

In honor of LGBTQ History Month in October, Washington University Libraries are highlighting recently published cultural and historical accounts of...

In the novel The Upstairs House by Julia Fine, Megan has given birth to her first child Clara and is...

To deepen our understanding of the significance, history, and legacy of Juneteenth, which commemorates the freedom of enslaved African Americans...

I don’t remember what drew me to pick up this book. I’m a sucker for a good cover, so the...

When we think about the introduction of print, we immediately think of the beginning of the Renaissance, the rebirth of...

Poetry is a celebration of language and sound. Originating as an oral tradition, poems have moved audiences with their rhyme,...