Category: Books and Authors

In celebration of Black History Month, the Washington University Libraries are sharing book recommendations on the subject of critical race...

Visitors to John M. Olin library wandering the stacks of Level A, where most of our circulating collection of world...

While Margaret Wise Brown may not be a household name, her work graces the bookshelves of most children’s libraries, including...

Since the advent of children’s literature as a genre, there has been a mutually enriching relationship between music and books...

The Carl Neureuther Student Book Collection Essay Contest, sponsored by the Washington University Libraries, will award cash prizes to students...

From mischievous bunnies to fearsome wolves, animal characters grace the pages of the majority of picture books beloved by young...

For three days in October, scholars, writers, artists, musicians, publishers, curators, and fans gathered in person and online to celebrate...

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), the English writer known to many for his celebrated fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of...

The Malleus Maleficarum, known in English as The Hammer of Witches, was first published in Germany in 1486 and became one of...

Vice Provost and University Librarian Mimi Calter has authored a chapter in Designing Libraries for the 21st Century. The book, published...

I wrote The White Allies Handbook: 4 Weeks to Join the Racial Justice Fight for Black Women after leading a racial justice...

Not being one much for thrillers, I was a tentative reader of the early chapters but became engaged by the...