Banned Books from our Special Collections
Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign promoted by the American Library Association (ALA) that celebrates the freedom to...
Category: Books and Authors
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Staff Pick: Grove by Esther Kinsky
If you’re in need of a reading recommendation for the summer, you’ve come to the right place! Check out our... -
Staff Pick: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Mikki Kendall addresses the gaps between mainstream feminist priorities and the survival basics that they overlook in her essay collection,... -
Staff Pick: Where White Men Fear to Tread by Russell Means
If you’re in need of a reading recommendation for the summer, you’ve come to the right place! Check out our... -
Staff Pick: Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
If you’re in need of a reading recommendation for the summer, you’ve come to the right place! Check out our... -
Poetry in the Spotlight in Spring International Writers Series
The International Writers Series continues during the spring semester with two events focused on poetry from the international writer and... -
Tim Youd: Select Drawings for Washington University’s Modern Literature Collection
As I type this blog post on my computer keyboard, I hear the “click-clack” sounds of Tim Youd retyping on... -
Washington University Libraries Virtual Book Club
WashU Libraries Book Club Goes Virtual! Get comfy and join us from home as we explore titles focusing on history,... -
New Japanese Book Club Launches Virtually
Over the summer, the East Asian Library successfully launched the first Japanese Book Club. Interested PhD students and Mitsu Nakamura,... -
University Libraries and Comparative Literature Program Introduce International Writers Series
The Washington University Libraries are excited to announce the launch of the International Writers Series. A new collaboration between the... -
Staff Pick: Reading Recommendation
If you’re in need of a reading recommendation for the summer, you’ve come to the right place! Check out our... -
Staff Pick: Reading Recommendation
If you’re in need of a reading recommendation for the summer, you’ve come to the right place! Check out our...