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‘The Lunar Chronicles’ reviewed on Read This Book!
March 05, 2020

Jessica Abbazio, the University of Minnesota music librarian, reviews "The Lunar Chronicles" by Melissa Meyers on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The Lunar Chronicles is a series of young adult science fic...

‘A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief’
February 11, 2020

Zach Miller reviews A Shark Going Inland Is My Chief on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

‘Artificial Unintelligence’ reviewed on Read This Book!
February 05, 2020

Cody Hennesy gave a thumbs up to Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World by Meredith Broussard in the latest installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. In the book,

Holiday baking books with Megan Kocher
December 20, 2019

Megan Kocher recommended two books on holiday baking in this episode of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

‘Written in Red’ reviewed by Kimberly Clarke
December 18, 2019

Kimberly Clarke reviews a fantasy novel, "Written in Red," by Anne Bishop in this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Books to give with Tim Johnson
December 16, 2019

Tim Johnson recommends two books: "The Devil's Due" by Bonnie MacBird — a Sherlock Holmes Adventure — and "Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger" by Rebecca Traister.

‘The Secret Life of Libraries’
December 11, 2019

The Secret Life of Libraries was a smash hit to a crowded room of Libraries friends on Monday, December 9 at Coffman Memorial Union Theater. It truly was an evening of radio antics with A Prairie Home Companion veterans, Sue Scott, Tim Russell,

‘A Wild Ride Through the Night’ reviewed
October 30, 2019

Our Music Librarian Jessica Abbazio reviews "A Wild Ride Through the Night" by Walter Moers for this installment of Read This Book from the University Libraries. "A Wild Ride through the Night" describes the exhilarating and comic adventures of his twe...

Books about nature
October 17, 2019

Librarian Kristen Mastel recommends two nature books — 'Into Nature' and 'The Hidden Life of Trees' — on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries, hosted by Lisa Von Drasek.

‘Strange the Dreamer’ is highly recommended
September 30, 2019

Librarian Alicia Kubas reviews "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor — a New York Times bestseller and Michael L. Printz honor book, which is an epic fantasy about a mythic lost city and its dark past.