Rebecca Howard

Discovering books is rarely a problem for me, as I am surrounded by options (perks of working in a library).

I’m a natural skeptic. But every once in a while in one’s life, you experience a confluence of ideas in what you’re reading, listening to, or talking about that has the potential to create a shift in the way you see the world.

From June to December of 2021, the American Library Association reported 155 book censorship attempts.

Every reader has likely experienced the book hangover at some point in their life.

One of the most comforting sounds to me is the iconic dun-dun sound at the beginning of a Law and order episode. In fact, this sound so comforts me that reruns of Law and order are the only television I want to watch when I am at home sick...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year—book list season!

I’ve been spending the past several weeks preparing for a Books Sandwiched In presentation on Marilynne Robinson.

This may be difficult for a nonfiction purist to hear, but I may have learned more about past events and figures through fiction than from any history…

If you’re not watching Ted Lasso, I’m not sure how you’re making it these days. For those unfamiliar, Jason Sudeikis plays the title character—a college…

There’s always a strange tension I experience when perusing book lists, and you know how much I adore a good book list. Forthcoming title lists are so…