A Bookworm’s Guide to Reading
As November approaches, I almost always find myself rereading one of my favorite novels, Bram Stoker's "Dracula," a classic work of gothic horror that delves into human desire, fear and morality. This novel...
Five Murder Mystery Book Recommendations
As Halloween approaches, the chill in the air isn’t just from the changing of seasons—it's a great time to crack open a gripping murder mystery. From classic whodunits to intense thrillers, mystery books...
Banned Book Week: Fairfield’s Freedom To Read
The freedom to read is one of the most important freedom’s an academic can have. Not only can access to books bring about important educational benefits, but it can grant people the ability to experience...
Back to School Book Recs: Back on the Bind
When presented with the term “library”, a student might think of late nights cramming for finals or a dusty book on a shelf. However, if they take the time to look around, they can see a whole new...
Celebrity Book Club
If there’s one thing celebrities love, it's a book club. From some of the more popular celebrity book clubs run by Reese Witherspoon or Oprah Winfrey to other smaller celebrity book clubs run by Dua Lipa,...
Happy Reading! Must-Have Book Recommendations
If there’s one thing to know about me, it’s that I’m obsessed with books. I love reading, am known to have overflowing bookshelves (to be clear, this is because I don’t have enough bookshelves, not...
2023 In The Books: Best Reads Of The Year
Every year I make a strong attempt at sticking through with my New Year’s resolutions, but I always fizzle out six months in. Surprisingly, however, 2023 was the year of following through! As a...
Poetry Analysis: T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land”
Published in 1922 and widely regarded as one of the greatest poems of the 20th century, “The Waste Land,” by Thomas Stearns (T.S.) Eliot, is the quintessential Modern poem. The poem is composed of a chain...
The Poetry Of Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was born on Dec. 10, 1830, in Amherst, Mass. Dickinson—though she only started writing poetry when she was 22—wrote 1,775 poems (Johnson, v). However, in her lifetime only seven were...
An English Major’s Top Three Favorite Reads
Growing up, I have always been an avid reader. Constantly devouring any book I could get my hands on, I’ve found myself fascinated by the different worlds and profound meanings that lie within the pages of...