Tag: books
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Her Name is LaMoosh: Alum’s memoir up for award
Alum Linda Meanus, who is 73, has published her own book, up for an Oregon Book Award. The words in the book are her own — but it was a collaborative storytelling effort with fellow alum Lily Hart ’18 and Prof. Katy Barber that helped bring it to life.
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Reading Fatigue: Pulling Myself out of a Literary Rut
By Erika Nelson Every month, the Goodreads newsletter pops into my inbox. These emails taunt me by singing the praises of newly-published books: colorful rectangle covers lined up into neat rows by genre; enticing blurbs draw me in. I used to pore over these newsletters and make library holds based on book suggestions, but now…
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My Favorite Books So Far This Year
By Claire Golden One of the pastimes that’s gotten me through quarantine is reading. Although I’ve always loved books, sometimes I need them more desperately than ever, and the past year of COVID-19 quarantine is a prime example of that. Since I can’t go anywhere until I’m fully vaccinated, I’ve been reading books to escape…
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Expectations Unraveled
By Claire Golden Last week I impatiently waited for the delivery truck to arrive. I’ve always been excited about getting things in the mail (it’s one of the things I can still enjoy even with lockdown), but this mail was particularly special…author copies of my debut novel were arriving! Unraveled released on Dec. 14 from…
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Author Dreams
 By Claire Golden Two months ago, I woke up and checked my email to discover that a publishing company wanted to publish my book. After the squealing and happy tears had subsided, I signed the contract and got to work. I had to keep the news quiet for a few weeks, but I’m beyond delighted…
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A “Swan” Summer
 By Claire Golden This is my last term of college, and my classes are different than usual. This term, I’m taking my senior capstone and my last four University Studies credits…which is how I ended up in a Japanese Manga class. First of all, it’s a four-week class, which I’ve never done before. And it’s…
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Move Over Netflix, I’m Reading Again
By: Anna Sobczyk After a long day of work, class, and homework, there’s nothing like coming home and pulling up Netflix. Without a doubt, mindlessly watching TV has been the number one way I decompress from an exhausting day. Lately, I’ve started to realize that TV isn’t necessarily the best way for me to quickly…
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Surviving Shakespeare
 by Claire Golden As an English major, I knew I wouldn’t make it out of college without studying Shakespeare. I managed to make it to my junior year before having to register for the dreaded class. I bought the four required plays and showed up to the first day of class, resigned to my fate. …
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Read What Makes You Happy
 by Claire Golden As someone studying French and English, books are pretty much my life. I’ve loved reading since I was a little kid. I remember toting around the seventh Harry Potter book when it seemed almost as big as I was. Although I have less time these days, I still read for fun, and…