Friday, January 24, 2025
As the debate of censorship continues, children’s book author Roald Dahl’s texts have become the next target. In hopes of expanding the inclusivity of Dahl’s works, phrases such as “fat” or “ugly” have been omitted or altered. The changes also seek to remove terms indicating the race or gender of […]
Recently, Colleen Hoover has taken a top spot amongst best-selling authors. According to The New York Times, she “has sold more books this year than Dr. Seuss” and holds “six of the top 10 spots on The New York Times’s paperback fiction best-seller list.” Her most famous titles, “Verity” and […]
Photo courtesy of Mel Poole, Unsplash. Have a bookworm or casual reader in your life? Unsure on what to get them during the holiday season? Here's a list of suggestions of old and new good reads to give the book lovers in your lives. “My Best Friend’s Exorcism” by Grady […]
Photo courtesy of Marissa Krasny. After nearly two years of virtual events, the literary world is stepping out of cyberspace and back into the streets. Having been put through a tailspin due to the coronavirus pandemic delaying and shifting book releases, publicity events had to totally reorganize the way they […]
Photo courtesy of Patrick Tomasso, Unsplash Reading is one of the oldest forms of art known to man. People have been picking up books for hundreds and hundreds of years, with no end in sight. Even with the advent of movies, television, video games and all the other modern […]
Cover art courtesy of Goodreads Ramapo College alumna Laura J. Wellington is currently traveling across the country promoting her new book titled, “What to Do When Jane Knows DICK About Dating.” This entertaining advice book is filled with guidelines to help women of all ages navigate the new dating landscape. […]
Photo courtesy of Frank M. Rafik, Flickr Fall is a time for change in students’ lives: school starts, the weather cools down, flannels make their way out of the closets and people begin to cuddle up in their favorite blankets. During these changes, Ramapo students like to relax and unwind […]
Photo by Giancarlo Sepulveda The Ramapo library, in conjunction with the Roukema Center and the Center for Student Involvement, has started a book club as part of the Year of Latin America at Ramapo College. Sign ups for next semester’s book, “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” started on […]
ldquo;Let’s not talk about it.” That is where the conversation always ends—with my exasperated sigh of defeat. When it comes to "The Fault In Our Stars," the latest young adult literary phenomenon, fans cannot seem to see past the star-crossed lovers and I cannot seem to get them to understand […]
