With time to spare, we checked a few things off our TBR list during winter break. Here's what W&M Libraries staff read over the holidays:
You can find some of these titles in our library catalog.
"The Look" by Michelle Obama
“My mom and I both really enjoyed and related to her personal history of and take on the politics, power, and possibilities of self-presentation.”
Read by Camille Andrews, Research & Instruction Librarians
“Girl Dinner” by Olivie Blake
Read by Alex Flores Glosson, Instruction & Research Librarian
“Hidden Figures” by Margot Lee Shetterly
“Now that I have been living in Virginia for a while, I have become increasingly interested in local history and this book reminds me how many incredible role models and leaders have come from this very area.”
Read by Alexis Becker, Cataloging Specialist
“Actress of a Certain Age” by Jeff Hiller
Read by Candice Benjes-Small, Interim Associate Dean of Research & Public Services
“Brimstone” by Callie Hart
“Fairies, vampires, elder demons...it has it all!”
Read by Tami Back, Senior Director of Communications & Engagement
“Black Against Empire” by Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
Read by Troy Davis, Head of Media Services
“Writers & Lovers” by Lily King
“One of my favorite moments is quiet but a universal experience of book lovers: browsing a new bookstore and checking for your favorite authors and novels as a litmus test. Who among us hasn't done that and thought, ‘all these names on spines. I feel such tenderness toward them.’?”
Read by Liz Bellamy, Interim Head of Research
“100 Rules for Living to 100” by Dick Van Dyke
Read by Summer Arawjo, Reserves Coordinator
“Queens of the Abyss” edited by Mike Ashley
“This is part of a British Library series called Tales of the Weird which collects both famous and little-known gothic and supernatural fiction. I also enjoyed their anthology of spooky plant stories, Evil Roots!”
Read by Kate McCallister, Cataloging & Metadata Librarian
“College Sports: A History” by John Thelin and Eric Moven
Read by Jay Gaidmore, Marian and Alan McLeod Director of Special Collections