Leisure reading can sometimes feel at odds with academic life, but reading for pleasure offers benefits that extend well beyond entertainment. It can encourage creativity, strengthen empathy, support well-being, and provide a welcome opportunity to relax and recharge amid the demands of studying, teaching, and research. Academic libraries have a long tradition of supporting leisure Read More

  Welcome new and returning students! Looking for something fun or interesting to read? Check out our revamped Popular Reading collection. We recently added best selling authors like Nicole Carr and Maggie O’Farrel. From award-winning journalist Nicole Carr comes The price of exclusion a landmark narrative revealing the untold history of Black medical professionals who Read More

Lent is coming to an end and soon the Easter season will be upon us. There is a shift from repentance and sacrifice towards the joy and celebration of the resurrection of Christ. And while this is a joyous time, it is also a time for deepening spiritual growth and reflection. In that spirit, Mullen Read More

Spring break is just around the corner, time to relax and recharge after this long, cold winter. What better way to do that than go on a vacation. And while Mullen Library can’t take you physically, we have curated a selection of books that will Take Your Brain on Vacation! These titles have been chosen Read More

Introducing a new Readers’ Advisory Service Leisure reading was an integral part of academic library services in the early 20th century and has been experiencing a resurgence since the beginning of the 21st century. And while leisure reading can feel at odds with academic life, research tells us leisure reading contributes to academic success, develops Read More

Winter has arrived. The days are shorter, the temperatures are low, and the wind bites. I cannot think of a better way to spend a cold weather day than staying inside, turning off my devices, and getting lost in a good book. The Mullen Library has curated a list of fiction books about reading and Read More

From #1 New York Times best selling author Daniel Silva comes An Inside Job, the tale of an art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon who must solve the perfect crime. Once you are finished, check out the rest of our Popular Reading collection. Titles range from commentary, fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, non-fiction, current affairs, Read More

Marguerite Holloway’s Take to the Trees invites readers on an empowering journey into the overstory with the arborists and forest experts safeguarding our iconic trees. Once you are finished, check out the rest of our Popular Reading collection. Titles range from commentary, fiction, historical fiction, mystery, suspense, non-fiction, current affairs, science, social issues, and politics. Read More

From Curtis Sittenfeld, the bestselling author of Eligible and Romantic Comedy, comes the short story collection Show Don’t Tell. In these dazzling stories, she conjures up characters so real that they seem like old friends, laying bare the moments when their long held beliefs are overturned. Once you are finished, check out the rest of Read More

In Supremacy, Olson, tech writer at Bloomberg Opinion, presents the fight between two AI firms, them grappling with how to use the technology positively, and the dangerous path they could go down as they are overseen by two tech Titans. Once you are finished, check out the rest of our Popular Reading collection. Titles range Read More