Tag: books
How-To Make Summer Last Forever
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As the sun-kissed days of summer begin to dwindle and you embark on the last lap of summer courses, it can feel a bit melancholy. It could feel as though you’ve spent your entire summer in a textbook and ambivalence could set in – you’re happy that the rigorous work…
How to Choose the Right Book for You
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There is an abundance of book genres to choose from, and recently there has been an increase in the ways a person can read a book, whether its Kindle, Audible or an e-text. Nick Morgan, a contributing writer of Forbes, stated that in 2013 there were “between 600,000 and 1,000,000…
BookExpo America 2017
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As technology advances and the world becomes seemingly more digital, the publishing industry must adapt in order to survive and flourish. BookExpo America, a three-day conference, seeks to engage and inform its attendees of changes in the market while cultivating relationships among publishers. The 2017 BookExpo took place on May…
The Library of Congress
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On April 24, 1800, President John Adams set aside $5,000 for “such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress” as the nation’s capital was moved from Philadelphia to Washington. The first batch of these books arrived from London in 1801 and were stored in the Capitol building.…
Health Benefits of Reading
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Did you know that March is National Reading Month? Let’s celebrate this awesome month by looking at the ways reading can positively affect our health! Reading gives your brain a workout.Our minds are passive when we watch TV, but when we read, they are actively involved. Pick up a book to…
Update: A Post Card from the University Press
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As an intern you may find yourself in new situations daily. Today, I entered an office littered with books from the floor up. I noticed an empty bookcase and binders scattered across the room. “What’s happened here?” I wondered. My boss was in the process of rearranging the office with…