![]() (Perhaps another book to add to the list.) Her latest book, written with Jodi Picoult, covers so many topics from love to tragic death, to bees and more. Mad Honeyby Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan. I have been a fan of Jennifer Finney Boylan since reading her book I’m Looking Through you: Growing Up Haunted. Tobie Akerley Gordon, Academic Administrative Assistant So pick a star, or two or three, and start exploring the universe! Seated on the Historic Quad on a July afternoon in 2021, Abbey Ende ‘23 a psychology major from Asheville, N.C., reads “Dispatches from the Sweet Life: One Family, Five Acres, and a Community’s Quest to Reinvent the World” by William Powers. Keegan summed up the joy that can be found in the great reads in a quote from author Madeleine L’Engle’s Newbery Medal acceptance speech in 1963: “A book, too, can be a star… a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.” Remarkably Bright Creaturesby Shelby Van Pelt ![]() The Personal Librarianby Heather Terrell and Victoria Christopher Murray Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life and Japan’s Disaster Zoneby Richard Lloyd Parryīraiding Sweetgrassby Robin Wall Kimmerer Mad Honeyby Jennifer Finney Boylan and Jodi Picoult Twelve titles received two or more recommendations, they were: “It helps that it also comes at the beginning of summer, when we’re all looking for our next great beach-hammock-fireside-or-campsite book.”įor 2023, the Bates community has offered up 214 titles, ranging from murder mysteries, romance novels, and science fiction to memoirs and historical nonfiction. “It’s a true blend of what makes Bates so great and is a thread that keeps everyone connected through something joyful, sometimes inspiring, and yet light and fun,” Keegan said. This “labor of love” for Keegan draws requests from alumni and emeritus faculty every year. ![]() Hard copies of the list - produced by Post and Print - are available at the College Store, Ladd Library, and on the first floor of Lane Hall. “It’s a true blend of what makes Bates so great.” Alison Keegan In 2017, Alison Keegan in the Dean of the Faculty’s Office took over the annual tradition of collecting and compiling submissions. Welcome to the 27th edition of Good Reads: The Bates College Non-Required Reading List for Leisure Moments.īegun and named in 1997 by Sarah Emerson Potter ’77, the longtime former Bates College Store director, Good Reads brings together the readers - and bookshelves - of the broader Bates community, including alumni, current and retired staff, and faculty. Share on Email Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn ![]()
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