Students working in the Emory Libraries tend to be voracious readers. When they finally get a break from the academic year’s required reading, you’ll find some of them already have a list of books they’re looking forward to enjoying in the warm-weather months.
Graduate student Andreina Cordova can’t wait until graduation, when among other things she can read for enjoyment.
Here’s a peek at what made it onto their summer reading lists:
Ilana Ander, sophomore, international studies major, working in Library Communications and Marketing
- “Hillbilly Elegy” by J.D. Vance, HD8073.V37 A3 2016
- “Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders PS3569.A7897 L56 2017
- “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman
- “This Is How You Lose Her” by Junot Diaz PS3554 .I259 T48 2012
- “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi MCNAUGHTON
Neil Bhatia, senior, neuroscience and behavioral biology major, working at the Library Service Desk
- “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi MCNAUGHTON
- “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates E185.615 .C6335 2015
- “The Circle” by Dave Eggers PS3605.G48 C57 2013
Shauna Bowes, senior, neuroscience and behavioral biology major, working in Student Digital Life
- “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race” by Margot Lee Shetterly QA27.5 .L44 2016
- “Jurassic Park” by Michael Crichton PS3553 .R48 J8 1990
- “Angels & Demons” by Dan Brown
- “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy PS3563 .A258 R63 2006
Andreina Cordova, graduate student pursuing a master’s in development practice, working in Library Administration
- “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates E185.615 .C6335 2015
- “But Now They are Angels” by Eugene Gangarosa
- “The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic” by Steven Johnson RC133 .G6 J64 2006
Joelle Danz, junior, sociology/psychology major, working in ILL/Reserves
- “1984” by George Orwell PR6029 .R94 N5 1999
- “A Slow Death: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness” by NHK TV Crew
- “The Art of Asking: or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help” by Amanda Palmer 782.421 P1732a
Shen Gao, sophomore, computer science and applied math major, working in Student Digital Life
- “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R.R. Martin online or 813.54 M3791s V.1
- “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert M. Pirsig CT275 .P648 A3 1999
- “Blood Flag” by Steve Martini MCNAUGHTON
Muhammad Hajaj, freshman, business major, Music and Media Library
- “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” by Malcolm X and Alex Haley BP223 .Z8 L5795 1973
- “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman BF441 .K238 2011
- “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander HV9950 .A437 2012
Hannah Hjerpe-Schroeder, PhD candidate in English literature, working in the Music & Media Library
- “Claire of the Sea Light” by Edwidge Danticat PS3554.A5815 C57 2013
- “Hip Logic” by Terrance Hayes PS3558 .A9815 H57 2002
- “Cereus Blooms at Night” by Shani Mootoo PR9199.3 .M6353 C47 1998
Benjamin Kasavan, sophomore, physics major, working in the TechLab in Student Digital Life
- “Embassy” and “Resonance” by S. Alex Martin (the first two books in his “Recovery” series) PS3563 .A7287 E43 2014 and
- Also finally getting around to reading “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley! PR6015 .U9 B65 1998
Brianna Lesnick, senior, English major, working at the Music and Media Library
- “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie PR9387.9 .A34354 A44 2013
- “The Buddha of Suburbia” by Hanif Kureishi PR6061.U68 B8 1991
- “The Bell Jar” by Sylvia Plath PS3566 .L27 B4 1998
Zoe Robbin, sophomore, human health major, working at the Library Service Desk
- Jane Austen books
- “Lolita” by Vladimir Nabokov PS3527 .A15 1987
- “Why Nations Fail” by Daron Acemoğlu HB99.5 .A34 2012
Beth Smedley, junior, English & creative writing major, working at the Music and Media Library
- “The Cigar Factory” by Michele Moore
- “Nabokov’s Favorite Word is Mauve” by Ben Blatt
- “Land of Love and Drowning” by Tiphanie Yanique PS3625.A679 L36 2014
James Yoon, senior, psychology major, working at the Library Service Desk
- “Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion” by Robert Cialdini online
- “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho PQ9698.13 .O3546 A4513 1993
- “The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph” by Ryan Holiday