The Book Nook

“Wonderful Town”: New York Stories from “The New Yorker”

December 7, 2018

by Sophia Sakellariou, Staff Writer Finding time to leisure read during the semester can be challenging. With dozens of reading assignments for classes, exams to study for and a social life trying to be balanced, curling up with a good book [...]

“Amazing Fantastic Incredible: A Marvelous Memoir”: Looking into the Life of Stan Lee

November 23, 2018

by HALEY BURNSIDE, Senior Writer This past week, self-proclaimed comic book geeks around the world mourned together as the news of Stan Lee’s passing spread. Lee passed away at age 95 after a long and creative life that can only be described as [...]

Evaluating Tradition and Perspective in “A Place for Us”

November 16, 2018

by RikkiLynn Shields, Social Media Editor “Sex and the City” star Sarah Jessica Parker, better known as Carrie Bradshaw, recently launched her own imprint, SJP for Hogarth, alongside publisher Molly Stern of Crown and Hogarth. The first novel [...]

Richard Adams and the Political Allegory of “Watership Down”

October 12, 2018

by Gillian Puma, Staff Writer Richard Adams discusses the issues in society in his 1972 novel titled “Watership Down.” However, Adams discusses these issues through the eyes of rabbits giving the story allegorical symbolism. The story begins [...]

Celebrating Banned Books Week: An Editor’s Collection of Challenged Books

October 2, 2018

by Rose Brennan A&E Editor Near the end of September, America celebrates Banned Books Week, which centers around frequently challenged books in society. Though people cannot be arrested for the controversial material they write and produce, [...]

Yanagihara Addresses Tough Issues in “A Little Life”

September 22, 2018

by Regan Alejo Contributor Raw. Honest. Powerful. Necessary. Hanya Yanagihara’s “A Little Life” is a heart-wrenching, heartbreaking, and yet heartwarming novel that resonates with our generation and speaks volumes about growing up, chasing [...]

An Editor-in-Chief’s Summer Reading Challenge

September 5, 2018

by Taylor Brethauer, Editor-in-Chief THE BOOK NOOK This summer, I had planned to read twelve books from the time I left campus in May by the time I moved back in August. Well, life gets in the way: between summer jobs, vacation and spending time [...]

Maybe Heaven is Other People

April 27, 2018

by MEGAN DREHER, Features Editor We all have different ideas of what the afterlife may be, or if there is an afterlife at all. While our own demise tends to be one of the most mundane facts of life to think about, author Mitch Albom addresses it [...]

The Book Nook: The End of the World as We Know It (?)

April 15, 2018

A heart-wrenching novel about the dance between living life to the fullest and impending doom, Tommy Wallach’s “We All Looked Up” is the kind of book you will not want to put down, if you’re willing to pick it up. When a faint blue star in [...]

“Siddhartha” and “The Alchemist” Provide Relatable Self-Discovery Journeys

March 22, 2018

by SHANNON GLEBA, Copy Editor The college experience and young adult years are a time for self exploration and finding a path in life. However, sometimes this path is not clear and the journey can be frustrating. Manhattan College requires all [...]