The Book Nook

Finding Hope in God and Richard Parker

September 28, 2019

by Sophia Sakelleriou, Production Editor Sitting on the shore of a sunny South Carolina beach with the waves coming and going at my feet, I looked up at the immense sea before me in awe and fear as I looked back down at the pages of Yann [...]

The Characteristics of a Great Commute Book

September 14, 2019

by SAMANTHA WALLA, Production Manager I spent the summer commuting from New Jersey to Manhattan: a two-hour door to door odyssey, and if you’re familiar at all with NJ Transit, you’ll know that I rarely succeeded in arriving at my destination [...]

“Nineteen Eighty-Four”: A Look into a “Doubleplusungood” Future

August 30, 2019

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor Few cultural zeitgeists are having a bigger moment than dystopian fiction. Whether in print, on TV or on the big screen, the visions of these alternative futures force readers and viewers to confront truths about [...]

Mystery and Family in Anaya’s “Bless Me, Ultima”

April 4, 2019

by ROSE BRENNAN, A&E Editor As part of my New Year’s resolution, I decided to read more books considered “classics.” I originally rolled my eyes at the “classics” when I was in middle and high school, but now that I am a bit older, [...]

The Beauty of Coming Out of the Ashes: A Review of “Between Shades of Grey”

March 16, 2019

by MARIANA DUQUE, Contributor I recently stumbled upon a genre that I never thought I would be very invested in: historical fiction. Not every historical fiction book ranging from Victorian England to the Samurai stories, but specifically World [...]

“If I Could Tell You Just One Thing…” from the Perspective of an International Student

March 2, 2019

by BRUNA LAUERMANN, Contributor When I moved to the United States a couple years ago, I knew I’d have to readapt several things. What I didn’t realize was that my reading habits would be one of them. They say you should read about things that [...]

The Quadrangle Celebrates Black History Month: Autobiography of Malcolm X

February 12, 2019

by SOPHIA SAKELLARIOU, Production Editor Step into the mind of one of the greatest civil rights leaders of American history as he tells his story and the origins of his ideologies. A retelling of his life from childhood up until mere weeks before [...]