If you’re looking for a good book to take along on summer travels or can’t wait to catch up on your just-for-fun reading list this summer, you’ll find plenty of popular fiction and non-fiction books on the shelves at DePaul Library.
Like many university libraries, DePaul doesn’t have a separate fiction section, and you’re not likely to find blockbusters like the lastest in the Twilight series or The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. But you will find novels by literary and award-winning authors such as A. S. Byatt, Paul Theroux, Sherman Alexie, Don DeLillo, Jane Smiley, Ha Jin, E. L. Doctorow, and Margaret Atwood. You’ll also find a wide selection of contemporary international fiction, such as The Skating Rink by Roberto Bolao, The Class by Francois Begaudeau, The Collector of Worlds by Iliya Troyanov, The Mirage by Naguib Mahfouz, and Rhyming Life & Death by Amos Oz.
Non-fiction readers also have plenty to choose from in categories from history to culture to science to memoirs to the arts. A few recent favorites are Just Kids by Patti Smith; Hellhound on His Trail: The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin by Hampton Sides; The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of Americas Favorite Planet by Neil deGrasse Tyson; Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich; and Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker by James McManus.
And if DePaul doesn’t have the books on your summer reading list, don’t forget to check the I-share catalog to place a request for another library to send the book to DePaul for pickup. The Chicago Public Library, or your local public library, are other great places to find recreational reading.
Also check out our display of fiction and non-fiction summer reading suggestions in the John T. Richardson Library first-floor display case.
Happy reading this summer!