Thursday, October 27, 2022

November's Middletown Book for Discussion: Klara and the Sun (Nov. 18)

 

A man standing by an equipment box that looks like a robot from the 1950s and has a face drawn on it.

The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Friday, November 18.  Our title is Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun.  Here is a brief summary:

"From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?"  (publisher)

Here is where you can find the book:
  • There are several copies available through MiamiOhioLINK, and SearchOhio.  
  • Amazon has the hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.
Our group is always finding interesting titles to share, and we look forward to the new things you'll bring to the table.  In addition to discussing When the Emperor Was Divine, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their October 21 meeting:
  • The Buddha in the Attic, Julie Otsuka 
  • The Swimmers, Julie Otsuka
  • Anybody's Daughter, Pamela Samuels Young
  • Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone, Diana Gabaldon (Outlander series)
  • The Daughters of Yalta, Catherine Grace Katz
  • Fellowship Point, Alice Elliott Dark
  • Hoot, Carl Hiaasen
  • The Vanishing Half, Brit Bennett
  • Passing, Nella Larsen
  • Lupin (Netflix series)
  • Colleen Hoover (the publishing phenomenon)
We will meet at 12 pm on the 18th both in Room 123 in the Library and in Zoom at 

Passcode: 474822
Add this event to your Google Calendar!  (which includes the Zoom information)

Please come along to our discussion to share what you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing!

If you're looking for something interesting to read, check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm


"James' robot friend" by rcolonna is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Monday, October 24, 2022

Friday Frightful Fun: Movies and Pumpkin Decorating at the Gardner-Harvey Library (Oct. 28)

 Join us this Friday, October 28 for two events at the Gardner-Harvey Library:

Pumpkins decorated with painted faces for Halloween.


TEC Lab: Pumpkin Decorating
11:00am-1:00pm
With Halloween around the corner, join us in the TEC Lab (GRD 125) to decorate and take home a real or artificial pumpkin! 


Poster with Friday Fright Movie Marathon details and two ghosts watching a television.


Friday Fright Movie Marathon
10:00am to 5:00pm
Join us in the GHL Lounge (GRD 110) for a horror movie marathon.  There will be free popcorn and scares for all who dare!

Let me know (burkejj@miamioh.edu) if you have any questions about the events.  See you there!

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

GHL Middmester Newsletter: Keeping the horror in the books, not your research

Front page of Gardner-Harvey Library Fall Middmester Newsletter 2022


Autumn is the perfect time to cuddle up with a good book, and October is the prime time to throw in a dash of horror to your reading routine. Check out what we have added, what books and movies are suggested by other students, faculty, and staff, and what events we have left not just for October, but the rest of the semester. All of this and more can be found in our 'middmester' newsletter.


Monday, October 10, 2022

National Park Talk: Pinnacles National Park (Oct. 18)

 


Join us for an overview of Pinnacles National Park and its geology on Tuesday, October 18 at 4:45pm, either in the Gardner-Harvey Library SPACE (Room GRD 014 on the library's lower level) or on Zoom (Join us in Zoom - Passcode 768612). 

Dr. Tammie L. Gerke, Teaching Professor in Geology at Miami University, will share the geology and other interesting information about the national park. Get your questions answered and participate in a lively discussion on this national treasure.

This is the second of three National Parks Talks that Dr. Gerke will present this semester, all highlighting some of the newest parks.  Look for our upcoming talk, at the same starting time, on November 15 (Great Sand Dunes National Park).

Add this event to your Google Calendar!

Dr. Gerke will also be presenting an online overview of the park system for the MU Alumni Association entitled "National Parks: All You Ever Wanted to Know and More." The event will be held on November 8 at noon, and you may register at this link.

"Pinnacles National Park" by Joe Parks is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

November (and December) events at the Gardner-Harvey Library

Our October events are still ahead on the calendar, but we wanted to let you know in advance of our exciting events for November (and the first of December)!  If you have any questions about them, please let me know. Additional information on the events is available (and will be updated) in our Events Calendar.  Everyone is welcome to attend!



         
TEC Lab: Laser engraving wooden spoons (and more)
Wednesday, Nov. 9th, 11:00am-1:00pm

Join us in the TEC Lab (GRD 125) as we use our laser engraver to make custom spoons and more! 



       
National Park Talk: Great Sand Dunes National Park
Tuesday, Nov. 15th, 4:45pm-6:15pm

Join Dr. Tammie Gerke in GRD 014 or on Zoom as she teaches about the geology and other interesting information about the Great Sand Dunes National Park.


    
Albanian Discoveries: the Excavation of the Unknown Temple of Apollonia
Tuesday, Nov. 29th, 6:30pm
Join Dr. Tammie Gerke in GRD 014 or on Zoom as she discusses her contributions to archaeological work in the ancient Greek colony of Apollonia.


    
TEC Lab: Make Holiday Gifts
Thursday, Dec. 1st, 11:00am-1:00pm
Join us in the TEC Lab (GRD 125) to make some gifts for the holiday season! 

Monday, October 03, 2022

New books (and more) added to the Gardner-Harvey Library in September!


10 books on the new book shelves at the Gardner-Harvey Library


We add many new items to the collection each month, and we hope you'll check some out. Take a look at our New Books shelves or the New Media Display for some of the title, or skim down our 
new materials list of items we added to the collection in September! 


We added 311 books, e-books, DVDs, and other items during that time, thanks to your selections and suggestions. The list can be sorted by call number, area of our collection, or by title. There is definitely something here for everyone!

Here are ten titles from the list, to give you an idea of what we've been buying: 
  • Fostering student success : academic, social, and financial initiatives / edited by Sigrid Kelsey
  • Long hard road : the lithium-ion battery and the electric car / Charles J. Murray
  • American sirens : the incredible story of the Black men who became America's first paramedics / Kevin Hazzard
  • A history of the world through body parts : the stories behind the organs, appendages, digits, and the like attached to (or detached from) famous bodies / Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras
  • The marriage portrait / Maggie O'Farrell
  • Acne : a memoir / Laura Chinn
  • Racial equity on college campuses : connecting research and practice / edited by Royel M. Johnson, Uju Anya, and Liliana M. Garces
  • So you want to work in a museum? / Tara Young
  • Gender queer : a memoir / by Maia Kobabe   colors by Phoebe Kobabe
  • Fen, bog & swamp : a short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis / Annie Proulx
This tag will show you all of the prior lists of new materials, in reverse chronological order. We are eager to hear from you about individual items you would like us to buy, or types of items we should be on the look out for, or general subject areas we should build up in the collection.

If you have a suggestion of something to order, please use our "Tell GHL to Buy It" form, email Alan Kelley (kelleya@miamioh.edu), or drop by the library with your request. And pass your general suggestions or comments about the collection to us in those same ways. 

We're still at the beginning our fiscal year for 2022/23, and we have acquisitions funds aplenty.  We look forward to your suggestions of items to add to the collection.  


Thursday, September 29, 2022

An Eerie Evening Awaits: James A. Willis' Southern Ohio Legends and Lore (Oct. 7)

An image of the woods, with the trees backlit by a misty white light.

Southern Ohio Legends and Lore: An Evening with Author James A. Willis

Friday, Oct. 7th, 6:00pm-8:00pm, at Dave Finkelman Auditorium, Middletown Campus

Join James A. Willis as he speaks about unusual happenings in Ohio. His latest book, 'Southern Ohio Legends & Lore,' includes interesting stories about Middletown and the surrounding area.

James is the Founder and Director of The Ghosts of Ohio and the author of various books such as 'The Big Book of Ohio Ghost Stories', 'Weird Ohio', and 'Central Ohio Legends & Lore.'  We have several of his books available at the Gardner-Harvey Library for your reading enjoyment.

Light refreshments will be available. All are welcome to attend at no charge.  Copies of James' books will be available for sale by the author.  Questions? Let me or Jennifer Hicks (hicksjl2@miamioh.edu) know.

John (burkejj@miamioh.edu)

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Don't miss our next TEC Lab: 80s Photos with the Green Screen! (Oct. 4)

 


TEC Lab: 80s Photos with the Green Screen and Basic Photo Editing.
Tuesday, Oct. 4th, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Stop by the TEC Lab (GRD 125 in the Gardner-Harvey Library) and the One-Button Studio to go back in time with us, as we do our own 80’s photoshoot! 


We'll demonstrate using the green screen and basic photo editing for any of your image creation needs!

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

October's Middletown Book for Discussion: When the Emperor Was Divine (Oct. 21)

 

Black and white photograph of "Los Angeles. The Amache Japanese Internment Camp."

The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Friday, October 21.  Our title is Julie Otsuka's When the Emperor Was Divine.  Here is a brief summary:

"Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any previously written--a haunting evocation of a family in wartime and an unmistakably resonant lesson for our times. A story told from five different points of view chronicles the experiences of Japanese Americans caught up in the nightmare of the World War II internment camps."  

Here is where you can find the book:
  • There are several copies available through MiamiOhioLINK, and SearchOhio.  
  • Amazon has the hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.
Our group is always finding interesting titles to share, and we look forward to the new things you'll bring to the table.  In addition to discussing Crying in H-Mart, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their September 16 meeting:
  • When the Emperor Was Divine, Julie Otsuka (also the Buddha in the Attic and The Swimmers)
  • Thank You, Mr. Nixon, Gish Jen
  • Breathe, Joyce Carol Oates
  • The Way Life Should Be, Christina Baker Kline (a novel that includes recipes)
  • Diane Mott Davidson (another author who routinely includes recipes in her mystery novels)
  • Sue Grafton books (no recipes, but much enjoyed)
  • Sparring Partners, John Grisham
  • Pachinko, Min Jin Lee
  • Tracy Flick Can't Win, Tom Perrotta
  • The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, Becky Chambers
  • Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World--and Why Things Are Better Than You Think, Hans Rosling
  • The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World, Laura Imai Messina
  • The Daughters of Yalta, Catherine Grace Katz
We will meet at 12 pm on the 21st both in Room 123 in the Library and in Zoom at 

Passcode: 252331
Add this event to your Google Calendar!  (which includes the Zoom information)

Please come along to our discussion to share what you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing!

If you're looking for something interesting to read, check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm



Monday, September 19, 2022

New books and more added to the Gardner-Harvey Library in August!

The Gardner-Harvey Library New Media Display for DVDs.

We add many new items to the collection each month, and we hope you'll check some out. Take a look at our New Books shelves or the New Media Display (above) for some of the title, or skim down our new materials list of items we added to the collection in August! 


We added 274 books, e-books, DVDs, and other items during that time, thanks to your selections and suggestions. The list can be sorted by call number, area of our collection, or by title. There is definitely something here for everyone!

Here are ten titles from the list, to give you an idea of what we've been buying: 
  • Algorithmic culture : how big data and artificial intelligence are transforming everyday life / edited by Stefka Hristova, Soonkwan Hong, and Jennifer Daryl Slack
  • Radical curiosity : questioning commonly held beliefs to imagine flourishing futures / Seth Goldenberg
  • All the living and the dead : from embalmers to executioners, an exploration of the people who have made death their life's work / Hayley Campbell
  • Red Valkyries : feminist lessons from five revolutionary women / Kristen R. Ghodsee
  • Laboratories against democracy : how national parties transformed state politics / Jacob M. Grumbach
  • Academic outsider : stories of exclusion and hope / Victoria Reyes
  • Wild life : the life and work of Charley Harper / text and introduction by Margaret Rhodes
  • The backstreets : a novel from Xinjiang / Perhat Tursun   translated by Darren Byler and Anonymous
  • The last white man / Mohsin Hamid
  • Endless forms : the secret world of wasps / Seirian Sumner
This tag will show you all of the prior lists of new materials, in reverse chronological order. We are eager to hear from you about individual items you would like us to buy, or types of items we should be on the look out for, or general subject areas we should build up in the collection.

If you have a suggestion of something to order, please use our "Tell GHL to Buy It" form, email Alan Kelley (kelleya@miamioh.edu), or drop by the library with your request. And pass your general suggestions or comments about the collection to us in those same ways. 

We're still at the beginning our fiscal year for 2022/23, and we have acquisitions funds aplenty.  We look forward to your suggestions of items to add to the collection.  



 

Friday, September 16, 2022

Sign up for our October Diversity Book Discussion: "Girls Like Us" (October 13)


The Regional Campus Libraries and the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are co-sponsoring a book discussion for students, faculty, and staff! Join us for our October discussion  where we will be reading 
Girls Like Us by Randi Pink. We will meet on Thursday, October 13th, from 12:00PM-1:00PM, and our discussion will be led by Dr. Theresa Kulbaga.


The discussion will be simulcast to both locations of the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (100 Johnston Hall at Middletown and 114 Rentschler Hall at Hamilton) for attendees who would like to meet face-to-face. You will also be able to attend via Zoom. Lunch will be provided for face-to-face attendees.

Below is a brief synopsis of the book:
Set in the summer of 1972, this moving YA historical novel is narrated by teen girls from different backgrounds with one thing in common: Each girl is dealing with pregnancy.
Four teenage girls. Four different stories. What they all have in common is that they’re dealing with unplanned pregnancies.

In rural Georgia, Izella is wise beyond her years, but burdened with the responsibility of her older sister, Ola, who has found out she’s pregnant. Their young neighbor, Missippi, is also pregnant, but doesn’t fully understand the extent of her predicament. When her father sends her to Chicago to give birth, she meets the final narrator, Susan, who is white and the daughter of an anti-choice senator. (Goodreads)

Please use our sign up form so we will know if you're coming to one of the Centers for lunch, or if you'll join us on Zoom.  You can also tell us how you'd like to receive your free copy of the book (provided by the Center for Diversity , Equity, and Inclusion).

Thank you to our wonderful sponsors:
John Burke, Director, Gardner-Harvey Library
Krista McDonald, Director, Rentschler Library
Bennyce Hamilton, Director, Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We look forward to an excellent discussion!

(Thanks to Brea McQueen, Rentschler Library, for sharing this announcement!)

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

National Park Talk: New River Gorge National Park (Sept. 20)

 


Join us for an overview of New River Gorge National Park and its geology on Tuesday, September 20 at 4:45pm, either in the Gardner-Harvey Library SPACE (Room GRD 014 on the library's lower level) or on Zoom (Join us in Zoom - Passcode 931578) . 

Dr. Tammie L. Gerke, Teaching Professor in Geology at Miami University, will share the geology and other interesting information about the national park. Get your questions answered and participate in a lively discussion on this national treasure.

This is the first of three National Parks Talks that Dr. Gerke will present this semester, all highlighting some of the newest parks.  Look for our upcoming talks, at the same starting time, on October 18 (Pinnacles National Park) and November 15 (Great Sand Dunes National Park).

Add this event to your Google Calendar!


"New River Gorge, WV" by mac9001 is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

Thursday, September 08, 2022

October events at the Gardner-Harvey Library

Our September events are still ahead on the calendar, but we wanted to let you know in advance of our exciting events for October!  If you have any questions about them, please let me know.. Additional information on the events is available (and will be updated) in our Events Calendar.  Everyone is welcome to attend!



TEC Lab: 80s Photos with the Green Screen and Basic Photo Editing.
Tuesday, Oct. 4th, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Stop by the TEC Lab (GRD 125) and the One-Button Studio to go back in time with us, as we do our own 80’s photoshoot! 



Southern Ohio Legends and Lore: An Evening with Author James A. Willis
Friday, Oct. 7th, 6:00pm-8:00pm, at Dave Finkelman Auditorium

Join James A. Willis as he speaks about unusual happenings in Ohio. Focusing on interesting stories about Middletown and the surrounding area.



National Park Talk: Pinnacles National Park
Tuesday Oct. 18, 4:45pm-6:15 pm

Join Dr. Tammie Gerke in GRD 014 or on Zoom as she teaches about the geology and other interesting information about the Pinnacles National Park.



TEC Lab: Pumpkin Decorating
Friday, Oct. 28th, 11:00 am-1:00pm

Join us in the TEC Lab (GRD 125), with Halloween around the corner we will be decorating our own pumpkins!

Wednesday, September 07, 2022

Don't miss the Mini-Maker Faire next week! (Sept. 13)

 

TEC Lab Mini-Maker Faire
Tuesday, September 13,  11:00am - 1:00pm
Stop by the library (GRD 125)  to see the TEC Lab in action:  Make your own tote! Try a 3D pen! Make a drink coaster with your name engraved! Win your own maker supplies!  


Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Can't wait until 9/20 for National Parks? Join Tammie Gerke for an Introduction to the NPs (Sept. 13)

 


Dr. Tammie Gerke, Teaching Professor in Geology at Miami University and our regular guide to the National Parks and their wonders, will be offering an introduction to the National Parks for the Miami University Alumni Association.  

The event will be held on Zoom at noon on Tuesday, September 13.  You can find more details and register for the session at https://alumlc.org/miamioh/21870

Then you will be ready to join Tammie on September 20 at 4:45pm for her next installment in the National Parks series:  New River Gorge National Park.



Monday, August 29, 2022

Sign up today for our Diversity Book Discussion of Passing! (Sept. 22)

 



The Regional Campus Libraries and the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are co-sponsoring a book discussion for students, faculty, and staff!  Join us for the discussion of Passing by Nella Larsen on Thursday, September 22, from Noon until 1:00pm. 

Here is a brief synopsis of the book:


"Clare and Irene, two childhood friends, lost touch when Clare's father died and she moved in with two white aunts. By hiding that Clare was part-black, they allowed her to 'pass' as a white woman and marry a white racist. Irene lives in Harlem, commits herself to racial uplift, and marries a black doctor. The novel centers on the meeting of the two childhood friends later in life, and the unfolding of events as each woman is fascinated and seduced by the other's daring lifestyle. The novel traces a tragic path as Irene becomes paranoid that her husband is having an affair with Clare." (publisher)

The discussion will be simulcast to both locations of the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (100 Johnston Hall at Middletown and 114 Rentschler Hall at Hamilton) for attendees who would like to meet face-to-face.  You will also be able to attend via Zoom. Lunch will be provided for face-to-face attendees. 

Just use our sign up form so we will know if you're coming to one of the Centers for lunch, or if you'll join us on Zoom.  You can also tell us how you'd like to receive your free copy of the book (provided by the Center for Diversity , Equity, and Inclusion).  We look forward to reading and talking with you!

John Burke, Director, Gardner-Harvey Library
Krista McDonald, Director, Rentschler Library
Bennyce Hamilton, Director, Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

GHL Newsletter: New spaces, new technology, and a variety of activities

 


As we start the Fall semester, we want to take a moment to let you know what's new, what's happening, and what to expect from the Gardner-Harvey Library this year!

Read the GHL Newsletter!

Thursday, August 18, 2022

Grand Opening of the Gardner-Harvey Library Lounge with free beverages and snacks! (August 22 to August 26)


Try out the new Gardner-Harvey Library Lounge and enjoy free beverages and snacks while you relax with our Oculus VR and Nintendo Switch games. Come see what the Lounge and the Library have to offer!

We will have free coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and snacks during the first week of classes, starting on Monday, August 22nd and lasting through Friday, August 26th.

Stop by the new GHL Lounge in Room 110 from 8:00am to 7:00pm, Monday through Thursday, and from 8:00am to 5:00pm on Friday. Please drop on by and enjoy a cup!

Welcome to the semester, and thanks for being a part of our library community!



Wednesday, August 17, 2022

September events at the Gardner-Harvey Library

As we start to kick off the Fall Semester, the Library staff invites you to participate in our events for September!  If you have any questions about them, please let me know.  Everyone is welcome to attend!


TEC Lab Mini-Maker Faire
Tuesday, September 13,  11:00am - 1:00pm
Stop by the library (GRD 125)  to see the TEC Lab in action:  Make your own tote! Try a 3D pen! Make a drink coaster with your name engraved! Win your own maker supplies!  



TEC Lab: Photo Frame Design Contest
September 14-23, 8:00am-7:00pm (8a-5p on Fridays)
Use the TEC Lab (GRD 125) to design a picture frame! We supply the frame and tools, you supply the creativity! Stop by during our open hours this week and use our supplies  to design a frame. Enter your creation to win a prize! Entry not required to participate.



National Park Talk: New River Gorge
Tuesday, September 20, 4:45pm-6:15pm
Join Dr. Tammie Gerke in GRD 014 or on Zoom as she teaches about the geology and other interesting information about the New River Gorge National Park.

Additional information on the events is available (and will be updated) in our Event Calendar. 

Friday, August 05, 2022

New books and more added to the Gardner-Harvey Library in July!

 

We add many new items to the collection each month, and we hope you'll check some out. Take a look at our New Books shelves or skim down our new materials list of items we added to the collection in July! 

We added 152 books, e-books, DVDs, and other items during that time, thanks to your selections and suggestions. The list can be sorted by call number, area of our collection, or by title. There is definitely something here for everyone!

Here are ten titles from the list, to give you an idea of what we've been buying: 
  • Where research begins : choosing a research project that matters to you (and the world) / Thomas S. Mullaney and Christopher Rea
  • Dungeons 'n' durags : one black nerd's comical quest of racial identity and crisis of faith / Ron Dawson
  • Beep : inside the unseen world of baseball for the blind / David Wanczyk
  • The nowhere office : reinventing work and the workplace of the future / Julia Hobsbawm
  • This is all I got : a new mother's search for home / by Lauren Sandler
  • Other people's colleges : the origins of American higher education reform / Ethan W. Ris
  • O say can you hear? : a cultural biography of  The Star-spangled banner  / Mark Clague
  • A trail of crab tracks / Patrice Nganang   translated from the French by Amy B. Reid"
  • The trans guide to mental health and well-being / Katy Lees
  • Climate change as class war : building socialism on a warming planet / Matthew T. Huber
This tag will show you all of the prior lists of new materials, in reverse chronological order. We are eager to hear from you about individual items you would like us to buy, or types of items we should be on the look out for, or general subject areas we should build up in the collection.

If you have a suggestion of something to order, please use our "Tell GHL to Buy It" form, email Alan Kelley (kelleya@miamioh.edu), or drop by the library with your request. And pass your general suggestions or comments about the collection to us in those same ways. 

We're just starting our fiscal year for 2022/23, so we look forward to your suggestions of items to add to the collection.  

Thursday, August 04, 2022

September's Middletown Book for Discussion: Crying in H Mart

 



The MUM Book Discussion group will next meet on Wednesday, September 14.  Our title is Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart.  Here is a brief summary:

"From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean-American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up the only Asian-American kid at her school in Eugene, Oregon;of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the east coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her."  

Here is where you can find the book:
  • There are several copies available through MiamiOhioLINK, and SearchOhio.  
  • Amazon has the hardcover, Kindle, and audiobook available, and Bookshop.org has links to purchase the title from independent booksellers.
Our group is always finding interesting titles to share, and we look forward to the new things you'll bring to the table.  In addition to discussing Homegoing, the group also shared these titles for consideration at their August 1 meeting:
  • You Are A Badass At Making Money, Jen Sincero
  • The Last Dress from Paris, Jade Beer
  • The Next Thing You Know, Jessica Strawser
  • The Humans, Matt Haig
  • Resident Alien (Sci-fi network)
  • Crying in H Mart, Michelle Zauner
  • Baudolino, Umberto Eco
We will meet at 12 pm on the 14th both in Room 123 in the Library and in Zoom at 

Passcode: 252331
Add this event to your Google Calendar!  (which includes the Zoom information)

Please come along to our discussion to share what you've been reading/watching/listening to/experiencing!

If you're looking for something interesting to read, check out our page of past and future reads at http://www.mid.miamioh.edu/library/bookdiscussion.htm