The winter months seem to be filled with one holiday after another--many of these cultural and/or religious holidays bring together family and friends and whenever people gather, there is usually food involved. Celebrate the holidays of your choice, eat good food, and check out one of these food-related titles available from the library:
Sacred Food: cooking for spiritual nourishment by 
Breaking Bread: the spiritual significance of food by 
Nectar and Ambrosia: an encyclopedia of food in world mythology by 
Everyone Eats: understanding food and culture by 
Food Matters by 
Food Across Borders by 
Food and Feasting in Art by 
Like Water for Chocolate by 
Night Lunch by 
Storied dishes : what our family recipes tell us about who we are and where we've been by 
Feasts and Fasts: a history of food in India by This collection contains a wide variety of non-academic titles, which are all included in the library's catalog. Below are examples of current Popular Reading titles:
The Anxious Generation: how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness by 
The Last Word by 
All the Colors of the Dark by 
The Comfort of Ghosts by 
Old Babes in the Wood: stories by 
The Backyard Bird Chronicles by 
Navola by 
The Black Bird Oracle by 
Real Americans by 
How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: a decolonial memoir by 
Same As It Ever Was by 
House of Flame and Shadow by 
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by 
The Cliffs by 
Margo's Got Money Troubles by 
Through the years, the Hatfield Library has asked staff and faculty if they would be willing to promoted reading by posing for a photo while holding their favorite or most influential book. Many were a little camera shy, but they recognized the importance of reading so they were willing to play along. The resulting READ posters have been a delight for all of us! To view more posters, check out WU READS Posters.
Joni Roberts
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