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Opinion | I read 88 books last year … here are the best five

By Anna Fischer, Staff Columnist • February 3, 2022

Everyone should rediscover their love of reading, here's where to start.

Books to look forward to in 2021

By Leah Mensch, Contributing Editor • January 21, 2021

Last year, the book gods told me that 2020 was going to be a good year for books. The book gods did not tell me that there was going to be a global pandemic, but that’s OK.

Staff Picks: Books to cozy up with

By The Pitt News Staff • November 1, 2020

It’s November, and a particularly melancholic winter looms on the horizon. But as long as we’re staying in, we might as well get cozy, and there’s no better way to do that than with a good book.

Local bookstores offer anti-racist books for all ages

By Ananya Pathapadu, Staff Writer • June 9, 2020

To help educate adults and children on racism, Pittsburgh’s City of Asylum and White Whale bookstores have created anti-racist booklists with books that discuss race, culture and what it’s like to be black in America.

The Outbreak | Well, now I’m never going to read “Infinite Jest”

By Leah Mensch, Contributing Editor • April 2, 2020

Leah Mensch has lied about reading "Infinite Jest" more than she's lied about almost anything else.

Books I’m reading in the time of COVID-19

By Leah Mensch, Contributing Editor • March 30, 2020

From classics to new releases, from poetry to fiction to essay and memoir, these are a few reads that have been keeping me sane in the time of COVID-19.

African American her-story: Author talks new book on history of black women in America

By Nathan Fitchett, Staff Writer • February 19, 2020

Faculty, students and community members gathered on Tuesday afternoon to hear Daina Ramey Berry discuss her new book, “A Black Women’s History of the United States.”

Books to look forward to in 2020

By Leah Mensch, Contributing Editor • January 6, 2020

Though 2019 was such a wonderful year for books, the book gods are telling me that 2020 might be even better. My only New Years resolution this year is to read as many books as possible.

Opinion | The 10 best books of 2019

By Leah Mensch, Opinions Editor • December 6, 2019

To close the year full of glorious reading, I present to you The Pitt News edition of 2019’s best books.

Satire | 5 classic novels to take to the beach this summer

By Leah Mensch , Opinions Editor • July 16, 2019

The Goodreads Popular Beach Read Books ranking has gone live, and there is only one thing to do with this list. Print it out, crumple it in a ball and recycle it.