Five University of Minnesota librarians and archivists recently joined Read This Book host Lisa Von Drasek to make recommendations for books to give this holiday season.
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Megan Kocher — Curator, Kirschner Cookbook Collection
Science Librarian Megan Kocher — who also curates the U of M’s Doris Kirschner Cookbook Collection —recommends:
- The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen
By Sean Sherman with Beth Dooley - Kitchen Science Lab for Kids
By Liz Lee Heinrecke
Alicia Kubas — Government Publications Librarian
Alicia Kubas, Government Publications Librarian at the University of Minnesota, recommends:
- Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Artwork by Yayoi Kusama - Poetry From Scratch
By Jennifer McCartney
Tim Johnson — Curator, Sherlock Holmes Collections
Noted Sherlock Holmes expert Tim Johnson recommended three Sherlock Holmes’ books
- Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf Enigma
By Larry Millett - Unquiet Spirits: Whisky Ghosts Murder
By Bonnie MacBird - From Holmes to Sherlock
By Mattias Boström
Kate Hujda — Performing Arts Archivist
Performing Arts Assistant Curator Kate Hujda recommended two books:
- A Year in the Wilderness
By Amy and Dave Freeman - Complicated Fun
By Cyn Collins
Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff
Science Librarian Carolyn Bishoff recommended:
- The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA
By Sharon Weinberger
About Lisa Von Drasek and Read This Book!
Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries, host of Read This Book!, and blogger at The Blue Ox Review.
About Read This Book!
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