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The MU Libraries are closed on Monday, January 20, to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The MU Libraries will resume regular semester hours on Tuesday, January 21. For a complete listing of library hours, visit library.missouri.edu/hours.
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Happy New Year everyone! We hope everyone has had a restful break. Here are two books to ease you back into the semester. You can request them by clicking on their hyperlinked titles below. If you have issues requesting the titles, please reach out to Amanda May at asmx67@umsystem.edu
Our picks for January:
The Archive of Alternate Endings by Lindsey Drager
Tracking the evolution of Hansel and Gretel at seventy-five-year intervals that correspond with earth’s visits by Halley’s Comet, The Archive of Alternate Endings explores how stories are disseminated and shared, edited and censored, voiced and left untold.
In 1456, Johannes Gutenberg’s sister uses the tale as a surrogate for sharing a family secret only her brother believes. In 1835, The Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm revise the tale to bury a truth about Jacob even he can’t come to face. In 1986, a folklore scholar and her brother come to find the record is wrong about the figurative witch in the woods, while in 2211, twin space probes aiming to find earth’s sister planet disseminate the narrative in binary code. Breadcrumbing back in time from 2365 to 1378, siblings reimagine, reinvent, and recycle the narrative of Hansel and Gretel to articulate personal, regional, and ultimately cosmic experiences of tragedy.
Through a relay of speculative pieces that oscillate between eco-fiction and psychological horror, The Archive of Alternate Endings explores sibling love in the face of trauma over the course of a millennium, in the vein of Richard McGuire’s Here and Lars von Trier’s Melancholia.
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Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Franny Stone has always been the kind of woman who is able to love but unable to stay. Leaving behind everything but her research gear, she arrives in Greenland with a singular purpose: to follow the last Arctic terns in the world on what might be their final migration to Antarctica. Franny talks her way onto a fishing boat, and she and the crew set sail, traveling ever further from shore and safety. But as Franny’s history begins to unspool—a passionate love affair, an absent family, a devastating crime—it becomes clear that she is chasing more than just the birds. When Franny’s dark secrets catch up with her, how much is she willing to risk for one more chance at redemption?
Epic and intimate, heartbreaking and galvanizing, Charlotte McConaghy’s Migrations is an ode to a disappearing world and a breathtaking page-turner about the possibility of hope against all odds.
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Do you have a book recommendation you want to see in a future Reading Revelry? Reach out to Amanda May at asmx67@umsystem.edu
A project to renovate the Engineering Library’s door so it meets ADA’s accessibility requirements is scheduled for Monday, December 16th. The project is expected to be completed by the following Monday, December 23rd. This schedule is subject to change, and the Engineering Library will provide updates as needed.
During this time, the Engineering Library will be closed. All virtual services will be available, but the Engineering Library print collection will not be available for circulation. If you have any questions, contact Noël Kopriva at koprivan@missouri.edu.
Howdy everyone!
We hope everyone has had a wonderful semester! For post-finals reading, we have two books to recommend this month. Want other recommendations? Go back to the previous Reading Revelries! Have a book you want to recommend for a future Reading Revelry? Contact Amanda May at asmx67@umsystem.edu.
We hope everyone has a fabulous winter break!
Our picks for December:
One Day in December by Josie Silver
Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn’t exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there’s a moment of pure magic… and then her bus drives away.
Certain they’re fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn’t find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they “reunite” at a Christmas party, when her best friend Sarah giddily introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It’s Jack, the man from the bus. It would be.
What follows for Laurie, Sarah and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered. One Day in December is a joyous, heartwarming and immensely moving love story to escape into and a reminder that fate takes inexplicable turns along the route to happiness.
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Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
It is 1985 in a small Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal merchant and family man faces into his busiest season. Early one morning, while delivering an order to the local convent, Bill makes a discovery which forces him to confront both his past and the complicit silences of a town controlled by the church.
Howdy! This month’s Reading Revelry include three short, uncanny books perfect for Fall reading! If you are interested in requesting these books, click on the hyperlink in the title, and on the blue “Place Request” button on the left side of the page.
Our picks for November:
Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente
ISBN: 9781250816214
Publication Date: 2021
Sophia was made for him. Her perfect husband. She can feel it in her bones. He is perfect. Their home together in Arcadia Gardens is perfect. Everything is perfect.
It’s just that he’s away so much. So often. He works so hard. She misses him. And he misses her. He says he does, so it must be true. He is the perfect husband, and everything is perfect.
But sometimes Sophia wonders about things. Strange things. Dark things. The look on her husband’s face when he comes back fr
om a long business trip. The questions he will not answer. The locked basement she is never allowed to enter. And whenever she asks the neighbors, they can’t quite meet her gaze…
But everything is perfect. Isn’t it?
Bunny by Mona Awad
ISBN: 9780525559757
Publication Date: 2019
Samantha Heather Mackey couldn’t be more of an outsider in her small, highly selective MFA program at New England’
s Warren University. A scholarship student who prefers the company of her dark imagination to that of most people, she is utterly repelled by the rest of her fiction writing cohort–a clique of unbearably twee rich girls who call each other Bunny, and seem to move and speak as one.
But everything changes when Samantha receives an invitation to the Bunnies’ fabled Smut Salon, and finds herself inexplicably drawn to their front door–ditching her only friend, Ava, in the process. As Samantha plunges deeper and deeper into the Bunnies’ sinister yet saccharine world, beginning to take part in the ritualistic off-campus Workshop where they conjure their monstrous creations, the edges of reality begin to blur. Soon, her friendships with Ava and the Bunnies will be brought into deadly collision.
The spellbinding new novel from one of our most fearless chroniclers of the female experience, Bunny is a down-the-rabbit-hole tale of loneliness and belonging, friendship and desire, and the fantastic and terrible power of the imagination.
We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson ISBN: 0143039970
Publication Date: 1962
Taking readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.
Written by: Brock Schofield
Did you know about Mizzou’s Engineering Library?
When you think of libraries at the University of Missouri, Ellis Library might be the first one that comes to mind. But did you know that Mizzou has six other branches that cater to specific academic needs? Other Peer Navigators have written about the Journalism and Health Science Libraries, but another one of these hidden gems is the Engineering Library, located in Lafferre Hall.
If you’re not an Engineering major, you might not know this library exists, it has been a cornerstone of the College of Engineering’s research since 1905. The Engineering Library is more than just a quiet place to study—it’s a treasure trove of specialized resources.
In addition to an extensive Ebook collection, over 600 full-text International Atomic Energy Agency reports on nuclear engineering, and the Knovel Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Collection with 185 titles. It also houses historical documents, including uncatalogued reports from the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Papers on microfiche through 1989, making it a valuable resource for
research projects.
Even if you’re not an engineering student, the Engineering Library in Lafferre Hall can still be a great spot for quiet study. It’s a lesser-known space on campus, meaning it often has fewer distractions, making it perfect for focusing on your work in a calm, quiet environment. Whether you need a change of scenery or just a peaceful place to get things done, this library is worth checking out.
When Can You Visit?
The Engineering Library’s hours are designed to accommodate your busy schedule. It’s open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Just keep in mind that it’s closed on Saturdays, so plan accordingly if you’re gearing up for a weekend study session.
Whether you’re deep into your engineering studies or just curious about what this library has to offer, the Engineering Library is a resource you shouldn’t overlook. Next time you’re in Lafferre Hall, take a moment to explore the space and discover how it can support your academic journey.
On behalf of the Engineering Library and Technology Commons (ELTC),
Happy Mole Day!
This day commemorates Avogadro’s Constant: 
Celebrations run from 6:02AM to 6:02PM
Stop by the ELTC Circulation Desk for a FREE Mole Day button while supplies last!
Happy October everyone! We hope your classes are going well! For this month’s Reading Revelry, we have three sinisterly scary books to get you in the mood for Halloween.
To learn more about the books, click on the hyperlink in the title. If you have questions or issues requesting items, please contact us at (573) 882-2379.
Happy reading!
Our picks for October:
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
ISBN: 9780321398925
Publication Date: 1764
This book is often considered the first “gothic” novel.
Despite its short length, Walpole expertly crafts an uncanny and unforgettable story about a wedding gone wrong.
Tender Is The Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica
ISBN: 9781982150921
Publication
Date: 2017 (English translation 2020)
In a world where animals carry a virus that makes them
poisonous and deadly for human consumption, society has moved on to a new protein source…humans.
This book is NOT for the faint of heart.
The Harpy by Megan Hunter
ISBN: 9780802148162
Publication Date: 2020
This book follows Lucy, a loving wife and mother to two children.
When her husband, Jake, is found to be having an affair,
Lucy decides to stay with Jake on one condition:
she gets to have her revenge three times.
Mizzou began a tradition of celebrating Disability Culture Month, formerly Celebrate Ability Week, every September! Learn about Mizzou events happening the month of September to celebrate Disability Culture Month.
Below are a few we have available for check out. You can view the whole list of recommendations here.
Have a purchase recommendation? Use our book recommendation form
Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society. Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy’s struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her paralysis, Judy’s actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people.
Blackness and disability : critical examinations and cultural interventions by Christopher Bell
“Disability Studies diverge from the medical model of disability (which argues that disabled subjects can and should be “fixed”) to view disability as socially constructed, much in the same way other identities are. The work of reading black and disabled bodies is not only recovery work, but work that requires a willingness to deconstruct the systems that would keep those bodies in separate spheres. This pivotal volume uncovers the misrepresentations of black disabled bodies and demonstrates how those bodies transform systems and culture. Drawing on key themes in Disability Studies and African American Studies, these collected essays complement one another in interesting and dynamic ways, to forge connections across genres and chronotopes, an invitation to keep blackness and disability in conversation.
Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
In this collection of essays, Lambda Literary Award–winning writer and longtime activist and performance artist Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha explores the politics and realities of disability justice, a movement that centers the lives and leadership of sick and disabled queer, trans, Black, and brown people, with knowledge and gifts for all. Care Work is a mapping of access as radical love, a celebration of the work that sick and disabled queer/people of color are doing to find each other and to build power and community, and a tool kit for everyone who wants to build radically resilient, sustainable communities of liberation where no one is left behind. Powerful and passionate, Care Work is a crucial and necessary call to arms.
Defying Disability : The Lives and Legacies of Nine Disabled Leaders by Mary Wilkinson
This book tells the stories of nine disabled leaders who, by force of personality and concrete achievement, have made us think differently about disability. Whatever direction they have come from, they share a common will to change society so that disabled people get a fair deal.
Demystifying Disability : What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally by Emily Landau
People with disabilities are the world’s largest minority, an estimated 15 percent of the global population. But many of us—disabled and nondisabled alike—don’t know how to act, what to say, or how to be an ally to the disability community. Demystifying Disability is a friendly handbook on the important disability issues you need to know about
Disfigured : on fairy tales, disability, and making space by Amanda Leduc
Fairy tales shape how we see the world, so what happens when you identify more with the Beast than Beauty? If every disabled character is mocked and mistreated, how does the Beast ever imagine a happily-ever-after? Amanda Leduc looks at fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm to Disney, showing us how they influence our expectations and behaviour and linking the quest for disability rights to new kinds of stories that celebrate difference.
Disability aesthetics by Tobin Siebers
Disability Aesthetics is the first attempt to theorize the representation of disability in modern art and visual culture. It claims that the modern in art is perceived as disability, and that disability is evolving into an aesthetic value in itself. It argues that the essential arguments at the heart of the American culture wars in the late twentieth century involved the rejection of disability both by targeting certain artworks as “sick” and by characterizing these artworks as representative of a sick culture
Women, Disability, and Culture by Anna Siri
Women and girls with disabilities find themselves constantly having to deal with multiple, intersectional discrimination due to both their gender and their disability, as well as social conditioning. Indeed, the intersection made up of factors such as race, ethnic origin, social background, cultural substrate, age, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, gender, disability, status as refugee or migrant and others besides, has a multiplying effect that increases discrimination yet further. The book seeks to pay the right attention to the condition of women with disabilities, offering points for reflection, also on the different, often invisible, cultural and social undertones that continue today to feed into prejudicial stereotypes.
Hello everyone! We hope you’ve has had a wonderful start to the semester! This month we have two book recommendations for when you need a break from homework.
If you are interested in requesting these books, click on the hyperlink in the title, and on the blue “Place Request” button on the left side of the page. If you have questions or issues requesting items, please contact us at (573) 882-2379
Happy reading!
Our picks for September:
Biography of X By Catherine Lacey ISBN: 9780374606176
Publication Date: March 21, 2023
This suspenseful literary masterpiece follows C.M, widow of the eclectic artist known as X, as she tries to unravel the threads of mystery left behind in X’s death. C.M. sets out on an unforgettable quest to find out who her late wife really was. Told in an alternate timeline of history, with lots of pop culture references, this book will leave you enthralled until the very last page!
Martyr! By Kaveh Akbar 
ISBN: 9780593537619
Publication Date: January 18, 2024
Cyrus Shams is obsessed with martyrs, so much so he is writing a book about them. His life has been plagued with senseless violence and loss, and martyrs are a unique comfort for him. He becomes drawn to Orkideh, an artist who is spending her final days as a live art piece at the Brooklyn Museum. Determined to include her in his book of martyrs, Cyrus travels from Indiana to New York to meet her. The journey leads him to discover answers to his past. Told in multiple perspectives, this debut novel is as hilarious as it is devastating.
