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Lisa Von Drasek and Erin McBrien discussed the children’s books, “Writing Boxes” and “I’m From” on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. Von Drasek is the author of “Writing Boxes” and “I’m From” was written by Gary R. Gray Jr. and illustrated by Oge Mora.

Lisa Von Drasek is the Miranker Family Curatorial Chair of the Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Erin McBrien is Interim Curator of the Upper Midwest Literary Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

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Von Drasek is the Miranker Family Curatorial Chair at the Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature at the University of Minnesota Libraries. McBrien is the Interim Curator for the UMN Libraries’ Upper Midwest Literary Archives.

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Erin McBrien and Lisa Von Drasek discuss “First Words” by Joyce Sutphen in this episode of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Erin McBrien is Interim Curator of the Upper Midwest Literary Archives at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

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Jessica Abbazio and Lisa Von Drasek discuss “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Library.

Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Jessica Abbazio is the Music Librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Read This Book! is produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

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Davu Underwood Seru discussed with Lisa Von Drasek the book, “A Darker Wilderness” on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries. The book was edited by Erin Sharkey.

Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections, home of the Kerlan Collection, at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Davu Underwood Seru is curator of the Givens Collection of African American Literature and Culture at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

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“Hairs / Pelitos” was reviewed by Patricia Izek and Lisa Von Drasek on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

“This jewel-like vignette from Sandra Cisneros’s best-selling The House on Mango Street shows, through simple, intimate portraits, the diversity among us.”

—Goodreads

Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections, home of the Kerlan Collection, at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Patricia Izek is Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility at the UMN Libraries.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.

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Jennie Burroughs and Lisa Von Drasek discuss “The Golden Enclaves” by Naomi Novik in this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

“Saving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with “A Deadly Education” and “The Last Graduate.”

Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections, home of the Kerlan Collection, at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Jennie Burroughs is Senior Program Advisor and Researcher at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.

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Jason Roy and Lisa Von Drasek discussed “The Vinyl Detective” on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota!

Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections, home of the Kerlan Collection, at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Jason Roy is the Director of Cataloging, Metadata, and Digitization Services.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.

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“The Revolutionary Samuel Adams” by Stacy Schiff was reviewed on this installment of Read This Book, from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Bill Pederson from the UMN Music Library shared his thoughts with Read This Book host, Lisa Von Drasek, who is also curator of the UMN Kerlan Collection of Children’s Literature.

Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Stacy Schiff returns Samuel Adams to his seat of glory, introducing us to the shrewd, eloquent, and intensely disciplined man who supplied the moral backbone of the American Revolution.

Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections, home of the Kerlan Collection, at the University of Minnesota Libraries. Bill  Pederson works at the Music Library at the University of Minnesota.

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‘The Searcher’ — A New York Times bestselling thriller — is reviewed on Read This Book by University of Minnesota Dean of Libraries Lisa German and host Lisa Von Drasek.

Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Lisa German is University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at the University of Minnesota.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.

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Sherlock Holmes curator Tim Johnson’s discusses Andrew Lycett’s book, “Conan Doyle’s Wide World,” on this installment of Read This Book from the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Lisa Von Drasek is the Curator of the Children’s Literature Research Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries and host of Read This Book! Tim Johnson is Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books and the E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections at the University of Minnesota Libraries.

Read This Book! is a video podcast produced by the University of Minnesota Libraries. It is available on YouTube and Apple Podcasts.

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