Our DCU virtual book club

30th September 2021 at 7:30pm

• Online interview with author Kevin Power
  Moderated by Derek Hand, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, DCU
  Details to follow

28th October 2021 at 7:30pm

• Online interview with author Nuala O' Connor 
  Moderated by Orla Nic Aodha, Associate Director of Public Services and Outreach, DCU Library
  Details to follow

25th November: TBC

December: TBC

Our Facebook book club group is a great way to connect with other members and join in on book discussions.

Members only - you can join by clicking here 

Win a signed copy of October's book, Nora by Nuala O' Connor

Competition open to DCU staff book club members only

Closing date:  25th October 2021

Submit your answer to the following question:

      Nora & James Joyce famously met on what date in 1904?

Our Subject Librarians have compiled a list of interesting articles that explore the diverse benefits of reading.
Some of these links might require logging in with a DCU username and password.

• This is your brain on Jane Austen and Stanford researchers are taking notes by Corrie Goldman 
   
• Teacher wellbeing: Is reading the best way to relax? by Carly Page 
   
• Reading in a Time of Crisis by Stephen Sposato  
   
• Clubbing with my Husband by Carol Weston
   
• A chapter a day: Association of book reading with longevity by lAvni Bavishi, Martin D.Slade, Becca R.Levy 
   
• How reading rewires your brain for higher intelligence and empathy by Derek Beres 
   
• Cultural transfer in reading groups: from theory to practice and back by Jeanette den Toonder, Saskia Visser, Sandra van Voorst
   
• Benefits of Reading Books: How It Can Positively Affect Your Life by H. Moawad 
   
• Reading fiction: the benefits are numerous by Rosemary Marshall 
   
• The Case for Reading Fiction by Christine Seifert