Summer Reads
June 21, 2023 was the official first day of summer in the United States, and summer’s return marks a perfect opportunity to share previous book reviews from Purdue Global Academic Success Center staff and...
Category: reading
A Two-Pronged Approach To Better Writing: Practice And Reading!
If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Zinnia Tabbleforth was concerned: a junior in college, her major was earth science, and her goal was to work for the United States as...
Happy Thanksgiving!
We are taking a break this holiday weekend to thank you for listening, reading, and subscribing to the Resource Center & Blog. We will return two weeks from today with a new blogcast. We...
Weighing the Books
Hey, everyone! This is Kurtis from the Writing Center. Given we are in the midst of the summer reading season, I thought a post that speaks to the power of books would be fitting...
Searching for Reading Material: A Little Murder, a Little Mystery
Dr. Tamara Fudge Purdue University Global Professor, Business and Information Technology It’s pretty easy to go to a bookstore at the local mall or search online and find all sorts of reading material...
Read and Write Outside the Classroom, Too.
Sara Wink, Purdue University Global Composition Faculty For months, my daughter asked—not quite begging, but close—for a “real bike.” Her Radio Flyer big wheel just barely contained her lanky frame, so it wasn’t an...
Summer Reading Review: The White Queen
Angela Roberts, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor The White Queen is a historical fiction novel by Philippa Gregory. It provides a fascinating account of the life of Elizabeth Woodville, a commoner who...
Weighing the Books
By Chrissine Rios, MA, Purdue University Global Writing Center My home office-by-day/studio-at-heart is one of my favorite places for many reasons, and about 200 of them are books. Some have literally saved my life;...
Better Readers = Better Writers and Thinkers
Amy Sexton, Purdue University Global Writing Center Tutor As a writing tutor, I often tutor reading. Those who understand the inextricable connections between reading and writing will realize that this is not a...
A Review of Craig Johnson’s Death Without Company
Craig Johnson, Death Without Company (271 pages) Reviewed by Marla Cartwright, Faculty Developer, Center for Teaching and Learning, Kaplan University Who should read this book? Anyone who enjoys the “Longmire” television series on A&E,...