The Reading Room

Notable Books by Faculty & Alumni

Rutgers University-Newark faculty, staff and alumni are a talented group of writers -- scholars and creative writers who write biographies, history, novels, poetry and so much more.  

Arts & Culture
From graphic design to Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong

Literature & Memoir
Our faculty and alumni have written novels, books of poetry, short stories, young adult fiction, a memorable children's book about a very bad day, and memoirs.

Business & Finance
Coverage of Wall Street to personal finances

History & Social Sciences
From the Civil Rights Movement, Race and Real Estate, to the Bataan death march, to the story of a woman who completely fabricated her 9/11 survival story.

Law, Politics & Public Affairs
Everything form the history of the Law School in Newark, to the untold story of 9/11, Ronald Reagan, coverage of the Anthrax Letters to LGBT rights