HU Literature & Languages

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

Looking for your weekend read? Consider Canadian poet Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. HU Student Life Yakima Valley Librarieshttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq4g1j54nepyo

Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.

10/07/2026

2026 National Book Awards finalists announced today @ National Book Foundation.

Twenty-five Finalists to contend for National Book Awards in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature New York, NY – The 25 Finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young Peo...

09/11/2026

On this 25th anniversary of 9/11, Parnassus Books offers literary balm, for the many still open wounds of that day.

Today’s staff rec spotlight commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Treva recommends reading Jim DeFede’s The Day the World Came to Town. Here’s what she had to say about the book:

“On September 11, 2001, when the unimaginable happened, air travel over the United States was shut down. The small town of Gander, Newfoundland welcomed more than 35 planes bound for US destinations. But the people didn’t just allow the planes to come in; they opened their homes and businesses and showed unbelievable hospitality to the passengers. If you need your faith in humanity restored, this is the book for you.”

There is so much to mourn on this anniversary, and there is also cause to acknowledge the glimpses of kindness and humanity shown on that terrible day. Get a copy of the book at the link in the comments below.

09/03/2026

Looking to attend author readings virtually? Interested in the intersection of medicine and literature? Check out this series from Columbia University's Division of Narrative Medicine. Next reading, Sept. 9, 2026 at 3 pm Pacific.

For our September Rounds we are thrilled to welcome Dr. Mindy Fullilove, social psychiatrist and the Helen and Robert Fullilove Professor of Community Health at the University of Orange.

09/01/2026

News! The Smithsonian just announced a permanent home for the National Museum of the American Latino on the National Mall and Memorial Parks.

The Smithsonian will locate the museum in its Arts and Industries Building, rather than build on a site owned by the National Park Service.

08/11/2026

Welcome new students!
During NSO today, please stop by to see Professors Flynn and Zarco at the English Dept. table. HU Student Life Heritage University

05/23/2026

Check out the NYPL The New York Public Library's Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Reading List for May. https://www.nypl.org/books-more/recommendations/aanhpi-heritage/adults Options for adults, teens and kids.

05/23/2026

Feeling like a little poetry for the long weekend? Check out this list of Memorial Day poems from The Academy of American Poets

A selection of classic and contemporary poems of war, remembrance, sacrifice, and valor, including several written by poets who died in service of their countries.

05/23/2026

Thank you Jenna Bush Hager for standing up for books!

Jenna Bush Hager Gives Impassioned Rant Against Book Banning on ‘Las Culturistas’ Podcast on.today.com/49gz0WC