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Incoming UMass Boston students shared their favorite books and authors during summer 2025 orientations to help Healey Library build an epic summer reading list. Scroll through to see the books in our collection and information about the Boston Public Library resources. Happy reading!
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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Click on the "Any field" drop down next to the first search box
Choose "Author/creator"
Type the name of the author you want to find books/articles by and click search
Selections curated from Summer 2025 Student Orientation Recommendations by J Troy, July 2025.