This week, the Curious ‘Cat asked Villanovans, “What book’s in your beach bag?” 

Sue Ottignon, Research/Web Services Librarian: “All Clear by Connie Willis.”

Jeannine Ahern, Finance/Administration Specialist: “I’m reading Sense and Nonsense About Crime, Drugs, and Communities: A Policy Guide for my criminology course.”

Merrill Stein, Team Leader Assessment/Liaison Team Leader: “Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War by August Cole and P. W. Singer.” 

Jackie Smith, Finance/Administration Specialist: “The Lighthouse by P.D. James.”

Lorraine Holt, Finance/Administration Specialist: “I’m reading the Villanova One Book, Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslin, the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation by Eboo Patel.”

How can you get a copy of Acts of Faith? All incoming freshmen will receive a complimentary copy of this year’s One Book Villanova selection via mail over the summer months. Upper classmen, graduate students, faculty, staff, parents and friends of Villanova are welcome to visit Falvey Memorial Library’s Access Services desk in order to purchase a copy of the book for $8.00. Additionally, bulk orders for departments on campus can be arranged by calling 610-519-4211.