Elisa Shoenberger

Elisa Shoenberger has been building a library since she was 13. She loves writing about all aspects of books from author interviews, antiquarian books, archives, and everything in between. She also writes regularly for Murder & Mayhem and Library Journal. She's also written articles for Huffington Post, Boston Globe, WIRED, Slate, and many other publications. When she's not writing about reading, she's reading and adventuring to find cool new art. She also plays alto saxophone and occasionally stiltwalks. Find out more on her website or follow her on Twitter @vogontroubadour.

5 Books about Philanthropy That You Should Check Out

The study and analysis of philanthropy has been growing the past ten years. The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at ...

20 of the Best Comic Book Artists Working Right Now

A list of the top twenty comic book artists who are creating comic book art right now from superhero comics to small press graphic novels

How LeVar Burton Made Me Love Short Stories Again

How LeVar Burton's podcast LeVar Burton Reads helped a woman learn to discover and love short stories once again.

5 Books about Cheese

A list of five books about the wonderful history and culture of cheesemaking throughout the world and the US from a woman obsessed with cheese

50 Webcomics You Have to Check Out Now

Robots? Porn stars? D&D jokes? Sign me up! I began reading webcomics in late high school/early college and I just ...

10 Murder Mystery Comics

In honor of Free Comic Book day, here is a list of murder mystery comics including a Cat detective, US Marshall in Antartica, a detective in training, and much more.

Delicious Deaths: 6 Culinary Murder Mysteries

A list of delicious culinary murder mysteries focusing around food including a Noodle Shop, Tea Shop, Lobster Shack, Cuban food blogger, gourmand dinner, and Cheese shop.

I Was the Library Ghost

One woman's fond recollections of her time as the library ghost and her first job shelving book at her middle school library.

Hungering for Grass and Leaves: Books About Nature and Wildness

One reader's list of must-read books about nature, including works about African safaris, birding and hawking, urban wildlife and much more

Night Rainbows and Madams: 4 Life-Changing Books

What books can you pin-point as changing the course of your life? One reader explores four life-changing books.