05.21.2009 4:12 pm

Summer reading list from SLU libraries

Post-Dispatch Book Editor

Gail Staines, assistant provost for St. Louis University Libraries, has announced the school’s annual summer reading list.

These aren’t assignments, but interesting mainstream books that appeal to a variety of people.

Here are some of the titles gathered from faculty and staff recommendations:

The…

01.25.2009 11:48 am

St. Louis poet a finalist for book critics award

Post-Dispatch Book Editor

Devin Johnston, a professor at St. Louis University, was named on Saturday night a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle award in poetry.

Johnston’s book, “Sources,” was published last fall by Turtle Point Press. A professor of English, he also is…