This column, compiled by library staff, appears monthly in the Ovation section of the Columbia Daily Tribune. Each article contains a short list of books on a timely topic.
2013
| May | Summer Reading 2013 [1] |
| April | Stress, Stress, Stress, Stress World [2] |
| March | National Women’s History Month [3] |
| February | Human Rights [4] |
| January | Decisions, Decisions, Decisions... [5] |
2012
| December | End-times literature [6] |
| November | Homegrown Literati [7] |
| October | Presidential Campaigns [8] |
| September | Inspired by Jane Austen [9] |
| August | One Read 2012 [10] |
| July | London and the Olympics [11] |
| June | Top Ten Finalist of One Read 2012 [12] |
| May | Dreams and Nighttime [13] |
| April | Downton Abbey [14] |
| March | National Women's History Month [15] |
| February | Black History Month [16] |
| January | New Beginnings [17] |
2011
| December | Families: Fiction & Memoir [18] |
| November | Americans Abroad [19] |
| October | Teen Titles with Adult Appeal [20] |
| September | Race, Ethics and Medicine [21] |
| August | Family Relationships [22] |
| July | Armchair Travel [23] |
| June | One Read 2011 [24] |
| May | Living Online [25] |
| April | Southern Literature [26] |
| March | Contemporary British Fiction [27] |
| February | Love Stories [28] |
| January | Science [29] |
2010
| December | Biography [30] |
| November | Science Fiction [31] |
| October | Food & Society: Farm, Factory & Fork [32] |
| September | One Read Author Dan Chaon [33] |
| August | Scandinavian Crime Fiction [34] |
| July | One Read 2010 [35] |
| June | Dive in to Summer Reading [36] |
| May | Nature Writing [37] |
| April | Humor [38] |
| March | Population Growth [39] |
| February | Public Art [40] |
| January | Self-Help [41] |
2009
| November | Giving [42] |
| October | Daniel Boone [43] |
| September | History of Dictionaries [44] |
| August | One Read 2009 [45] |
| July | Back to School [46] |
| June | One Read 2009 [45] |
| May | Summer Reading for Kids & Parents [47] |
| April | Travel [48] |
| March | Sustainability & Economics [49] |
| February | Ireland & Irish Authors [50] |
| January | Abraham Lincoln & Charles Darwin [51] |
2008
| December | 200th Anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe [52] |
| November | Romance [53] |
| October | Mystery [54] |
| September | Politics and Elections 2008 [55] |
| August | One Read 2008 [56] |
| July | China [57] |
| June | One Read 2008 [58] |
| May | Summer Reading 2008 [59] |
| April | Green Gardening [60] |
| March | Poetry [61] |
| February | Documentaries [62] |
| January | Black History Month [63] |
2007
| December | Healthy Lifestyle [64] |
| November | Food in Travel and History [65] |
| October | Fan Fiction [66] |
| September | One Read 2007 [67] |
| August | Africa in Crisis [68] |
| July | Global Warming [69] |
| June | One Read 2007 [70] |
| May | Graphic Novels Made into Movies [71] |
| April | Storytelling [72] |
| March | Abraham Lincoln [73] |
| February | Baseball [74] |
2006
| December | Terrorism and 9/11 -- Fiction [75] |
| November | War and Warriors [76] |
| October | Teen Read 2006 [77] |
| September | Banned Books [78] |
| August | One Read 2006 [79] |
| July | Immigrant Experiences [80] |
| June | One Read 2006 [81] |
| May | Summer Reading 2006 [82] |
| March | Poker [83] |
| February | Memoirs [84] |
| January | C.S. Lewis [85] |
2005
| December | Environment and Humanity [86] |
| November | Books and Movies [87] |
| October | Downloadable Audiobooks [88] |
| September | Following The Da Vinci Code [89] |
| August | One Read 2005 [90] |
| July | Landscaping and "Hardscaping" [91] |
| June | One Read 2005 [92] |
| May | Fantasy Fiction [93] |
| April | Gardens and Landscaping [94] |
| March | Women Explorers and Adventurers [95] |
| February | The Da Vinci Code [96] |
| January | Computers and Other Digital Gadgets [97] |
2004
| December | Coming-of-age Fiction [98] |
| November | Residential Architecture [99] |
| October | Architecture History [100] |
| September | Politics and Elections 2004 [101] |
| August | Photography [102] |
| July | One Read 2004 [103] |
| June | Lewis and Clark [104] |
| May | Audio Books [105] |
| April | Poetry [106] |
| March | Secret Societies and Religious Conspiracies [107] |
| February | The Civil War: Nonfiction [108] |
| January | The Civil War: Fiction [109] |
2003
| December | Dieting [110] |
| November | Horse Racing [111] |
| October | Fiction Classics [112] |
| September | Mormons and History [113] |