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Jacqueline Hayre-Perez, Ezra Stiles College, Class of 2021
WWII: An American Paper Trail -
Zeshan Gondal, Trumbull College, Class of 2019
The Religious Sciences of Islam -
Bix Archer, Berkeley College, Class of 2019
Self-published or small-run artists’ books and zines -
Vincent Gleizer, Trumbull College, Class of 2021
Comics and Graphic Novels, with special attention to LGBTQ+ content, characters, and creators -
Will Kortum, Grace Hopper College, Class of 2019
Book as Reference: A collection of graphic, photographic, and historical inspiration -
Nicholas Ruiz-Huidobro Magdits, Trumbull College, Class of 2021
Peru: Literature, Politics, and Culture of the Land of the Sun -
Al Larriva-Latt, Branford College, Class of 2021
Towards Liberation: Intersectional Queer Literature -
Şeyma Kaya, Jonathan Edwards College, Class of 2023
Tales of a City—Istanbul, Fiction and Nonfiction -
Charnice Hoegnifioh, Benjamin Franklin College, Class of 2024
The Paradigms of American Girlhood throughout United States History -
Bilal Moin, Grace Hopper College, Class of 2024
Sovereignty, Subterfuge, and the Indian Statesperson -
Will Twomey, Silliman College, Class of 2022
American 20th-Century Military History -
Enrique Vazquez, Grace Hopper College, Class of 2023
Tales of the Midwestern Northwoods -
Bilal Moin, Grace Hopper College, Class of 2024 Nehru, Nehruvianism, Nehrumania
To encourage undergraduates to collect books, build their own libraries, and read for pleasure and education, Adrian Van Sinderen, Class of 1910, established two prizes in 1957. The Senior Prize is now $1,000, the Sophomore Prize $700. Prizes for Honorable Mention are awarded at the discretion of the judges.
The underlying purpose of the competition is to encourage students to build collections characterized by unity of field or subject. First consideration is given to discrimination and judgment in the selection of titles. Collections acquired solely for courses are not acceptable.
Collections may cover specific subject fields, such as history, biography, literature, philosophy, or the sciences; pertain to a particular interest within one of these fields; be formed for their bibliographical features (i.e., edition, illustrations, bindings, etc.); or represent an intelligently chosen nucleus of a general library.
Rare editions and fine bindings receive no extra consideration. Paperbacks are acceptable if there is evidence of worthwhile thought and purpose. Subjects of winning collections have included beekeeping, food writing, Virginia Woolf, African American literature, Buddhist scripture, the Esperanto language, architecture, Korea, poetry, Sherlock Holmes, and dance.
Judges
Adam Van Sinderen Abbate
Joseph Agostini ’93
Nick Aretakis
Seth Bellamy ’25
Basie Gitlin (Co-chair) ’10
Ryan Martins ’20 JD
Rebecca Martz
Miko McGinty (Co-chair) ’93, ’98 MFA
E.C. Schroeder