Recreational Reading: Please check these books out and read them!

The library has this nook next to this computer that is strictly reserved for "Online Book Catalog." This is the Rec Reading area. At first glance, you see a ton of Karen Kingsbury and a bridal magazine. Dordt will be Dordt. And then I looked around a bit more... and saw a lot of authors that I respect, books that pique my curiosity and I wonder about Alice Munro and that Kingsbury lady sharing the same shelf. Some books I would definitely look into here: The View From Castle Rock, Alice Munro; The Life of Pi, Yann Martel (have read and will see him speak at Calvin Fest in April); The Wal-Mart Effect, Charles Fishman; House of Sand and Fog, Andre Dubus; the Night Trilogy, Elie Wiesel; Son of a Witch, Gregory Maguire; The Master Butchers Singing Club, Louise Erdrich and so forth.
My concerns about this area and the librarians' selection are short-lived. Recreational Reading may give off certain connotations, but to enjoy literature is, perhaps, the best intention in picking up a book.
Read your Karen Kingsbury (Mela) and Bride magazine (every other girl at Dordt) if you so wish.