R4R @ Rutgers: Reading for Recovery
R4R is a resource geared towards those interested in the use of bibliotherapy, i. e., guided reading, for substance use problems. It was created at the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies Library in 2015-2016 with the help of an ALA Carnegie-Whitney grant.
Highlighted Titles on Guided Reading
Selected books on the use of bibliotherapy, with reading lists.
Interview from NPR with the authors of Out of the Wreck.
Out of the Wreck I Rise by ISBN: 022614013XPublication Date: 2016-08-23A recent addition to self help books "structured to follow the arduous steps to sobriety."
The Novel Cure by ISBN: 0143125931Publication Date: 2014-12-30Favorite quote: "Whatever your ailment, our prescriptions are simple: a novel (or two), to be read at regular intervals."
Using Books in Clinical Social Work Practice: A Guide to Bibliotherapy by ISBN: 0789001209The book introduces the principles and techniques of bibliotherapy, discusses clinical applications and problems that can be treated with bibliotherapy.
Changing Lives Through Literature by ISBN: 0268008396The stories in this anthology have been successful in exciting conversation among the Changing Lives Through Literature Groups, specifically in relation to work in the Massachusetts prison system.
Recovery Reading Lists on the Web
- Lesbian books on alcoholism and sobriety - A list from GoodreadsFiction and nonfiction works that address the issues of alcoholism and recovery within the lesbian community.
- Under the Influence - A list from GoodreadsBooks with alcohol, drugs, tea, coffee, etc. in the title or author's name.
- Recovery: Drug Addiction in Romance Novels - A list from GoodreadsRomance novels where the Hero or Heroine struggles with drug addiction. They be actively using or in recovery.
- Drunken Masters - A list from GoodreadsGreat books written by or about drunkards. Or strange books floating downstream on a river of booze.
- 7 Addiction Memoirs: Books About Hitting Rock Bottom (Slide show from Huffington Post)Take a look at these memoirists who bottomed out and lived to tell their tale.
- HAMS: Harm Reduction for Alcohol Recommended ReadingHAMS is a peer-led and free-of-charge support and informational group for anyone who wants to change their drinking habits for the better.
Yound Adult Recovery Reading Lists on the Web
- YA Resources on the Science of Addiction (U Washington)Recommended book list, as well as web resources, videos, teaching aids and more
- YA Drug & Substance Abuse Novels - A list from GoodreadsTeen books about drug and alcohol abuse.