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Five book covers including “Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day”, which features an octopus tentacle and spaceship, "The Light We Give", "I'm Thinking of Ending Things", "Why We Broke Up", and "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass".

Five summer reads to make you think

Harsimran Kaur
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July 25, 2022
Arts & Life
Text says "Lately in Literature" against a multi-colored background, picture of brunette girl in the foreground

Lately in Literature: From colonialism to the 21st century in Natasha Brown’s ‘Assembly’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
May 30, 2022
Arts & Life
A multi-colored background of orange, pink, and red with five book covers in the foreground.

What to read: AAPI Heritage Month recommendations

Kirsten Mettler, Lily Zhou, Kyla Figueroa, Peyton Lee and Richard Coca
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May 30, 2022
Reads
Close-up view of a set of numbered red books, spines facing out like on a bookshelf

William Brewer’s ‘The Red Arrow’ is a complex portrait of a struggling writer

Lily Zhou
  •  
May 29, 2022
Reads
A red curved arrow pointing to "Either Or" against a yellow background

Elif Batuman’s ‘Either/Or’ is endearingly tedious

Lily Zhou
  •  
May 25, 2022
Arts & Life
A crescent moon and stars against a blue background. "Sea of Tranquility" is in white letters.

Emily St. John Mandel’s ‘Sea of Tranquility’ is an overly simplistic exploration of Nihilism

Lily Zhou
  •  
May 24, 2022
Arts & Life
Red book cover with sandstone arches in the background

Q&A: Aparna Verma ’20 on her debut novel “The Boy with Fire”

Ximena Sanchez Martinez
  •  
May 2, 2022
Reads
A graphic in blue and yellow with human figures. Says "Beautiful World, Where Are You"

Lately in Literature: “Beautiful World, Where Are You” searches for enchantment amid distress

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
May 1, 2022
Reads
A person reading an orange book against a white, yellow and orange background.

Small details of love shine in Yanyi’s ‘Dream of the Divided Field’

Lily Zhou
  •  
April 26, 2022
Arts & Life
Two people stand with their backs facing each other against an orange background. The words "Anxious People" overlays the background.

Lately in Literature: Fredrik Backman’s ‘Anxious People’ is a love letter to humanity

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
March 10, 2022
Reads
Man with dark hair wearing glasses against blue patterned background

‘Portrait of a Thief’ tells authentic Chinese American story

Annie C. Reller
  •  
March 7, 2022
Arts & Life
A landscape photo of Lagos, Nigeria. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Lately in Literature: Family against murder in ‘My Sister, The Serial Killer’

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Feb. 27, 2022
Reads
A headshot of Aria Aber.

Aria Aber discusses language and politics at poetry reading

Yastika Guru
  •  
Feb. 17, 2022
Arts & Life
Screenshot of a Zoom room with 2 participants--Peter Mann and interviewer Carly Taylor

Q&A: Stanford history lecturer Peter Mann is an undercover novelist

Carly Taylor
  •  
Feb. 13, 2022
Arts & Life
Green and pink book with glasses sitting on top; blue background

“Fiona and Jane” is a story of personal growth, rather than friendship

Lily Zhou
  •  
Feb. 8, 2022
Reads
A graphic depicting the book with a pair of glasses sitting on top of the book.

“The Love Hypothesis” depicts love at Stanford and criticizes inequality in academia

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Jan. 20, 2022
Arts & Life
Portrait of author Robert Lovato wearing a black turtleneck and a cover of his book.

Roberto Lovato on ‘Unforgetting’: an act of hope and love

Chloe Mendoza
  •  
Jan. 19, 2022
Arts & Life
A Zoom screenshot of Sir Michael Barber with moderator and Director of the Susan Ford Dorsey Master's in International Policy Francis Fukuyama.

At ‘Accomplishment’ book talk Sir Michael Barber speaks on planning for achievement

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Jan. 12, 2022
Reads
A dry desert with a dead tree and water.

Facing the Speculative: ‘The Water Knife’ by Paolo Bacigalupi

Allison Casasola
  •  
Nov. 30, 2021
Arts & Life
Covers of the three books--Whereas, Abandon Me: Memoirs and Braiding Sweetgrass.

Reading recommendations for National Native American Heritage Month

Kirsten Mettler, Leyla Yilmaz and Fyza Parviz Jazra
  •  
Nov. 17, 2021
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